Israel Defense Forces

prominent figure in the Arab-Israeli conflict since the creation of Israel in 1948. He has played a major role in the defense and progress of Israel both in a military sense as well as in a political sense. Although he died in January of 2014 at age 85, he has left a legacy and plan for Israel that will continue to grow and bring Israel closer to peace. Ariel Sharon was born in 1928 in a Jewish settlement in former Palestine (now Israel), which was controlled by the British. His parents were…

Israel has historically been riddled with various conflicts and issues. In recent years, many of the problems facing the Jewish-state relate to Israeli and Palestinian relations. The Jewish people settled in and established what is biblically known as the kingdoms of Judea and Samaria. Later while under Babylonian rule, the Jewish people were exiled/dispersed from their ancestral homeland during the Jewish Diaspora. Years later, the Arabs settled the land and formed Palestine. Years after that,…

lawyer Alan Dershowitz, have written an opinionated analysis on the conflict in the Middle East. In The Case for Israel, Dershowitz claims that he is standing up to the “unfair accusations against Israel.” His addresses anti-Israel rhetoric by downplaying Israel’s actions, rejecting Israel’s role in the causing the conflict by pushing blame on the Palestinians, and by appealing that Israel is the perfect democratic state. Jimmy Carter’s The Blood of Abraham on the other hand takes a country by…

people, and his death. Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin was born January 1, 1937 in Al-Jura, Israel. His father, Abdullah Yassin, died when he was three years old. When his father died, he became known as Ahmad Sa'ada after his mother Sa'ada al-Habeel. This was to differentiate him from the children of his father's other three wives. Yassin had four brothers and two sisters. He and his entire remaining family left Israel and went to Gaza. They lived in a camp after his…

to prevent these types of scenarios is to have a self defense club at Grace Christian Academy. Self defense…

Perimeter Defense: Beyond the Basics It is called "all round defense". In other words, a threat can come from any direction. It is important that you know the area around the structure you are defending. Ideally, you have sketched on paper your property's' prominent terrain features, features that could offer cover and/or concealment to an opposing force or offer the same to you the defender. Once down on paper you would then measure the distance from any cover or concealment that the terrain…

Suez Canal Crisis Israel Military CSM Shahzad Khan Totakhil United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 66 CO1 Martin / Mr. Santiago 10 May 2016 1956 Suez Canal Crisis: Israel Military The Born of Suez Canal The 1869 Suez Canal plan started as a cooperation between the French and the Egyptian Government (History.com, 1869). In 1854, French Diplomat, Ferdinal de Lesseps, succeeded to persuade the Viceroy of Egypt, Mohamed Said, into the creation of the canal through the desert between…

On May 20, 1906, officials incorporated Overland Park making it a first class city with a population of 28,085. The city’s origin traces back to 1905 when William B. Strang arrived from New York. His mother lived in Kansas City, and after the floods of 1903 complained of the stench of rotten livestock left dead in the stockyards. He had a friend, George Metcalf who lived southwest of the city who owned land. His mother went to live with Mr. Metcalf and fell in love with the rolling hills and…

Foundation of Personal Communication Defensive Climate is a situation where one perceives or anticipates some form of threat and feels like they need to defend themselves from the unknown and become cautious with their surrounding and people around them. For example, your supervisor makes statements that imply that you are always late, and you know you have only been late once: you tend to be defensive. On the other hand, Supportive Climate is a state of a stress-free and healthy environment,…

Israel has been at an almost constant state of tension with its neighbors since it gained its independence in May 1948. The Jewish people, who have been persecuted and murdered for their faith and culture since biblical times, have always inhabited the Middle Eastern country of Israel. In 1881, the first Aaliyah, or wave of Jewish immigration, came into the nation, and four waves followed in the next 60 years. It wasn’t until the creation of Zionism, however, that the Jewish people began to…