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  • From left, Fred Stevenson, Michael Wimers, Wilf Canter, Leon Lightman, and Willy Fisher
    From left, Fred Stevenson, Michael Wimers, Wilf Canter, Leon Lightman, and Willy Fisher
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    The Lost Dakota Fighters of Israel’s War of Independence

    The untold story of how a group of Jewish WWII veterans met tragic ends in Israel’s early days

    byAron Heller
  • The Lavi fighter jet in 1987
    The Lavi fighter jet in 1987
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    Killing the Lavi

    Tracing the unintended consequences of the fateful 1987 cancellation of Israel’s largest single weapons development program

    byJohn W. Golan
  • Israeli soldiers control a Skylark drone during a drill on Jan. 16, 2012, near Bat Shlomo, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
    Israeli soldiers control a Skylark drone during a drill on Jan. 16, 2012, near Bat Shlomo, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    Are the Israel Defense Forces Finally Ready for the Next Lebanon War?

    Israel’s failures in 2006 foreshadow the challenges that lie ahead in a fractured Middle East—and the coming wars there

    byAmos Harel
  • An Israeli Air Force pilot and fighter planes at Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel.(David Silverman/Getty Images)
    An Israeli Air Force pilot and fighter planes at Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel.(David Silverman/Getty Images)
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    Will They?

    Israel and Iran are fighting a not-so-secret clandestine war. But Israel is likely to attack Iran’s nuclear program this spring, making it official.

    byAnshel Pfeffer
  • An Israeli fighter; the Natanz nuclear site.(Collage Tablet Magazine; Natanz satellite photo: Space Imaging Middle East; IAF F-16 photo: Israeli Air Force)
    An Israeli fighter; the Natanz nuclear site.(Collage Tablet Magazine; Natanz satellite photo: Space Imaging Middle East; IAF F-16 photo: Israeli Air Force)
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    Can They?

    An Israeli strike against the Iranian nuclear program would be tougher today than a few years ago, but it would still be likely to succeed

    byAustin Long
  • The rarely photographed Meir Dagan at the Knesset last week.(Amit Shabi/backyard/Redux)
    The rarely photographed Meir Dagan at the Knesset last week.(Amit Shabi/backyard/Redux)
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    Uncloaked

    Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, who died on March 17, 2016 at 71, wanted to reestablish the agency as a powerful deterrent to Israel’s enemies. With a string of daring operations, he succeeded.

    byYossi Melman
  • The mother of Jawaher Abu Rahmah, who allegedly died from inhaling tear gas, flashes a V-sign during her daughter's funeral, in the photo that accompanied a credulous New York Times report.(European Pressphoto Agency)
    The mother of Jawaher Abu Rahmah, who allegedly died from inhaling tear gas, flashes a V-sign during her daughter's funeral, in the photo that accompanied a credulous New York Times report.(European Pressphoto Agency)
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    Assisted Suicide

    When the Western press gives credence to anti-Israel propaganda, as it did in recent reports about a Palestinian woman killed by Israeli tear gas, it’s Arabs who are hurt most

    byLee Smith
  • (Morton Landowne/Len Small/Tablet Magazine)
    (Morton Landowne/Len Small/Tablet Magazine)
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    Flying the Unfriendly Skies

    High-Tech Holy Land

    byMorton Landowne
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