25.09.2011                      26.Elul, 5771

Wochenrückblick:

Security and Defense: Challenging times

The IDF finds itself preparing for war that could erupt out of upheaval sweeping region and working to contain Palestinian demonstrations.

On June 5, when pro-Palestinian protesters tried crossing from Syria into Israel like they had on Nakba Day a month earlier, the Paratroopers Brigade was already deployed nearby.
In the month that had passed since the first border infiltration, Col. Amir Baram, the commander of the brigade, had worked with his staff and the IDF Ground Forces Command to develop an effective way to stop the protesters from getting anywhere near the border….