Middle East Experience

IDF sources: It was like we had no legs or eyes and were just trying to figure out where to run.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF's slow response on October 7 due to chaos, commanders' denial

The surviving Bibas patriarch told Sinjilawi how important it was to him that a Palestinian came to visit
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Former Palestinian prisoner visits Bibas family, asks for forgiveness

The BBC statement came after a Thursday meeting, with the board acknowledging that there were "serious flaws in the making of this program."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife

Miriam’s true strength doesn’t lie in the number of projects she has funded or initiatives she has launched – it lies in her ability to unite, inspire, and act without seeking anything in return.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Miriam Adelson’s legacy: Philanthropy and unwavering commitment

The trio are each charged with two counts of collecting information which may be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: British neo-Nazis planned attack as part of 'race war', prosecutors say

Shiloh and Jerusalem represent two complementary forces – engagement with the world and preservation of identity – that drive our journey toward redemption.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A profound holy distinction: Shiloh vs Jerusalem

The Hannibal Directive is a controversial policy wherein the IDF works to stop hostages from being taken at all costs, allegedly including targeting the hostage.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'All means are kosher': A look at the IDF's controversial Hannibal Directive

The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Nael Barghouti who spent more than four decades behind bars, walked free on Thursday under the latest hostage-prisoner swap of a fragile Gaza truce.Barghouti spent 45 years behind bars, including 34 of them consecutively, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group.He arrived in Egypt on Thursday, after being expelled from the Palestinian territories upon his release.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: After 45 years, Palestinian prisoner freed from Israeli jail in latest swap

At the request of former hostage Yarden Bibas, MK Chili Tropper read aloud in his speech before the Knesset plenum and the prime minister.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Could have been saved': MK reads Yarden Bibas letter to Netanyahu in Knesset

intelligence only learned of the instances during the current war by a combination of capturing Hamas documents and interrogating Hamas prisoners.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF intel missed three potential Hamas invasions before October 7