Tagged: Defense Ministry

An Israeli report states there was not enough shock and awe in the flotilla raid: Flawed intelligence-gathering and planning led to Israel's botched and deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla, with security forces underestimating the potential for violence, said the official report released Monday.

A brutal struggle over the Defense Ministry's budget is expected next week. Finance Ministry officials, headed by the finance minister versus the security establishment headed by the defense minister. A personal dual in which Prime ...