Defense analyst: No signs that abducted Israeli teens are still alive

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Defense analyst: No signs that abducted Israeli teens are still alive

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has been mulling the prospect that three Jewish teenagers abducted by Hamas were dead. A leading Israeli defense analyst asserted that the intelligence community has failed to determined signs of life from three teenagers abducted on June 12 from the southern West Bank. The analyst said […]

U.S. funding cut leads to ‘irresponsible’ reduction in Israel’s missile defense budget

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U.S. funding cut leads to ‘irresponsible’ reduction in Israel’s missile defense budget

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, pressed by a budget shortfall, has reduced its ballistic missile defense program. Israeli sources said the Defense Ministry, ordered to cut more than $1 billion over the next year, has drafted measures to slash up to $30 million from the Arrow-3 program. The officials said such a decision […]