Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz on Wednesday afternoon 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul toured the Chatzor Air Force Base, where they received a security briefing from Air Force Commander Major-General Amir Eshel and met with – inter alia –pilots and Iron Dome battery personnel.
In a conversation with pilots Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “The air force carried out its missions very well. You operated in a manner that inspires amazement; this was extraordinary. You reached the summit of achievements by the world’s air forces and there are new and unprecedented things here. There was a very major breakthrough here but the most important thing is that we have the tools to defend the country and attack the enemy. You have the nation’s gratitude.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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ccbbaa says:
August 28, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Concludes with words from the Navi Yeshayahu – Nachamu Nachamu Ami
fools whan was the last time you heard then say god
shame on us but hamas did so not ones but always
ccbbaa says:
August 28, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Concludes with words from the Navi Yeshayahu – Nachamu Nachamu Ami who did he not finish rest on the posek
is it possible it has the name of god
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