History has taught that ever time there are discussions about cutting service, a war breaks out; in a time of belt-tightening, senior IDF officials are all but threatening mutiny if they're forced to cover the cost of a reduction in mandatory military service from other items in the defense budget.

While former Premier Ehud Olmert and other politicians have been prattling about various issues, including Assad's arsenal, Ya'alon dealt quite deftly with the media uproar over the surprise IDF exercise in the north.

In a throwback to the Israeli pioneers' love of joining together to sing war songs and patriotic ballads, community sing-alongs are seeing a revival, spurred, some say, by a need for togetherness following the second intifada.

Israeli society has changed over the years, and so too has the wording of letters sent to the bereaved families of Israel's fallen soldiers.

According to a new study, expectant mothers in Sderot, where Code Red alerts routinely sound, are 59 percent more likely to miscarry than pregnant woman from quieter regions of the country.

The man's true identity has been shrouded in confusion following conflicting reports out of Iran and Lebanon.

A new study by researchers at the University of Haifa suggests mothers who lived in Israel's north during the Second Lebanon War worry more and have less independent children.

Israel has achieved its major operational goals and should end Operation Pillar of Defense to secure its victory, even if it means political compromise with Hamas.

While Hamas leaders hide in underground tunnels, the civilian population is exposed to strikes; the horrifying pictures from al Dalou family is liable to be Palestinian version of Lebanon village of Kafr Qana.

At a government meeting, Netanyahu says Islamic Republic will not stop its program unless the international community 'draws a red line.'