Amir Oren

With Bar-Lev out of the running, Aharonovitch's top picks are Shahar Ayalon and Yohanan Danino

With the nation, and the police, distracted by salacious accusations against Uri Bar-Lev, it is worth examining the reforms he proposed for the force - which earned him exile to the U.S.

Recently declassified Pentagon documents reveal a strange, not to say illicit, 1980s operation called 'Tipped Kettle,' in which weapons stolen by Israel from the PLO in Lebanon were transferred to the Contras and to anti-American elements in Iran

NATO chief tells Haaretz that alliance will enforce, but not forge, Mideast peace.

In their battle for public support, Ashkenazi still has the advantage over Barak. But beyond fighting for their reputations, the two are also locked in other disputes

In excerpts released from soon-to-be-published book, ex-president says was asked by then PM Olmert to strike Syria's nuclear reactor.

Secret documents contain Henry Kissinger's conversations with Golda Meir and former South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu.

The details of a U.S. report on the measures taken to prepare for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq offer valuable insight into what the Americans may be planning to do about Iran

Defense minister sought to deflect blame for military failures to shake off image as defeatist.

Israel's desire for a 'Western' army in the early years of the state blocked opportunities for generations of soldiers with Mizrahi backgrounds - to the detriment of society at large. A new study shows how it happened

The Israel Prize laureate and top expert in international law will be laid to rest on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Research published by Washington Institute for Near East Policy says future Israel-Hezbollah war would likely draw in Iran and cover much of Lebanon, Israel and probably Syria.

Tal died in Rehovot's Kaplan Hospital on Wednesday, a week before his 86th birthday, after a prolonged illness.

Israel Tal is known as the 'father' of Israel's main battle tank, the Merkava, as well as serving as both deputy IDF chief, assistant defense minister.

While it seems the furor has passed, the jury is still out in the case of the Galant document, pending verification of the testimony by the person suspected of forging it. And the formal decision regarding the next chief of staff is not a done deal, either.

The Galant appointment reflects not just a changing of the generational guard, but also a double gamble by Barak: that his pick will be approved and that Galant will turn out to be the right chief of staff for the next few years.

With political negotiations threatening new military developments, it is vital that Ehud Barak and his new IDF chief ensure an orderly handover.