Aviv Kochavi

ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION IN EGYPT, IN THE wake of Tunisia’s so-called Jasmine Revolution, the newly appointed head of the Israel Defense Forces…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak continued to lash out at IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi on Thursday, a day after accusing the army…

Just last week IDF Military Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi appeared before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and predicted…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with US President Barack Obama's senior advisor Dennis Ross on Thursday to discuss the security aspects of a possible…

Monday was a hectic day for the intelligence community. Throughout the day, officers from the Mossad and Military Intelligence were busy poring over…

Tel Aviv is likely to be on the front lines in the next large military confrontation, Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin, the outgoing head of Military…

A ceremony to replace the Military Intelligence chief took place on Monday in Tel Aviv. Departing Military Intelligence Chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak praised outgoing head of Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin at Sunday's cabinet meeting, saying that Israel's…

Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, the incoming IDF chief of staff, on Thursday began assembling the major-generals he wants to see sit at the General Staff…

Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, the incoming IDF chief of staff, began compiling the group of generals he wants to see sitting at the General Staff table on…

Israeli diplomatic officials applauded the new Conservative British government on Thursday for announcing plans to amend the UK’s universal…

It all started because of a movie. On Monday, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland held a briefing for the press and presented the findings of his…

Four years ago, almost to the day, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland presented the findings of the last internal IDF probe he conducted. The date was…

‘This is an excellent man who, at the head of an excellent team, has improved the country’s capabilities,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said…

Israel engaged in an imaginary war this week as security forces conducted a large-scale civil defense exercise in the center of the country. The…

Vice Premier and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon declined an invitation last month to speak at a Jewish charity fund-raiser in the UK over…

On August 20, an opinion column published on page A-31 of the Los Angeles Times unleashed a firestorm that continues to blaze in California, and in…

OC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant announced Sunday his intention to remain in the IDF despite being passed over by Chief of General Staff…

OC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant announced Sunday his intention to remain in the IDF despite being passed over by Chief of General Staff…

The IDF has decided not to release the names and pictures of battalion and brigade commanders who participated in Operation Cast Lead, Army Radio…