Iron Dome

Air defense troops in Israel's northern sector recount the intense operational challenges of intercepting thousands of incoming threats amid relentless Hezbollah barrages.

The opposition of Qatar, which holds 17% of Volkswagen, will not stop the project: the state of Lower Saxony is expected to replace the automaker as Rafael's partner. The German plant will produce components for the Iron Dome, preventing thousands of layoffs and potentially signaling future system purchases by Berlin.

Following the Qatari veto on the Rafael and Volkswagen deal, opposition is forming in Israel to the sale of ZIM to Hapag-Lloyd and the FIMI fund. Security agencies and government ministries fear Qatari and Saudi influence on the national logistics artery.

Defense ties with Kyiv, votes against Russia at the UN, and support for Ukraine's territorial integrity point to a strategic trend that has been ongoing for over a decade. Both in Kyiv and Moscow, the direction in which the Netanyahu government is heading is recognized.

Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed declares he will oppose all military aid to Israel - including funding for the "Iron Dome", accuses Israel of "genocide" and stirs up a storm in the US following his victory in Michigan.

In a world competing for attention, Rafael has become an inseparable part of the Israeli consciousness. Its success relies not on advertising, but on technological achievements and its contribution to national security.

Apologizing to the radical left reveals a distorted moral code: Israel is always to blame, and recognition by the elite abroad is more important than the right to self-defense. The phenomenon of flattery and self-flagellation in Israeli academia will not stop a single Islamist, because in reality, flattery does not intercept missiles.