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The article reports on the declaration of the Israeli government of a massive reprisal on its suspected bases of Arab commandos which tried to enter the country. It states that it launched six attacks in Arab territories including a bomb set off in Jerusalem and bombing of a children's bus near Elath which killed two adults and injured 28 children. It notes that Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warned the country's citizens to prepare for new plots of Arab terrorism.

The article focuses on the weapons used in the Arab-Israeli war. It reveals that the use of the tank and close aerial support is no longer effective due to the vulnerability of aircraft and tanks to new missiles. It states that the most effective new weapon used in the war is the Soviet SAM6 surface-to-air-missile. It reports that SAM6 batteries have already downed 40 Israeli planes near the Suez Canal. It notes that SAM6 is a solid-fuel rocket that is mounted in a group of three on a tracked vehicle. It further relates that the Israel forces do not have effective countermeasures against SAM6.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the neighborhood punishment concept introduced by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan. It mentions that Israelis accomplished harsh actions against any individual conceived to have helped Arab terrorists and heightened their reprisals relative to the war of terror. According to the concept, anyone who failed to report the presence of guerillas, upon knowing it, would be responsible for the terrorist acts.

The article discusses the plights of the Palestinian minority population in Israel amidst the war between Israel and Palestine as of October 2014. According to Palestinian member of Israeli Parliament, Basel Ghattas, incitement and violent reprisals against Palestinians have exploded on social media sites like Facebook. The opinions of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and advocacy group Mossawa's Jafar Farah on the developments are also cited.

The article reports that Israeli electronic warfare contractors developing a directed infrared countermeasures (Dircm) system expect it to undergo flight tests and enter operational service on Israeli airliners as early as 2006. Israeli Dircm program involves concurrent development, flight testing, certification and initial production of systems for civil aircraft, so it's on a much faster track than the pace of inquiry into similar systems in the U.S. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems are currently under contract to the Homeland Security Department.

The article focuses on the challenge posed by the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors in Iran to the attack plans of Israel. Mark Hibbs of Carnegie Endowment cites the Natanz, Fordow and Esfahan facilities as possible targets of an Israeli air strike. He notes that Israel cannot inform IAEA about their plans as a departure of IAEA personnel will warn Iran of an attack. He adds that IAEA personnel left in the country after an attack is at risk of Iranian retaliation.

The author wonders whether the U.S. assets referred to by "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius might not mean American but the entire state of Israel. Gareth Porter of "IP News" cites the explanation given by Ignatius about the statement by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that an attack on Iran by Israel was forthcoming in the spring. The author points out the failure of Ignatius to state that neither Iran nor Hezbollah will not attack Israeli main population centers in retaliation.

This article focuses on the Isreali view that Yasser Arafat should be removed to pave the way for peace In Palestine. In Israeli government circles, the debate after the suicide bombs in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was not about negotiating afresh with the new Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei. It was rather about removing Yasser Arafat, re-invading the Gaza strip or even reoccupying all of the Palestinian territories and forcibly dismantling the Palestinian Authority. Cabinet members took their views to the public. Most of the ministers blame Arafat personally for the terrorist attacks. In an opinion poll published in Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, on September 10th, 18% said that Arafat should be assassinated, 28% that he should be deported and 27% that his isolation should be intensified. The same poll, taken before the latest suicide bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on September 9th, had nearly 70% approving of the attempted killing of Sheikh Yassin, and 60% urging the army to try again. Israel's attempt, on September 10th, to kill Mahmoud Zahar, the Hamas spokesman, signaled clearly that Sharon's orders to the army, in the wake of the August 19th bombing in Jerusalem, to hunt down the entire Hamas leadership are still in force, despite the costly reprisals.

Discusses the countermeasures being developed by Israeli companies to protect the airliners against terrorists. Emergence of the need to equip airliners the capability for self-protection; Infrared-based countermeasures system being innovated by Elta Systems; Features of the air attack warning system from Elisra.

Reports the development of civil-aircraft version of Aero-Gem infrared countermeasures suite by Rafael Armament Development Authority in Israel.