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Israel’s move to call up more reserve brigades was one of the clearest signs the war could expand. The military did not say what type of troops were mobilized, but reserve brigades can be ready for action “in less than 24 hours,” according to Ariel Heimann, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv and former chief reserve officer for the...

Offiziell beanspruchen die Ultraorthodoxen die Befreiung vom Militärdienst aufgrund ihrer Studien in religiösen Schulen, die sie mit aktivem Kampf gleichsetzen, da sie glauben, dass Gott das jüdische Volk beschützt“, sagt Ariel Heimann, leitender Forscher am Institut für nationale Sicherheitsstudien in Tel Aviv. „Es wird jedoch weithin angenommen, dass die Stipendien, die sie...

“A reserve unit is really a family,” said Ariel Heimann, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv and former chief reserve officer for the Israel Defense Forces. “And that gives a lot of power to the ability to fight.” But, he said, Israel’s reserves are also like a rubber band: If you stretch them too far and for too long, they will...

According to Heimann, now a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, the turnout has been 150 percent since last Saturday: many former conscripts who were not drafted have also reported. Due to the enthusiasm, complaints are now being heard in Israel about a lack of equipment and rejections because units are already full. Heimann sees such...

Ariel Heimann, the first commander of the Israeli reserves between 2002 and 2005, thinks so. According to him, it is logical that not everyone comes to training equally often. 'They have already learned the basic skills during their military service. Moreover, you don't need any training to drive an all-terrain vehicle. Pilots, on the other hand, come every week, and...

According to Dr. Ariel Heimann, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and a geologist, earthquakes along the Syrian-African Rift in Israel can be traced back as far as the eighth century and have occurred around every 80 years. The last major quake of magnitude six or higher was in 1995 in the Eilat region. It did not cause devastation because it...

Although Israel is expected to send an emergency aid mission to Turkey, it is far from ready for dealing with such an event within its own borders, said Dr. Ariel Heimann, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and a former senior researcher at the Geological Survey of Israel. “One hundred percent we will have such an earthquake. A major and a...