about this morning's patterns in the sky of the symbol for remembering the hostages... there was a lot of chatter about who was behind it..

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According to news reports, the pilot who headed the pilots protest about refusing to serve due to the judicial reforms that will turn Israel into a dictatorship has been released from his duties and removed from the elite unit in which he has served..

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Israel’s first stealth fighter, a Lockheed Martin F-35 “Adir”, took its maiden flight, passing all of the tests with flying colors.

The flight, which lasted some 20 minutes, is the first operation of an Israeli stealth aircraft since the plane was formally “delivered” to Israel at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas in June.

The plane is one of two aircraft which are scheduled to be delivered to Israel by December 12th, 2016.

An 18 year old Chabadnik might be the first Haredi to break in to the elite club of Air Force pilots. he has a long way to go, but he is the first to have the chance to do so.

According to Kikar, Yediot Achronot recently reported about Y (his name is not revealed for security reasons) joining the pilots training course of the Air Force. This is a tremendously difficult course to get accepted to, and it is only the beginning of a very long and difficult process. Most people in the course either drop out along the way or are disqualified. The fact that he got in is amazing and is indicative of tremendous motivation and potential, but he has a long way to go still.

Y told his family that he is proud to be drafted into the IDF and to protect the Jewish people, especially in such a significant position. Y wants to show that one can be a frum Jew, keeping Torah and mitzvos, while serving in special units in the IDF.

His family is supportive of his decision, but they stress that they are not calling on all haredim to go to the army. they would have preferred Y stay in yeshiva, and both Torah learnign and the IDF are important to protect the nation. As soon as Y decided he was not going to stay in yeshiva, they were supportive of his decision and encouraging so that he would have the ability and emotional support to survive the army and remain religious while doing so.

Y is a graduate of the first ever Haredi army preparatory school called "HaMedrasha l'Manhigut Toranit". Much about this institution is kept secret, so as to avoid the pressure and attention they expect would be directed at it with too much exposure. As far as I can tell, the name of it is Netivey-Ohr. If they could produce someone like Y, they must be doing a good job.

Thanks to Tourist Israel, I want to share with you the times of the flyovers by the Israel Air Force. The IAF puts on a major air show, and as well flies over much of the country. Below is the chart for which part of the country will have which set of planes at what time of day tomorrow...

For those of us in Bet Shemesh, you might want to cast your eyes upward to the heavens between the times of 11:12 AM and 11:46 AM for the various flyovers by the various formations of planes..

Enjoy!

The full chart and schedule:

This is just completely fascinating and inspiring..

Graduates Of IAF Pilots Course 2012

Notice how they don't show anybody in an identifiable way...

good luck graduates! Fly well, fly safe, and do your part in protecting Israel!


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IAAF 1967, six days war aircombat footage




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The IDF has released the following images taken from fighter jets over Egypt in the Six Day War.. They are amazing pictures of an historic time during battle..

A Mirage plane after taking down an enemy fighter

The sphinx in Egypt within sight of IDF troops

The Egyptian pyramid

Ezer Weizman, Moshe Dayan, and Motti Hod standing on the banks of the Suez Canal

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