Eye on the Enemy: "Israel" to Use Advanced Warning Systems on Lebanese Border
"Israel" to Use Advanced Warning Systems on Lebanese Border
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Yediot Ahronot website reported that the "Israeli" army will begin using over the next few months a Multi-Sensor System (MSS) on operational activities along the Lebanese borders.
The site further stated that the warning systems are considered the most advanced technology available in the "Israeli" security forces, and they are integration between several devices, cameras and radars.
The systems will be activated by specially trained intelligence gathering officers at army posts along the border with Lebanon.
Sources in the "Israeli" army were quoted saying that the system has efficient and swift intelligence gathering capabilities for long ranges. Due to its unique and complex qualities the army will begin recruiting troops for the intelligence gathering inspector positions within few weeks.
Recently, the first soldiers who will operate these systems were recently trained as there will be technological modifications in the northern lineation system; While using electro-optic methods, the troops will be able to produce intelligence of a much better quality than is currently available, to see and hear from a number of screens simultaneously with responsibility and assertiveness. They can direct a number of forces at the same time to a number of locations too.
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Netanyahu Hints: Because of the Situation in Syria, the Defense Budget will be Increased
Walla! News
In a recorded message played during a military honoring ceremony, the Prime Minister said: "There are large weapons stockpiles in the region that can go from hand to hand and it will require a change in power, and there may be changes in the defense budget".
Will the situation in Syria change "Israel's" defense budget? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed yesterday (Wednesday) the defense, education and welfare budgets.
In a recorded message played at the National Security College, Netanyahu said that "there are large arsenals today are in certain hands, and tomorrow may be in other hands. This will require a change in the strength of "Israel", and there may be changes in defense budgets."
Perhaps Netanyahu's allusion for those large arsenals that are "in certain hands " refers to the chemical arsenal held by the Syrian president, Bashar Assad , whose regime is on the verge of a total collapse. The topic was also discussed by the head of the political - security division, Amos Gilad, saying that the "Israeli" intelligence picture shows that the Syrian regime controls the country's array of chemical weapons. "Right now, all non-conventional weapons systems are under full control of the regime," Gilad said in an interview with "Israel" Radio.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak addressed the Iranian issue last night after the ceremony and called for the United States to increase pressure on Iran through meaningful sanctions. However, the defense minister hinted the options facing "Israel", including military options "to deal with a nuclear Iran is far more dangerous and more expensive regarding human lives and resources than thwarting the Iranian nuclear project".
According to Barak, "We might take difficult and fateful decisions relating to "Israel's" security. I am well aware of the difficulties and complexities involved in thwarting the arrival of a nuclear Iran."
Other ministries: reduction of 5%
He said there was an increased vigilance due to the events in Syria, but there is no reason to panic. He added that currently, there are no chemical weapons with Hizbullah from Syria. In response to rebels' reports regarding the transfer of chemical weapons through airports, Gilad noted that these reports do not reflect reality.
Earlier, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held and economic debate, with Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, for the next Cabinet meeting, in which will be voted on 2012 budget cuts program. Apparently, the government's decision next week will be cut in widths of 5% of the base budgets of all government ministries, dismissing the various budgetary programs. According to instructions of the Prime Minister, the cuts will not harm the welfare systems, education and the military.
"Management of the national economy is like running a household. You must balance income tax, you cannot spend it on anything, you must choose," Netanyahu said at the meeting, which included PMO, Harel Locker, Executive Office Finance, Doron Cohen, President of the National Economic Council, Prof. Eugene Kandel, and Head Budget Division, Gal Hershkovitz.
Source: "Israeli" Websites, translated and edited by moqawama.org
