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New Eilat Brigade to Guard South
Arutz Sheva ^ | 24/11/11 | Gil Ronen

Posted on 11/24/2011 1:10:37 PM PST by Eleutheria5

The IDF's Southern Command is establishing a new regional brigade that will operate as part of the Edom army group. The IDF website explained that the Eilat Regiment "was born as a result of tension along the border with Egypt, that rose following the toppling of the government in Egypt and intensified after the terror attack on Route 12 in August." Eight Israelis died in the combined attack by terrorists who reached the Eilat border area by traveling from Gaza through the Sinai.

The new brigade will operate in the Eilat area and along part of the Israel-Egypt border. It is currently under the command of Col. Amir Abulafia, who is also Commander of the Nahal Brigade. Abulafia will be replaced at the helm of the Eilat Brigade by Col. Shmulik Ulansky, who currently heads the 188th Brigade. The head of Operations Department in the Edom army group, Lt. Col. Tal Carmel, told the military magazine Bamahane that "the distances here are so great that there was a problem controlling units and commanders sometimes had difficulty reaching events quickly." The new division of labor between units "gives us better command and control over the region," he added.

"The improvement can already be felt," he said. "There are more forces along the fence; there is operational effectiveness and greater accessibility and availability to events."

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: brigade; egypt; eilat; israel; negev; sinai
Now Egypt will claim we are massing forces to attack. If they do, reinforce the brigade with a division and send whomever is in charge in Egypt this week a telegram saying: "That was not massing stop This is massing stop Shudup and we'll stand down stop"
1 posted on 11/24/2011 1:10:42 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

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2 posted on 11/24/2011 1:11:57 PM PST by Lazamataz (For the balance of the day, I will reply to a thread on another thread.)
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To: Eleutheria5

When I read the headline I though YEAH!!! The Southern border of the USA.


3 posted on 11/24/2011 2:01:10 PM PST by therut
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To: therut

This is what is needed in the Rio Grande. A U.S. Calvary regiment plus elements of the Texas National Guard.


4 posted on 11/24/2011 2:08:21 PM PST by RobbyS (Viva Christus Rex.)
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To: RobbyS

“A U.S. Calvary regiment”

A whole regiment to crucify you-know-who if he comes back again and does it by the Rio Grande? Spell-check is our friend.


5 posted on 11/24/2011 2:16:51 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Diplomacy is war by other means.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Do you know what happened to Ariel Sharon?


6 posted on 11/24/2011 2:29:09 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: RobbyS

Rather than raise a ruckus about the national guard having federal aid and etc, the Texas Rangers should deputize them and then they will be all Texas for sure. They will then have no ties, real or imagined to the Feds


7 posted on 11/24/2011 2:32:31 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: bert

Still vegetating on his ranch, isn’t he?


8 posted on 11/24/2011 2:40:20 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Diplomacy is war by other means.)
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To: Eleutheria5

I lost track but looked it up

“In October 2011, Sharon’s son Gilad claimed that he was responsive and alluded that he was sometimes awake. In a telephone interview, Gilad claimed that when his father is awake, he “looks out with a penetrating stare” and moves his fingers when asked. Gilad also claimed that Sharon had put on weight.[69]” WIKI


9 posted on 11/24/2011 2:48:48 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: Eleutheria5

Spell check wouldn’t have caught that. ;-)


10 posted on 11/24/2011 5:14:17 PM PST by RobbyS (Viva Christus Rex.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Eleutheria5.
Eight Israelis died in the combined attack by terrorists who reached the Eilat border area by traveling from Gaza through the Sinai.

11 posted on 11/24/2011 7:02:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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