The Haaretz article “Israeli Air Force Holds Joint Exercise
with United Arab Emirates,U.S. and Italy” was written by Gili Cohen on the 29 of March describing the recent Iniohos 2017 event. This event is unique because
the air force exercise took place in Greece and included the armies of Israel,
the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Italy. Cohen adds that
flags of the participating countries were hung as a slogan for “Act with
Awareness”. Nevertheless, Cohen notes twice that the Israelis and the UAE
do not have diplomatic relations. Yet, she adds that Israel and the UAE
have participated in the Red Flag training exercise, which took place in the
U.S. and included the air force of Pakistan and Spain as well. Additionally,
she states that according to reports of the media, there have been secretive
meetings between representatives of Israel and the UAE.
Cohen includes reports of the event which only add to the
grandeur image of Iniohos. For instance, according to a U.S. army report,
Iniohos 2017 had the capability of increasing the bond of the participating
countries. Additionally, Cohen states that Israel’s participation in the
exercise maintains its ongoing relationship with Greece. She states that
Israel has had joint air force training with Greece for two years thus
far. She also includes the account of Brig. General Erez Meisel who signed
a cooperation agreement with Greece while visiting the country.
Furthermore, Cohen includes the statement of an unnamed senior officer who
explained that this joint relationship between Greece and Israel has military
and economic benefits for both parties. For instance, Cohen quotes
Leutenant Coronel Gilad that the exercise is of particular interest to Israel
because its air force can practice landing in terrain that is foreign to that
of Israel. In an exercise that took place about 6 months ago, Israeli air
force was able to practice landing on Mt. Olympus which has terrain similar to
what it hopes to land on in the future.
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Israel, too, will imitate
these countries’ precedence by hosting an Air Force exercise of its
own. Cohen states that in November, Israel will host a grand-scale
exercise as well. An Israeli Air Force Commander, Amir Eshel, expanded on
the statement regarding Israel’s upcoming exercise. He says that Israel
has had a year of cooperation with foreign armies; as such, the exercise will
include the air force of nine countries, including that of India, the U.S.,
Poland and Italy.
Gili Cohen provides data
which offer a simple introduction to the Iniohos 2017 event. On the one
hand, she provides data which seem to be reliable fact. This short article, featured in the Greek
Reporter, also states that
the Air Forces of U.S., Greece, Italy, Israel and the UAE flew over the
Acropolis as a training exercise. Additionally, this Wikipedia page explains what the Red Flag training
exercise comprises of, and lists the participating countries, Israel and the UAE
among the many countries listed. On the other hand, Cohen also provides
data that seems to lack sufficient credibility. For instance, the link
for “Act with Awareness,” which Cohen provides, leads to an error page.
When searching this slogan on my own, I found mixed results, none of which
could truly explain the slogan adequately. Additionally, Cohen states
that foreign media has reported unofficial meetings between representatives of
Israel and the UAE, but she does not provide support for this claim. In
doing my own research, I have found these articles in the Huffington Post and Jewish Press, which fortunately
support her claims. All three articles concur that although Israel and
the UAE do not have diplomatic relations, both parties have made an alliance
regarding other issues. Furthermore, Cohen includes a U.S. army report,
without acknowledging the source of such statements. Again, by doing my
own research, I found an article which accredits US Air Force spokesman
Capt. Robert Howard for stating that Iniohos 2017 has the capability of
creating national bonds. Furthermore, Cohen includes an anonymous
statement given by a senior officer explaining the benefits of a relationship
between the Israeli and Greek nations. This Greek article details the particular strategic
benefits which the Greek-Israeli alliance has created, while attributing the claims to Robert Singer, a chief representative of the World Jewish Congress. It is
puzzling as to why Gili Cohen does not provide support by means of links or
identifying the names of the statements she provides. Although her data
is reliable, she does not provide adequate evidence for the audience to deem
the statements legitimate.
In the entirety of Gili
Cohen’s article, she includes reliable, yet inadequately
supported facts. She also provides the information in a neutral stance,
yet in a manner that focuses on Israel. Cohen desires to
inform the public of the recent Iniohos exercise and its particular impact on
Israel. For instance, she states that Israel has been able to forge
alliances due to its participation in Air Force exercises. She states
that although Israel and the UAE do not have the best of relations, their
relationship has been increasing in rapport. She adds that the Israeli’s
relationship with Greece has been flourishing as well due to their common
military and economic interests. Furthermore, Cohen boasts about the
upcoming “wide-scale exercise” which will be hosted by Israel.
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