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Is the IDF Prepared to Face a Regular War against the Arab States?

Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 1, No. 1, April 2009

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is the idf prepared to face a regular war against the arab states? since its establishment, israel’s security policymakers believed the idf must be prepared to face every possible threat scenario presented by the arab states, including a war involving all arab countries.this principle guided israel’s position on various security issues. the idf’s performance in the sinai campaign, the six day war, and to a large extent the yom kippur war seems to have proved the validity of the principle. in each of these cases, the israeli army emerged with the upper hand, and there was little doubt that israel was the victor. however, this was not the case in recent military confrontations: in lebanon (july- august 2006), and in the gaza strip (december 2008-januaary 2009). following those conflicts, israel’s ability to meet all threat scenarios successfully has been questioned. this paper will examine the reasons for this shift in perception, with the war in the gaza strip as the test case. it will also present lessons learned from the events of the second lebanon war.
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is the idf prepared to face a regular war against the arab states? since its establishment, israel’s security policymakers believed the idf must be prepared to face every possible threat scenario presented by the arab states, including a war involving all arab countries.this principle guided israel’s position on various security issues. the idf’s performance in the sinai campaign, the six day war, and to a large extent the yom kippur war seems to have proved the validity of the principle. in each of these cases, the israeli army emerged with the upper hand, and there was little doubt that israel was the victor. however, this was not the case in recent military confrontations: in lebanon (july- august 2006), and in the gaza strip (december 2008-januaary 2009). following those conflicts, israel’s ability to meet all threat scenarios successfully has been questioned. this paper will examine the reasons for this shift in perception, with the war in the gaza strip as the test case. it will also present lessons learned from the events of the second lebanon war.

Since its establishment, Israel’s security policymakers believed the IDF must be prepared to face every possible threat scenario presented by the Arab states, including a war involving all Arab countries.This principle guided Israel’s position on various security issues. The IDF’s performance in the Sinai Campaign, the Six Day War, and to a large extent the Yom Kippur War seems to have proved the validity of the principle. In each of these cases, the Israeli army emerged with the upper hand, and there was little doubt that Israel was the victor. However, this was not the case in recent military confrontations: in Lebanon (July- August 2006), and in the Gaza Strip (December 2008-Januaary 2009). Following those conflicts, Israel’s ability to meet all threat scenarios successfully has been questioned. This paper will examine the reasons for this shift in perception, with the war in the Gaza Strip as the test case. It will also present lessons learned from the events of the Second Lebanon War.


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