Current assessments are that fighting in densely populated areas will be one of the main types of combat the IDF will face in the foreseeable future. This essay will focus on three points: one, change in threats facing the State of Israel; two, the main characteristics of the military response necessitated by the change in the threat; and three, some components of the necessary method of action in such confrontations.
In a democratic state the question of when it is appropriate to embark on a war is within the purview of the government, because it is the body responsible for any activity touching on relations between states and other political entities. This question has ramifications for defense of the state, its citizens, and its soldiers. Similarly, the question of what is appropriate action after the war, when working towards peace, is within the government’s purview because any step towards a settlement between the parties is of political...
In a democratic state the question of when it is appropriate to embark on a war is within the purview of the government, because it is the body responsible for any activity touching on relations between states and other political entities. This question has ramifications for defense of the state, its citizens, and its soldiers. Similarly, the question of what is appropriate action after the war, when working towards peace, is within the government’s purview because any step towards a settlement between the parties is of political...
The latest report of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri refrained from pointing the finger of suspicion directly at Syria. Nevertheless, its ongoing work, and especially the intention of Lebanon, supported by elements at the UN, to establish a special international tribunal to try those accused of involvement in the assassination, have already raised concerns in Syria about an additional wave of pressure that could culminate, this...
