The Foundations of Israel’s Response to Threats

This essay suggests responses that the State of Israel – not necessarily the IDF – should provide to five types of problems presented elsewhere in this volume: (a) the problem of Lebanon; (b) the high trajectory threat, which although it relates to Lebanon is a more general threat, as also appears from the Gaza Strip, Syria, and Iran, and harbors great damage potential that may not have been presented in its full the preceding discussions; (c) what is the right way of prosecuting a war with Syria; (d) coping with the Iranian nuclear threat; and (e) how does one prepare for peace agreements and lines that cannot be crossed in these agreements, both with the Palestinians and the Syrians.