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What’s Israel’s Strategy in Gaza?
Fighting both to destroy Hamas and to release the hostages.
Gershon Hacohen
Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen served in the IDF for 42 years, commanding troops in battle on the Egyptian, Lebanese, and Syrian fronts. Today he directs many of the IDF’s war-simulation exercises.
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Zionism Will Triumph, but Only if Israel Remembers What It’s Fighting For
“There is no deep silence without a weapon.”
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The Theology of Jihadist Strategy
For Hamas, politics is an extension of war by other means.
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West Bank Terror Shows Why Separation from the Palestinians Won’t Bring Peace
The failed assumptions of Oslo.
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Israel Shouldn’t Forget Yitzhak Rabin’s West Bank Map
If it does, it could risk creating a second Gaza.
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The Ingathering of Exiles Is Central to the Mission of the Jewish State
A strong and prosperous Israel is not an end in itself.
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The Recent Gaza War Is a Blunt Reminder of the Dangers of Ceding Territory to Your Enemies
A lesson for those who would abandon the West Bank.
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Reclaiming Secular Zionism’s Religiosity
David Ben-Gurion desired the “redemption of the Jewish people.”
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Lessons in Political Humility from the Talmud’s Tale of the Temple’s Destruction
Rabbi Yoḥanan, COVID-19, and the Arab spring.
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Hacohen: Israel’s Security Interests in the West Bank
By Gershon HacohenIt is right for Israel to expand its eastern border to incorporate parts of the West Bank. Having served in the IDF for more than four decades, having commanded Israeli troops on the battlefields of E...
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How the Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon Aided Hizballah and Encouraged the Second Intifada
And undermined the IDF’s fighting spirit.
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Learning the Lessons of Israel’s Long, Unnamed War in Lebanon
“Let the IDF win” is a simplistic slogan for a complex and urgent problem.
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Until the Arab Parties Abandon Their Hatred of Israel, They Don’t Belong in the Government
The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.
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The Differences between the New U.S. Peace Plan and Its Predecessors Show Why Israel Should Embrace It
It recognizes Israel’s historical rights as well as its security.
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A Lesson from Moshe Dayan for Israel’s Syria Policy
Israel can show its enemies, and third parties, that it has both the will and the ability to fight and to win.
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Strategic Lessons for Israel from the Turkish Intervention in Syria
Erdogan’s accidental favor to Putin.
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Why the Jordan Valley Is Crucial to Israel’s Security
It could once again turn the Land of Israel into a vital land bridge between Asia and Africa.
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The Murder of Rina Shnerb and the Fight for Israel’s Open Spaces
A ghetto in the jungle?
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Learning the Wrong Lessons from the Disengagement from Gaza
Hamas learned that terror wins.
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The Military Perils of Ceding Israeli Control of the West Bank
Changes in the nature of war only make retreat more dangerous.
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To Cure Gaza’s Ills, Restore Its Connection to Africa
Giving control to Ramallah won’t help.
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To the Israeli Press, Pronouncements by Generals Are Non-Political So Long as They’re Politically Correct
Any other positions are “political.”
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The Impossibility of Unilateral Withdrawal from the West Bank
What Benny Gantz gets wrong.
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Assad’s Victory and Hamas’s New Tactics Have Changed Israel’s Strategic Reality
Under these circumstances, withdrawing from the West Bank would be more dangerous than ever.
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The Gaza Demonstrations as Hybrid Warfare
Using civilians and savvy propaganda to complement violence.
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The Threats Posed to Israel by a Palestinian State
And the greater danger of believing in the necessity of a two-state solution.
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Hope, Not Despair, Causes Terrorism
Can the West convince jihadists that it’s not on the brink of defeat?
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A New American Peace Proposal Could Be Very Bad for Israel
At stake: Israel’s security and sovereign existence.
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Why the Balfour Declaration Matters Today
And how the Palestinian narrative seeks to undermine it.
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Don’t Exaggerate the Mistakes of the Gaza War
The findings of the Israeli comptroller’s report have been blown out of proportion.