The Military Perils of Ceding Israeli Control of the West Bank
Changes in the nature of war only make retreat more dangerous.
April 24, 2019
The Military Perils of Ceding Israeli Control of the West Bank
Changes in the nature of war only make retreat more dangerous.
In the years since the second intifada ended, no small number of retired high-ranking IDF officers and intelligence officials have argued that complete separation from the Palestinians is a strategic necessity for Israel. Gershon Hacohen, analyzing the geography, the changes in warfare—and Middle Eastern warfare in particular—since the 1990s, and recent history, argues that they are wrong:
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