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For long-range ops, IDF creates new Special Forces Command

December 16, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Israel Defense Forces is establishing a new "Depth Corps Force" to coordinate and execute multidisciplinary missions far from Israel's borders, Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz announced on Thursday. "The primary task of the Corps will be to extend joint IDF operations into the strategic depth," the army said in a statement.

Newspaper Coverage of the Six-Day War

November 27, 2011

The 1967 Six-Day War changed the face of the Middle East and continues to influence international policy toward Israel.

Israel’s bitter lessons

September 28, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

It has become almost axiomatic for Western leaders who are aware of Israel's acute military vulnerability to suggest that international forces be deployed to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It has even been suggested that the IDF withdraw from strategically vital parts of the West Bank, like the Jordan Valley, and instead let international forces take their place. This was in fact proposed in the past by General Jim Jones, President Barack Obama's first national security adviser.

What Are the Palestinians Planning after September?

July 4, 2011 | Pinhas Inbari

Israel’s Military Justice System in Times of Terror

March 30, 2011 | Judge Amnon Straschnov

Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience

August 23, 2010 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

Will an IDF Withdrawal from the West Bank Mean a Safe Haven for Extremist Groups?

August 22, 2010 | Col. Richard Kemp

New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility

February 11, 2010 | Amb. Dore Gold, Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility

February 11, 2010 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, Amb. Dore Gold

A Moral Evaluation of the Gaza War – Operation Cast Lead

February 4, 2010 | Prof. Asa Kasher

What Happened to the Jordan Valley?

January 14, 2010 | Amb. Dore Gold

Children on the Frontlines:
Palestinian and Pakistani Child Abuse

January 1, 2010 | Justus Reid Weiner

Defensible Borders on the Golan Heights

August 27, 2009 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland

Proportionality in Modern Asymmetrical Wars

August 27, 2009 | Dr. Amichai Cohen

International Law and Military Operations in Practice

July 7, 2009 | Col. Richard Kemp