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Author: Michael Herzog

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog served as chief of staff and military secretary to four Israeli defense ministers over the last decade, before which he served as head of the IDF Strategic Planning Division. He is currently an International Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute.
Operation Pillar of Defense (Gaza – November 2012): Objectives and Implications

Operation Pillar of Defense (Gaza – November 2012): Objectives and Implications

January 21, 2013 | Michael Herzog
In its Nov. 2012 military operation, Israel focused on enhancing deterrence rather than dismantling Gaza’s terror infrastructure or toppling the Hamas government.