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Strategic Lessons of the Winograd Commission Report

May 7, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

In general terms, the Winograd Commission Report dealt mostly with the flaws in the decision-making process in Israel. However, the report contains important insights into the strategic thinking that was predominant in the Israeli political-military leadership from the time of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon until the outbreak of hostilities in July 2006, with the advent of the Second Lebanon War.

Israel’s Deterrence after the Second Lebanon War

February 13, 2007 | Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan

The Islamic fundamentalist war against Israeli and Jewish existence in the Middle East - which is being waged by both Hizbullah and Hamas - did not begin in 1967, and it is not going to end even if Israel redeploys along the 1967 lines. Hardly anybody in Israel thinks that if we give territories now, we will get peace in return.

Is Gaza Becoming Another Lebanon?

January 21, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

Listen carefully to Ahmadinejad. He is not insane. He embodies very accurately the nature of the Iranian regime and he is gaining popularity among Muslims. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, sitting in Damascus where he is supported by Iran and Syria, controls the military wing of Hamas and is more powerful than PA Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh. Mashaal is responsible for the money, for the policy of terror, and he holds many cards relating to Israel's abducted soldier in Gaza.

Misreading the Second Lebanon War

January 16, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah

December 1, 2006 | Joshua L. Gleis

Europe’s Mindset Toward Israel as Accentuated by the Lebanon War

October 1, 2006 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Hizballah in Lebanon: The War Was Not Supposed to End This Way

September 1, 2006 | Chuck Freilich

The Critical Importance of Israeli Public Diplomacy in the War Against the Iran-Hizballah Axis of Terror

August 23, 2006 | Dr. Raanan Gissin

Europe and the War in Lebanon

August 16, 2006 | Amb. Freddy Eytan

The U.S.-French Draft UN Resolution on Lebanon: Strengths and Weaknesses

August 7, 2006 | Amb. Dore Gold

Is a Sustainable Cease-Fire in Lebanon Realistic?

July 30, 2006 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

An International Force in Lebanon: Advantages and Disadvantages

July 25, 2006 | Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

A Strategic Assessment of the Hizballah War: Defeating the Iranian-Syrian Axis in Lebanon

July 19, 2006 | Dr. Dan Diker, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

The Opening Round of Iran’s War Against the West

July 17, 2006 | Amb. Dore Gold

Towards Aqaba: Challenges Facing Israel

June 3, 2003 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland