JISS Articles

A draw with Hamas is strategically unsatisfactory

19/10/2018 אין תגובות

Reducing enemy capabilities and ambitions in Gaza requires Israeli military readiness and government willingness to use force intermittingly, while maintaining a healthy and resilient Israeli home front.

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Poll: 91% of Israelis favor strikes on Iranian ‎assets in Syria ‎

19/10/2018 אין תגובות

Poll: 91% of Israelis favor strikes on Iranian ‎assets in Syria.

Some 77% of respondents believe ‎Israel must pursue hard-line policies to thwart Iran's nuclear ‎ambitions, Jerusalem Institute for ‎Strategic Studies poll finds. It also finds 57% are ‎pleased with how PM Netanyahu ‎is handling the Iranian threat. ‎

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Warmed-over withdrawal syndrome

12/10/2018 אין תגובות

The INSS unilateral disengagement plan is neither new nor logical.

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Nowhere, No-Time Supervision of Iran

05/10/2018 אין תגובות

Israel must continue to take the offensive against Iran’s nuclear program, without reliance on international inspectors.

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Winning hasbara strategies

03/10/2018 אין תגובות

Winning hasbara strategies.
Emphasize shared values and Israel’s desire for peace, and don’t be embarrassed by Israel’s strength.

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Forcing Iran out of Syria

25/09/2018 אין תגובות

Forcing Iran out of Syria.

It may take a full-scale war, but it’s worth it, says General Amidror.

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Bypass Abbas and axe UNRWA

26/08/2018 אין תגובות

In pursuit of peace, it’s high-time that the PLO be showered with the “tough love” once reserved uniquely for Israel. And Israel’s defense establishment should get behind the ditch UNRWA discourse.

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Thwart Turkey’s Jerusalem incursion

10/07/2018 אין תגובות

Israel should be defending itself against Erdogan by blocking his Jerusalem incursion, and taking the offensive against Erdogan by impeding his military build-up.

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Moving the markers

08/07/2018 אין תגובות

The Clinton-Obama parameters haven’t worked – not for 25 years of peacemaking efforts since Oslo. They have lead to deadlock and much suffering. Let’s give the Trump team credit for taking a fresh look at what is safe, wise, fair and realistic in today’s Israeli-Palestinian reality.

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Winning hasbara strategies

17/06/2018 אין תגובות

The deep “psychological asymmetry” employed by Hamas and Fatah as a strategic weapon against Israel is working. How to handle this? Here are five strategies, including this: Don’t be embarrassed by Israel’s strength. Admit to it. Flaunt it. Better shock-and-awe than shrink-and-whimper.

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The diplomatic day after Abbas

25/05/2018 אין תגובות

Israel should be preparing for a paradigm change with regard to administration of the territories; a move beyond rotten reliance on Fatah leadership and the creaky two-state construct.

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