A Policy-Oriented Think Tank Addressing Foreign Policy and National Security Issues for a Safe Israel

Professor Efraim Inbar

Senior Researcher

Professor Inbar served at the head of JISS (October 2017-January 2025). He also serves as the Head of the program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security at the Shalem College.

Old cracked wall with radiation warning sign and painted flag, flag of Iran

Has the Iranian challenge been forgotten?

Israel must take seriously Iran’s stated intention to destroy the Jewish state. Iran’s desire to attain nuclear weapons serves its goal of eliminating Israel and its strategy of using its proxies to threaten Israel’s civilian population. All measures taken so far to stop Tehran’s nuclear project have failed, and Israel has no choice but to urgently eliminate this threat by military means.

Minister of Defense YOAV GALLANT visits the Gaza Strip

The Myopia of Containment

Up until October 7, Israel limited its response to Hamas attacks. This policy failed to attain its goals and resulted in a deterrence failure. It must reconsider the notion of a pre-emptive strike that was part of its original security doctrine.

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