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.

Israeli soldiers examining a large underground Hamas tunnel system uncovered in the Gaza Strip.

What can we learn so far from the war on Hamas?

Israel needs a larger standing army that can better protect its borders and a stronger military able to fight at least on two fronts simultaneously. It must also lower its dependency on the US for ammunition and weaponry. On the bright side, the Abraham Accords seem to have overcome a difficult test, but Israel remains on its own when it comes to the Iranian nuclear threat.

South Korean flag and Israeli flag during Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition ADEX 2023 at the seoul air base in Seongnam, South Korea, on October 16, 2023.

Israel and South Korea: A Growing Partnership

The parallels between the predicament of Israel and the Republic of Korea are considerable. Both face existential threats on their borders. Though both states are democracies, the commonalities between them run deeper. Both are relatively young countries born out of conflict. Both exist under threats from their respective neighbors from inception.

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