General Amidror was National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and chairman of the National Security Council (April 2011-November 2013). He served for 36 years in senior IDF posts (1966-2002), including commander of the Military Colleges (including the National Defense College, Staff and Command College, and Tactical Command Academy), military secretary to the Minister of Defense, director of the Intelligence Analysis Division in Military Intelligence, and chief intelligence officer of the Northern Command. He is a distinguished fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center. He is the author of three books on intelligence and military strategy, Reflections on Army and Security (Hebrew, 2002), Intelligence, Theory and Practice (Hebrew, 2006), and Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience (JCPA, 2008).
Hezbollah’s decline, Syria’s collapse and Iran’s strategic failures have reshaped the region. No new threats can be allowed to emerge
Australian Jewish Association webinar with Major. Gen. (Ret) Yaakov Amidror
Israel’s military campaign against Hamas and Hezbollah could reshape Middle Eastern alliances and weaken Iran’s regional influence.
CNN’s article on Gaza claims Hamas is recovering, but the IDF’s actions have severely weakened the group, reducing its effectiveness.
Executive Summary The IDF recovered from Hamas’ surprise opening blow on October 7 and embarked on a war to take the Gaza Strip. The possibility
Yaakov Amidror says a third conflict between Israel and Hezbollah ‘will be a devastating war’
Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser and Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror quoted in the article
Israel is facing a series of critical decisions in the national security arena, and the necessary condition for dealing with those challenges is maintaining maximum national cohesion. Therefore, lowering the…
Briefing by JISS experts: Prof. Efraim Inbar, Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Col.(res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, and Dr. Joshua Krasna. (02.09.2020)
Will Israel strike Iran? Prof. Inbar of JISS: The strike on Soleimani warns Iran that the option for expanded US use of force against Iran is on the table. General…
Experts Divided Over US Decision on Golan Heights. Dr. Jonathan Spyer: Israel's de facto control of the Golan is not in doubt, and there is no likelihood in the foreseeable…
Question of IDF Readiness For Next War Is Unanswerable. .Amidror, Lerman and Golan at JISS conference
Shifting Sands in the Middle East. Interviews with Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror and Prof. Efraim Inbar
