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Israel must learn the lesson of ‘Guardian of the Walls’

Israel must learn the lesson of ‘Guardian of the Walls’
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Dr. Yagil Henkin

Dr. Henkin is a military historian, specializing in urban warfare, counterinsurgency, irregular warfare, and Israeli military history. He teaches military history at the IDF Command and Staff College, and is a reservist with the IDF history department. He is the author of Either We Win or We Perish: A History of the First Chechen War, 1994-1996 (Hebrew, 2007); The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East: Exodus in Reverse (2015); and the forthcoming Like Fish in the Bush: Rhodesia at War, 1965-1980 (Hebrew, 2017). He also published Uneasy Red, a guide to the Omaha Beach battle site in Normandy (2014), and co-authored (with Jaacob Saar) the Israel National Trail Guide (3rd Edition, 2016).

Recent publications

Hamas’s Battle with Gaza’s “Rogue Clans” in the Eyes of the Palestinian Public

A review of Arabic media, international coverage, and social media shows contrasting Palestinian views of...

The Pakistan–Saudi Defense Agreement: A First Step Toward an “Islamic NATO”?

The pact raises the specter of a Sunni alliance under Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella — a...

Economic Strain and Strategic Restraint in Post-Snapback Iran

Facing inflation, falling oil revenues, and social unrest, Tehran is likely to scale back costly...

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