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IDF

The IDF Prepares for Tensions with Iran

The IDF Prepares for Tensions with Iran
Interview with Dr. Eran Lerman

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 06.01.2021
Israeli-Iranian relations

Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria
Interview with Dr. Eran Lerman, ILTV 27.12.2020

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 29.12.2020
Syria
Silhouettes of three F-35 aircraft on sunset sky background

US Must Protect Israel’s QME After F-35 Sale to UAE

As the largest arms supplier to the Middle East, America plays a critical role in ensuring that its sales uphold and do not adversely affect Israel’s security.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Policy Papers 19.11.2020
US Israel Relations

On Israeli strikes in Syria against terror targets

On Israeli strikes in Syria against terror targets
Interview with Prof. Efraim Inbar

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 19.11.2020
Syria
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Mideast Arms Race: Is Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Eroding?

Mideast Arms Race: Is Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Eroding?
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Part of the price of peace is that the Arabs receive American weapons. It happened with Egypt and Jordan. It’s nothing new.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 28.10.2020
Israel Defence Policy

Will war erupt on Israel’s northern border?

Will war erupt on Israel’s northern border?
Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman interview for i24 news

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 28.07.2020
Hezbollah Lebanon

Shortening mandatory service is a danger to Israel

Soldiers in uniform for less time means the army has less time to train them and can make use of their skills for a shorter period. In addition, there is no benefit in releasing potential young workers early at a time of rife unemployment.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Policy Papers 14.07.2020
IDF Iran

Excluded from Netanyahu’s annexation plans, military must somehow prepare anyway

Excluded from Netanyahu’s annexation plans, military must somehow prepare anyway
Prof. Inbar and Dr. Lerman of JISS: While Israeli security forces must prepare for a potential outbreak of violence, the response by Palestinians may not be as bad as others expect and would give Israel a clear upper hand in future negotiations.

Professor Efraim Inbar , Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 07.06.2020
Annexation Defence

Ex-NSC chief Amidror: IDF will have to destroy Hezbollah ‘beast’

Ex-NSC chief Amidror: IDF will have to destroy Hezbollah ‘beast’.
Amidror of JISS: But let’s keep ‘cautious’ Nasrallah around; ‘He lives in a basement, why eliminate him?’

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 21.02.2020
Hezbollah
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Prepare for war, the right way

The IDF must return to the fundamentals: ground maneuver to achieve “hachra’a” – decisive outcomes.

Mr. David M. Weinberg
Policy Papers 24.10.2019
IDF National security
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No Illusions, No Despair

The new JISS national security plan says avoid risky diplomatic escapades and prepare for war.

Mr. David M. Weinberg
Policy Papers 24.05.2019
IDF Israel Defence Policy

The generals got it right

The generals got it right.
General Yair Golan: The IDF is battle ready but the political echelons and the general staff fear deploying the IDF’s ground forces, even when necessary and justified.

Major General (res.) Yair Golan
Commentary 24.05.2019
idf Military and security

Is it time for the IDF to inflict ‘massive damage’ on Hamas?

Is it time for the IDF to inflict ‘massive damage’ on Hamas?
Prof. Inbar: The IDF concept of using accurate intelligence for pinpoint airstrikes has proven deficient. A land incursion may be needed to convince Israel’s enemies that we are ready to pay a price in casualties in order to secure the well-being of our citizens.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 13.05.2019
Gaza hamas
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Challenges of the new IDF chief of staff

Clear understandings between the political and military echelons are essential in employment of military force and readiness for the next war.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Policy Papers 17.01.2019
IDF

The Buildup of Forces for IDF Underground Warfare

Israel’s successful response to the underground threat has significantly limited the strategic abilities of its enemies, just as Israel has severely hampered the efficiency and purposefulness of rocket launches by terrorist organizations. This affords Israel room to maneuver if and when it decides to launch a wide-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip or Lebanon.

Mr. Omer Dostri
Scholarship 15.01.2019
IDF

The IDF’s Anti-Tunnel Operation is Not about Tunnels

The IDF’s Anti-Tunnel Operation is Not about Tunnels.
General Amidror: It is important to build a legitimacy case against Hezbollah as a criminal terror organization hiding behind and under civilians, exploiting its citizens as human shields.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 15.01.2019
idf Military and security

The IDF under newly appointed chief of staff

The IDF under newly appointed chief of staff.
Prof. Efraim Inbar comments on the most urgent tasks facing the incoming chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, Major General Aviv Kochavi.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 14.12.2018
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Defense minister accidentally reveals sensitive ‎information

Defense minister accidentally reveals sensitive ‎information.
Speaking at event hosted by Jerusalem ‎Institute for Strategic Studies, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman details IDF ‎deployment in exact ‎numbers, which are classified • As minister outranks military censor, it is unclear if he violated guidelines.

Commentary 23.10.2018
idf

PM Netanyahu: Israeli Air Force is now at peak capability

PM Netanyahu: Israeli Air Force is now at peak capability. General Golan at JISS: Israel must do everything within its power to curb Iran's ambitions to cement regional hegemony.

Commentary 02.01.2018
idf
An Israeli defense forces soldier dressed in uniform aims his M16 rifle while on duty

Is the IDF ready for our next war?

The IDF is building an impressive capacity to crush Hezbollah, Hamas and Iranian assets in future fighting. But it must not neglect defense of the periphery or go soft on its ethos and fighting spirit.

Mr. David M. Weinberg
Policy Papers 02.01.2018
IDF

Question of IDF Readiness For Next War Is Unanswerable

Question of IDF Readiness For Next War Is Unanswerable. .Amidror, Lerman and Golan at JISS conference

Commentary 02.01.2018
idf

Former Security Chief Amidror: Netanyahu Right to Push for Submarines

Former Security Chief Amidror: Netanyahu Right to Push for Submarines

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 01.01.2018
idf Israeli Grand Strategy

Are Women Weakening the IDF?

Why Some Religious Israelis are Saying Women are Weakening the Army

Colonel (res.) Yonatan Branski
Commentary 14.11.2017
idf

Integrating without Changing: Military Service as a Catalyst for Haredi Integration in Israeli Society

The momentum of recent years must be capitalized upon to better integrate Ultra Orthodox Jews into the workforce and institutions of higher education. With sensitivity, Israeli institutions society and Haredi society can move towards fuller integration of the Haredi community, including in the army.

Colonel (res.) Yonatan Branski
Scholarship 31.10.2017
haredim IDF
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