BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,211, August 31, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The ongoing turmoil in Israel has led to a crisis in the IAF that has affected the military readiness of the IDF at large. The degree to which the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,191, April 3, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The main challenges currently facing the IDF are preparations to strike Iran’s nuclear sites and confrontation of pro–Iranian non-state actors (NSAs), mainly Hezbollah and Hamas. The IDF also has …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,474, March 9, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Ever since the 2006 war, Israel has preferred to contain Hezbollah rather than fight it directly. So determined was Israel to avoid going to war with the terrorist group …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 185
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There is a prevalent view that in the event of an Israeli strike on Iran, Tehran’s proxies in Lebanon and Gaza – Hizballah and Hamas – would join in retaliation against Israel. …
