BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,969, March 18, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Amid Israel’s profound crisis over the past year, which has entailed a morass of security, social, economic, and ethical problems rooted in a fundamental and unresolvable set …
מבט מבס”א מס’ 1,969, 18 במרץ 2021
תקציר: במשבר העמוק אליו נקלעה ישראל בשנה האחרונה – בסבך בעיות כלכליות, חברתיות, ביטחוניות וערכיות הנטועות בשורשן במערכת מתחים בסיסית בלתי פתירה – נדרשת מחדש הנהגה לאומית בעלת …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,960, March 11, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The decision by the new chairman of the Jewish National Fund to continue the Fund’s mission to purchase land throughout the Land of Israel is worthy of praise. There …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,939, February 21, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The early Zionist labor movement was keenly aware that “The Jewish religion is a national religion that has assimilated all the historical phenomena of the people of Israel from …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,912, February 2, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: IDF Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi’s January 26 speech conveyed important messages to multiple audiences. The most notable was that the IDF is preparing for action against Iran’s …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,898, January 22, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The notion of an “existential threat” to Israel largely belongs to the last century, and its use is no longer helpful in assessing Israel’s security situation. Instead of gauging …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,888, January 17, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Having embraced a market-economy approach, the Israel Land Authority is blocking the growth of Jewish residence in, and control of, most parts of the country that are beyond the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,881, January 12, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli government is living in denial about the growing violent anarchy in the Negev, the Galilee, and in certain cities. Putting a stop to this phenomenon, which is …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,864, January 3, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Neither the man nor his kippah are the basis for the opposition to the appointment of Brig. Gen. (res.) and former minister Effi Eitam as chairman of Yad Vashem. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,855, December 23, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If the IDF continues to operate according to its old conventions while Hezbollah continues to adapt itself to new realities, it could find itself defeated. IDF commanders need new …
