Ganor Israel's Counterterrorism Strategy

Origins to the Present
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55300-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 424 Seiten

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Boaz Ganor provides an authoritative analysis of Israel’s approach to counterterrorism throughout its existence. The book features revelatory personal testimony from senior Israeli decision makers who have played pivotal roles in counterterrorism strategy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ganor, Boaz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Chronology: Prime Ministers of Israel and Timeline of Major Events, 1948–2018
Introduction
1. The Israeli Counterterrorism Strategy and Decision-Making Process Conceptual Models
2. The “Fedayeen Phenomenon”: The David Ben-Gurion and Moshe Sharett Administrations, 1948–63
3. Palestinian National Terrorism After the Six-Day War: The Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir Administrations, 1963–73
4. Cross-Border Terrorism After the Yom Kippur War: The Yitzhak Rabin Administration, 1974–76
5. Terrorism Against the Backdrop of the Lebanon War: The Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and Shimon Peres Administrations, 1977–86
6. The First Intifada and Activities of the Palestinian Islamist Organizations: The Yitzhak Shamir Administration, 1987–91
7. Countering Terrorism During the Peace Process: The Yitzhak Rabin Administration, 1992–96
8. A Prime Minister’s Assassination and Shifting Counterterrorism Strategies: The Benjamin Netanyahu Administration, 1996–99
9. Confronting the al-Aqsa Intifada: The Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon Administrations, 1999–2004
10. Disengagement from Gaza and Its Ramifications: The End of the Sharon Administration and the Ehud Olmert Administration, 2005–2008
11. Changes in the Greater Middle East: The Netanyahu Administration, 2009–2018
12. Israel's Counterterrorism Policy from the Perspective of Israeli Decision Makers
Conclusion: The Art of Israeli Counterterrorism
Appendix: List of Interviewees and Selected Newspapers
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Boaz Ganor is the founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), the Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, and the former dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. He has served as an advisor to the Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau, the Israeli National Security Council, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense. His books include Global Alert: The Rationality of Modern Islamist Terrorism and the Challenge to the Liberal Democratic World (Columbia, 2015).