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100 1 _aFreilich, Charles D.
245 1 0 _aZion's Dilemmas :
_bHow Israel Makes National Security Policy.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2012.
264 4 _c©2014.
300 _a1 online resource (337 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aCornell Studies in Security Affairs Series
505 0 _aZion's Dilemmas -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- Part I. The Setting -- 1. Constraints and Players: The External Environment, Proportional Representation System, and National Security Establishment -- Israel's National Security Environment -- The Proportional Representation System -- The National Security Establishment -- 2. The Decision-Making Process: How the System Actually Works -- Pathology 1: An Unplanned Pro cess -- Pathology 2: A Highly Politicized Pro cess -- Pathology 3: Semior ga nized Anarchy -- or, Is Anyone at the Helm? -- Pathology 4: An Uninstitutionalized Pro cess -- Pathology 5: Primacy of the Defense Establishment -- Something Must Be Good: Strengths of the Israeli System -- Part II. The Case Studies -- 3. Camp David I: Making Peace with Egypt, 1977-1979 -- 4. The Makings of a Young Lion: The Lavi Combat Aircraft, 1980-1987 -- 5. The Invasion of Lebanon, 1982 -- 6. Leaving Lebanon: The Unilateral Withdrawal, 2000 -- 7. Camp David II: The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1999-2000 -- 8. Disengaging from Gaza, 2005 -- 9. Back Again: The Second Lebanon War, 2006 -- Part III. Final Thoughts -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- The Case Studies in Comparative Perspective -- Key Findings -- Past Attempts at Reform -- Failings Tolerable No Longer -- Future Reforms -- Appendix 1: The INSC Law, 2008 -- Appendix 2: Recommendations of the Winograd Commissionand the Shahak Committee -- List of Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aThis book details the history and, in many cases, the chronic inadequacies in the making of Israeli national security policy, as well as its strengths: rapid and flexible responses, generally pragmatic decision-making, and effective planning.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aNational security -- Israel -- Decision making.
650 0 _aIsrael -- Politics and government.
650 0 _aIsrael -- Military policy.
650 0 _aIsrael -- Foreign relations.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aFreilich, Charles D.
_tZion's Dilemmas
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2012
_z9780801451041
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aCornell Studies in Security Affairs Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138380
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