Zion's Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy

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Zion’s Dilemmas a volume in the series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Edited by Robert J. Art, Robert Jervis, and Stephen M. Walt A list of titles in this series is available at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Zion’s Dilemmas How Israel Makes National Security Policy Charles D. Freilich Cornell University Press Ithaca and London Copyright © 2012 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2012 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Freilich, Charles D. (Charles David) Zion’s dilemmas : how Israel makes national security policy / Charles D. Freilich. p. cm.—(Cornell studies in security affairs) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5104-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. National security—Israel—Decision making. 2. Israel—Politics and government. 3. Israel—Military policy. 4. Israel—Foreign relations. I. Title. II. Series: Cornell studies in security affairs. UA853.I8F73 2013 355'.03355694—dc23 2012019706 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Lior and Tal, in the fervent hope that their children, or at least grandchildren, may know peace and no longer have to bear arms in Israel’s defense ...