ISST731 | THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF ISRAEL

Definitions and approaches to the study of the concept. Various dimensions of national security (political, military, economic, social, geopolitical). The Israeli doctrine of national security: military superiority, deterrence, nuclear weapons, preemption and offense, moving the battle to the enemy's ground, asymmetrical losses. Arab-Israeli wars since 1948 and Israeli settler-colonial expansion. Israeli's reactions to Palestinian resistance. The peace accords with Arab countries and their impact on Israeli's national security doctrine.