Great article …populations may want change and Eisenkot may be the next pm, comparing Eisenkot to Joe Biden in regard to change may be somewhat of a stretch. Hopefully, if Gadi is elected he will be much more alert and on point than the so called past leader of the US…..that was a disaster for my country and yours. Kol Tuv
"chief of staff pedigree scratches the Israeli electorate’s undisputed No. 1 voting itch: security"
And then there's the reality: Ehud Barak ordered the surprise withdrawal from Lebanon, abandoning Israeli allies and giving Hezbollah a victory that inspired emulation in the Second Intifada later that year. Israel is still living with the consequences of that fundamental error of judgement 26 years later.
Eisenkot's role as IDF Chief of Staff does not come out well in this long, insightful essay by Ran Baratz (apologies for the paywall but it's well worth it!)
Israel is clearly short of approximately 100,000 active soldiers. But where are they? This could be the difference between successful military action and a return to pre 2007 border logic.
Great article …populations may want change and Eisenkot may be the next pm, comparing Eisenkot to Joe Biden in regard to change may be somewhat of a stretch. Hopefully, if Gadi is elected he will be much more alert and on point than the so called past leader of the US…..that was a disaster for my country and yours. Kol Tuv
"chief of staff pedigree scratches the Israeli electorate’s undisputed No. 1 voting itch: security"
And then there's the reality: Ehud Barak ordered the surprise withdrawal from Lebanon, abandoning Israeli allies and giving Hezbollah a victory that inspired emulation in the Second Intifada later that year. Israel is still living with the consequences of that fundamental error of judgement 26 years later.
Eisenkot's role as IDF Chief of Staff does not come out well in this long, insightful essay by Ran Baratz (apologies for the paywall but it's well worth it!)
https://ideas.tikvah.org/mosaic/essays/whats-wrong-with-the-postmodern-military
Sorry -read 2023 border logic
Israel is clearly short of approximately 100,000 active soldiers. But where are they? This could be the difference between successful military action and a return to pre 2007 border logic.