Wanted: a public-diplomacy strategy.
Attacks on targets inside Iran are long overdue.
Going on the offensive.
A strong and vibrant state will attract allies.
Only a strong Israel can be a safe Israel.
Israel’s unwritten national-security doctrine.
“The French went back to France and the Americans to America. But the Jews have nowhere to go.”
Jerusalem cannot afford to rely on American power.
“Let the IDF win” is a simplistic slogan for a complex and urgent problem.
How the IDF lost sight of its winning doctrine.
Only a determined ground effort can break the spirit of the enemy.
Changes in the nature of war only make retreat more dangerous.
Under these circumstances, withdrawing from the West Bank would be more dangerous than ever.