Zion's Dilemmas

by Freilich, Charles D.

• ISBN13: 9780801451041
• ISBN10: 0801451043
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-20
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Acronyms	p. xiii
Dramatis Personae	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Setting	p. 9
Constraints and Players: The External Environment, Proportional Representation System, and National Security Establishment	p. 11
Israel's National Security Environment	p. 12
The Proportional Representation System	p. 16
The National Security Establishment	p. 19
The Decision-Making Process: How the System Actually Works	p. 27
Pathology 1: An Unplanned Process	p. 27
Pathology 2: A Highly Politicized Process	p. 37
Pathology 3: Semiorganized Anarchy; or, Is Anyone at the Helm?	p. 43
Pathology 4: An Uninstitutionalized Process	p. 52
Pathology 5: Primacy of the Defense Establishment	p. 60
Something Must Be Good: Strengths of the Israeli System	p. 71
The Case Studies	p. 75
Camp David I: Making Peace with Egypt, 1977-1979	p. 79
The Makings of a Young Lion: The Lavi Combat Aircraft, 1980-1987	p. 100
The Invasion of Lebanon, 1982	p. 122
Leaving Lebanon: The Unilateral Withdrawal, 2000	p. 141
Camp David II: The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1999-2000	p. 154
Disengaging from Gaza, 2005	p. 177
Back Again: The Second Lebanon War, 2006	p. 199
Final Thoughts	p. 223
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 225
The Case Studies in Comparative Perspective	p. 225
Key Findings	p. 231
Past Attempts at Reform	p. 234
Failings Tolerable No Longer	p. 243
Future Reforms	p. 246
The INSC Law, 2008	p. 259
Recommendations of the Winograd Commission and the Shahak Committee	p. 261
List of Interviews	p. 267
Notes	p. 269
Bibliography	p. 295
Index	p. 309
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