Defeating Suicide Terrorism in Judea and Samaria, 2002-2005

dc.creator	Gabi Siboni
dc.date	2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:34Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:34Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b110f3d0df0b4e66876bdcd48f3c6e2c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8314
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/b110f3d0df0b4e66876bdcd48f3c6e2c
dc.description	Suicide attacks are a subject that has been studied and researched extensively, with the primary emphasis on the phenomenon of suicide as a terrorist weapon. Yet although it has been nearly a decade since the outbreak of the violent Palestinian uprising, the combat features used by the IDF and the security services against terrorism in general and suicide terrorism in particular, the most lethal form of terrorism, have not been studied in depth. The purpose of this essay is to attempt to understand the major components of activity that resulted in the near eradication of the phenomenon. The focus of this paper is the war on terrorism in Judea and Samaria without dealing with terrorism from the Gaza Strip, which has developed and assumed different forms over the years and is beyond the scope of this essay. This paper seeks to provide an historical picture of the processes employed by Israel in an attempt to foil suicide terrorism. The ﬁrst part of the essay examines the political directives issued by the Israeli government to the IDF from 2000, when the ﬁghting erupted, until the government decision that led to Operation Defensive Shield. The second part examines the implementation of the directives and the development of the military and security response to suicide terrorism. This part of the essay also analyzes the process of formulating the military strategy for ﬁghting terrorism in Judea and Samaria. The last part of the essay analyzes the ethical components of ﬁghting a war on suicide terrorism that had the potential of being highly detrimental to the values of the IDF.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 113-124 (2010)
dc.subject	IDF
dc.subject	Israel
dc.subject	Operation Defensive Shield
dc.subject	Palestinians
dc.subject	Palestinian terrorism
dc.subject	Judea and Samaria
dc.subject	military strategy
dc.subject	operational goals
dc.subject	ethical norms
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	Defeating Suicide Terrorism in Judea and Samaria, 2002-2005
dc.type	Article