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Authors: | Ranan D. Kuperman |
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Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor of International Relations , Haifa University ,;2. Counselor in Political Science , The Open University , |
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Abstract: | Israel's policy of military reprisals has never seemed to follow any consistent pattern of tit‐for‐tat. On the one hand, not every violent incident was answered with a counterattack. On the other hand, when Israel responded, frequently it employed an excessive amount of force, which was disproportional to the Arab provocation. This behavior has not been the consequence of a premeditated and rational strategy. Instead, it appears to have been the result of a political dispute between alternative approaches regarding the use of military force. The following research analyzes the development of this controversy and how these differences of opinion were resolved. |
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Keywords: | Surprise Terrorism 9/11 |
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