… All three wars display similarities as to whether Israeli decision makers … Israel's patron was
supportive of or opposed to war initiation; as to the military options available; and as to Israel's …

… Israel's Arab opponents are an excellent case in point. A combination of internal and
external variables led Arab leaders to adopt an attrition strategy, and it has convinced them to …

… of inquiry in two case studies of non-American intervention (Israel's Six-Day … of war initiation
that gives a clear distinction between the two types of leaders, not on the position about war …

… Lebanon, conversely, was the only one of Israel’s neighbors that had refrained from initiating
… As such, the invasion was a case of Israel taking the initiative to shape its environment and …

… Lebanon war – no comprehensive, empirical study has been conducted on women's activity
in the area of Israeli … In a study of sex roles in one of Israel's wars, the researchers found that …

… Israel's strategic thinking since the 1973 October War. We … A preventive war in case Israel
fears that its deterrence has … and the political obstacles to war initiation as desirable, in spite of …

… war initiation in modern conflicts, from both World Wars, the Vietnam War, and the 1973
Arab-Israeli war to the … In part three of this paper, I illustrate these deliberations by means of case …

… that Israel has undertaken owing to the nature of the Arab-Israeli … The Israeli case also
provides a unique dynamic that is … Israel during the 1947-1949 war of independence was able to …

… of nuclear weapons in limited wars involving a nuclear- and a … ' strategic calculations before
launching wars against nuclear-… initiating wars—the 1973 Egyptian offensive against Israel …

… (the interim Egyptian-Israeli negotiation), unexploited … ), and a war initiation process (the
planning of the 1973 war). We … For example, in the case of the Israeli decision to suspend the …