Application of the Principles of War in the Modern Warfare Arena: The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict.

Abstract

Since the 1947 United Nations resolution partitioning the lands of Palestine, Israel has survived 50 years of armed conflict with it's Arab neighbors. Improperly defined as individual wars by historians and military analysts, Israel has been quite successful in defending her sovereign territory in many past battles. Application of the principles of war in each of these battles was key to Israel's success. However, applying the principles of war over the entire spectrum of 50 years of conflict, it is clear to see that Israel has not always followed the principle of Objective by straying from the path of self defense and has resulted in a strategic defeat. Recent concessions made to the Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories lend support to this theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1995
Accession Number
ADA307312

Entities

People

  • Sidney R. Settlemyer

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Battles
  • California
  • Deception
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Suez Canal
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies