Forty Years of COIN: The Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories

Abstract

This article assumes that the government's response to an insurgency plays a predominant role in explaining insurgent success. It examines Israeli government policies toward the Palestinians and observes when there are reductions in the frequency and lethality of Palestinian insurgent attacks. This does not mean that factors other than the Israeli government's response have had no influence on Palestinian insurgent strength. In fact, the physical and political environment, the insurgency's level of organization and unity, and insurgents' strategies have also played a role. Still, "of all the variables that have a bearing on the progress and outcome of insurgencies, none is more important than government response." This study does not develop a comprehensive explanation for Palestinian insurgent strength, but merely identifies Israeli occupation policies that have coincided with COIN success and failure. Given limited space, it leaves to future research the explanation of why these associations exist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA518753

Entities

People

  • Nathan W. Toronto

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Economic Development
  • Fatalities
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space