Gershon Hacohen
ARTICLES BY: Gershon Hacohen
A Clear Post-War National Vision Means Returning to the Roots of Zionism
Despite broad Israeli agreement on the immediate goals of the war as formulated by the cabinet, the debate over its ultimate objectives is intensifying. This dispute...
How Israeli Military Doctrine Must Evolve and Change After the October 7 Massacre
There are experts and commentators examining the achievements of the current war with skepticism. They do not deny the IDF’s achievements in deep combat in...
October 7 Was Driven By Hamas’ Islamist and Extremist Ideology; We Cannot Ignore This
In the wake of October 7, the State of Israel, its society, and all its institutions are at a critical crossroads. One path forward demands...
The Terrorists’ Escape From Gilboa Prison Is a Wake-Up Call
The escape of six terrorists from Israel’s Gilboa prison caused countrywide hysteria, as did the shooting death of Border Police officer Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli...
From the Second Lebanon War to Regional War
The Israeli government’s decision to launch a ground attack in the last two days of the 2006 Second Lebanon War was controversial. In retrospect, the...
The Taliban Victory as a Victory of Faith
To understand the last 40 years of the Islamic struggle in Afghanistan, it is worth looking at the legacy of Abdullah Azzam. Born in a...
The Ingathering of the Exiles Is Not Over
Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai is not the only public figure to have stopped seeing the ingathering of the exiles as a national goal. This is...
Israel’s Fear: The Destruction of the Third Temple
Last week’s Tisha B’Av fast, which commemorated the destruction of the Second Temple as well as other great disasters in Jewish history, does not really...
Mahmoud Abbas Wants Israel’s Surrender
Reflecting a tactic of skilled negotiators, the list of demands made by Mahmoud Abbas as a precondition for renewing talks with Israel mixes sensible requests...
On Israel, Wars, and Changing Threats
Ever since the War of Independence, the notion of an “existential threat” has hovered over Israel and served as a key criterion for appraising its...
The Lessons of the Gaza War
During the recent war in Gaza, Israel was exposed for the first time to the strategy of former Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani: encirclement...
The Gaza War Ended, the Hamas Problem Remains
As the fourth war between Israel and Hamas in a decade draws to a close after ten days of fighting, there is little doubt that...
Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol used to say, “I compromise and compromise until my opinion is accepted.” This was a very level-headed way of working. The...
Why the Israeli Left’s Leadership Capacity Is Fading
The renowned Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua posed the challenging question: “People of Israel, what do you live for?” He went on, “Survival is not a...
