Hanan Shai
ARTICLES BY: Hanan Shai
Did the Gaza Operation Achieve Its Political Goal?
According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the political goal of Operation Guardian of the Walls was “to restore quiet and security to Israel.” This was...
The Desperately Needed Revolution Within the IDF
In the February 26 edition of the Maariv supplement, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Hasson Hasson stated that the Iranians are already “at the gates.” This unsettling assessment...
Why the IDF Must Be Ready to Prevent Iran’s Nuclearization
The ability to ensure a swift and decisive military victory is an important means of preventing war. It is therefore a key tool in the...
The Common Israeli Destiny
Unlike other democracies where social solidarity is based on the idea of the “social contract,” the solidarity of the Jewish people is grounded -- including...
The Abraham Accords as an Impetus to Rehabilitate Western Civilization
Western civilization was born in Mesopotamia as a civilization of idolatry, slavery, and human sacrifice. Abraham is the forefather of the moral revolution that, as...
Golda Meir: The Civilian Who Exposed Israel’s Lack of Preparedness for the Yom Kippur War
JNS.org - On the eve of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israel Defense Force’s alertness and preparedness were affected by two conceptions. Both were...
Should Military Service Be a Career? The Long Roots of the Yom Kippur War Debacle
As the cardinal lesson from the War of Independence, the Israeli defense establishment decided, as Prime Minister and Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion told the Knesset...
The Moral Failure of Israel’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Democracy as a method of government was designed to ensure individual freedom by decentralizing governmental power, with power descending from the top of a pyramid...
The 1982 Lebanon War Shows Israel Can Only Win Through ‘Victory’
Israel’s 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee had two political objectives. The first, which was realistic and achievable, was to restore normalcy to Israel’s northern towns...
