Israel's critical requirements for defensible borders: the foundation for a secure peace

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In light of a widening range of threats to Israel's security, for the first time a group of senior Israeli generals has come together to outline the basic principles of a defense policy rooted in a consensus spanning past and present Israeli governments which is focused on Israel maintaining defensible borders.

The crisis over the Hamas flotilla to Gaza illustrates how some of Israel's critical alliances in the Middle East are changing, especially its relationship with Turkey, and the importance of designing a defense policy that takes into account the uncertainties that Israel faces with many of its neighbors.

Recent events only underscore that it is critical for Israel to preserve the principle of defending itself by itself.
About the Author
Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon: Israel's Minister of Defense; this chapter was written when he served as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs.Amb. Dore Gold: President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, currently serves as an external advisor to the office of the Prime Minister of Israel; former Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan: served as Chairman of Israel's National Security Council and was National Security Adviser to Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon, former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff; former National Security Adviser.Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror: Senior Fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, former Head of the Research and Assessment Division, IDF Intelligence. This chapter was written prior to his appointment as National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2011-2013).Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser: Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs and formerly head of the IDF Intelligence Research and Assessment Division.Maj.-Gen. (res.) Aharon Ze'evi Farkash: Head of Intelligence and National Defense Program of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University. Brig.-Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel: Deputy Director of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University and former Head of the IDF Strategic Planning Division. Amb. Meir Rosenne: Israeli Ambassador to France, 1979-1983; Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., 1983-1987; former Member of the Israel Delegation to the United Nations.Dan Diker: Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter Terrorism and Fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs; former Secretary General, World Jewish Congress.