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This paper examines the foundations of Israeli security policy and analyses the impact of changes in the external threat environment and in domestic politics and society. It argues that the traditional policy of deterrence based on "offensive defence," elaborated under David Ben-Gurion and his successors, is no longer adequate in the face of the new challenges posed by low-intensity warfare and weapons of mass destruction. Israel's ability to meet these challenges depends to a large extent on the fate of the peace process. This in turn hinges, at least in part, on the outcome of the domestic contest over the future character of Israeli politics and society. This contest is essentially between two positions: one inward-looking or "backlash," the other outward-looking or "internationalist." Its outcome will have long-term implications for Israel's security policy, both in terms of the kinds of threats that the country will face, and how well it will be able to deal with them

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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's assertion that "the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with inter­national law" is merely the latest example of how US and Israeli policies have marched almost in lockstep since Donald Trump's inauguration as president. However, the United States and Israel have shared an intense and intimate relationship that long predates the Trump Administration and goes beyond the chemistry of individual leaders. In many respects, in fact, that relationship is unique in American foreign rela­tions and uniquely critical to Israeli security. It is grounded in a shared narra­tive of biblically inspired frontier societies that have gathered in immigrants and refu­gees, tamed the wilderness, and built liberal democracy. This explains the broadly recep­tive environment in the United States for the message of US-Israeli commonality. Never­theless, the durability of the relationship is not guaranteed. If the societies and politi­cal cultures of the two countries either continue to develop along parallel, illiberal lines or shift simultaneously in a more liberal direction, the connection be­tween them will be preserved, or even strengthened. However, if they diverge, and especially if Israel maintains its rightward drift while America moves in an opposite direction, the normative foundation of the relationship will erode, with ominous implications for Israel. (author's abstract)

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