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Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and PLO head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993. Photo by Vince Musi/The White House.

The Oslo discord

The 1990s interim agreements with the Palestinians are based on failed premises that have created terror hotbeds. It is time to chart a new path forward.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

September 5, 2022

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a discussion with officials from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office, on Sept. 23, 2019. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

What does Hezbollah want?

The conventional wisdom in Israel’s national security community is that the terror group’s threats are driven by domestic interests as part of its battle for hegemony in Lebanon.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

August 23, 2022

Israeli soldiers at a breach in the security fence, near Hebron, May 23, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun.

Does the security fence provide security?

The Israeli security forces’ success in thwarting terrorism is due to ongoing daily efforts deep in Judea and Samaria, not along the fence.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

April 5, 2022

Bedouin riot over tree-planting by the Jewish National Fund outside the village of al-Atrash in the Negev Desert on Jan. 13, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Israel’s new war of independence

It’s time to acknowledge that throwing money at the problem of lawlessness in the Negev, and denying its source, cannot work.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

March 24, 2022

Israeli police clash with Bedouins during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, Jan. 13, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Negev riots: Challenge and opportunity

The fight in the Negev is an opportunity for Zionist Israeli society to return to its roots of re-establishing the Zionist vision of redemption for the people and land.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

January 16, 2022

Taliban fighters inside the presidential palace in Kabul. Source: Screenshot.

The Taliban’s victory of faith

The U.S. defeat in Afghanistan is a lesson for the world regarding the tremendous role spiritual strength plays in winning wars.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

August 23, 2021

Celebrations in the streets of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Israel and Hamas, May 21, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

The Gaza war ended, the Hamas problem remains

Israel’s relations with Hamas in the coming months will be tested first and foremost by the strengthening of its sovereignty in Jerusalem.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

May 23, 2021

Security forces inspect the scene where a man was shot dead in Lod, central Israel, on Dec. 28, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel must wake up to its existential domestic threat

The Israeli government is in denial about the growing violent anarchy in the Negev, Galilee and certain cities.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

January 12, 2021

The coronavirus unit at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, in Tel Aviv on May 4, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Coronavirus: Improvisation is key to a successful response

The COVID-19 crisis is the kind of rare and massively consequential event that overshadows all lessons learned in the past, and tackling it requires an open, flexible and decentralized approach.

Efraim Laor and Gershon Hacohen

May 5, 2020