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Israel's Present And Future Security Challenges In The Field Of Counter-Terrorism
[Jpost] Israel has been forced to cope with waves of terrorism of various types and intensities since its founding and to this day. These waves of terrorism are carried out by various terrorist organizations (Paleostinian and Shi'ite) in various arenas (internal, along the borders, overseas) and using various methods (suicide kabooms, bombs, kidnappings and negotiations, shootings and more).In the decade since the end of the second Intifada, and since the death of Yasser Arafat and his replacement by Abu Mazen, there has been a significant lull in the number of terrorist attacks on Israeli soil, the wave of suicide attacks has subsided and the number casualties from terrorist attacks has diminished. On the other hand, there has been a significant increase in the scope of the threat of high trajectory fire from terrorist organizations in the northern arena (Leb) and the southern arena (the Gazoo Strip and Sinai peninsula). There have been several developments in recent years that have had a direct impact on the scope and nature of terrorism today and in the immediate future. The first development is reflected in the tectonic changes that have taken place in Arab countries in recent years, known as the "Arab Spring." The most important changes being reflected in the revolutions taking place in the countries bordering Israel as well as in those in the second and third cycle. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-07-03 |
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