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100 1 $aBen-Meir, Yehuda.
245 10 $aCivil-military relations in Israel /$cYehuda Ben Meir.
260 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$c1995.
263 $a9504
300 $axxii, 235 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $a"A study of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. The Scope of the Study: A Theoretical Model -- 2. Civilian Control -- 3. The Israeli System: Constitutional Principles. The Government. The Military. The Key Actors. Parliamentary Control. The Role of the Courts -- 4. The National Command Authority: Who Commands the IDF? -- 5. The Israeli System: Defense Organization. Unification. Centralization. Integration -- 6. Relationships Among the Key Actors. Cabinet-Prime Minister-Defense Minister. Prime Minister-Defense Minister-Chief of Staff. Defense Minister-Chief of Staff-Director-General. The Power of Appointment -- 7. Civilian and Military Involvement in National Security. Operations. Strategic Planning. Force Development -- 8. Civilian Control Revisited -- 9. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A. Theoretical Perspectives -- Appendix B. People Interviewed.
520 $aIn Civil-Military Relations in Israel, Yehuda Ben Meir examines the reasons preventing Israel from becoming a "garrison state." A former deputy minister for foreign affairs and longtime member and analyst of the Israeli political scene, Ben Meir is uniquely qualified to give a behind-the-scenes picture of the intimate relationship between Israel's civilian and military leaders.
520 8 $aCivil-Military Relations in Israel examines the changing face of the military over the years from an idealistic defense force to a professional army. Ben Meir also views the great divisiveness in Israeli politics as a threat to the unified strength of purpose that in the past characterized the nation's civil authority, and he examines present and future threats to continued civilian control of the military.
520 8 $aThe book also delves into the legal and constitutional foundations of Israel's civil-military relations, providing a valuable perspective on the organization and role of the current defense establishment, as well as the informal relationship between the key players in the system. In addition, Ben Meir pinpoints the areas in which the military is involved in key political decision making.
520 8 $aDespite continuing efforts to resolve the pattern of violence and conflict in the Middle East, the long-standing hostility between Arab and Jew in the region is unlikely to disappear in the near future. And as long as such animosity lingers, Israel's military will remain a strong force in Israeli politics.
650 0 $aCivil-military relations$zIsrael.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009120080
651 0 $aIsrael$xPolitics and government.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068700
710 2 $aMerkaz le-meḥḳarim asṭraṭegiyim ʻal shem Yafeh.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82257724
852 00 $bleh$hJQ1825.P38$iC583 1995
852 00 $bleh$hJQ1825.P38$iC583 1995