Israel's “Security Network” and Its Impact

An Exploration of a New Approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8967922
AutoresOren Barak (0000-0003-0088-1621, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Gabriel Sheffer (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Año2006
Volumen38
Número2
Páginas235-261
Fecha de publicación2006-04-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743806412332
OpenAlexW2132768638
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25

This article discusses a critical factor that has influenced Israel's politics, society, economy, and public discourse since this state's establishment in 1948, and particularly after the 1967 war: a highly informal but at the same time very potent “Security Network.” This Network has been critically involved in the political, social, economic, and cultural spheres, and its impact is felt in major and lesser issues. It is made up of actors who ( a ) are connected by informal, nonhierarchical ties; ( b ) share common values and perceptions regarding Israel's security and the ways to promote it; ( c ) have identical or similar individual and collective interests; and ( d ) are capable of joining hands to influence policymaking on different levels and in various spheres of the country's public life

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