Prof. Kobi Michael argues that Israel cannot accept the continued existence of Hamas in the Gaza Strip because the organization refuses to disarm and intends to persist in its activities, …
Civil-military relations, national and internal security, Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and a visiting professor at The International Centre for Policing & Security - the University of South Wales UK. Served as deputy director general and head of the Palestinian division in the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Has published 20 books and monographs and more than 100 academic articles and book chapters.
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Prof. Kobi Michael: Not only did human rights organizations and many media outlets base their faulty reports on information published by Gaza’s Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, …
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Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel couldn’t justify the military or economic cost of maintaining the heavily fortified settlements in Gaza. There were around 8,000 Israeli settlers and 1.5 million Palestinians in …
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Prof. Kobi Michael:The interest of Qatar is not only that Hamas remains in power in the Gaza Strip, but that Hamas will eventually become the hegemonic factor in the entire …
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Prof. Kobi Michael:Israel cannot end the war, in my view, where Hamas remains on its feet as an effective sovereign power or an organized military force in the Gaza Strip. …
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Prof. Kobi Michael: It looks like the government has already decided. They are going for full occupation of the Gaza Strip. The only real alternative was to go for an …