August 3, 2014 - BEFORE POSTING PLEASE READ THE THREAD RULES BELOW THIS ARTICLE: Israel's "Operation Mow the Lawn" by Steve Niva | published December 7, 2012 - 4:32pm One can only imagine the nods of self-satisfaction when an Israel Defense Forces planner came up with “Pillar of...

October 10, 2013 - The Gaza Terror Offensive 18 October – 8 December 2024Read articleLimited Nuclear War and Israel’s National Strategy by Prof. Louis René Beres Read

October 18, 2018 - But no matter how successful they may or may not be, they shouldn’t be seen as anything more than a military version of mowing the lawn. And just as grass grows back, so Hamas will rebuild its strength. Israel’s challenge is not to uproot the grass, but to maintain the capability to keep ...

July 22, 2014 - Obviously, Israel recognizes that the threats from groups like the Gaza-based militant group Hamas aren’t the same as the Cold War-era threats it faced from Arab invasions. So it’s developed a new version of its long-held threat management strategy, which is often called “mowing the grass.” It’s a pretty creepy term, as it implies that periodically killing people is the same as keeping your lawn ...

September 5, 2022 - Share:Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on TelegramShare on RedditShare on Email Khaled Barakat and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network international coordinator Charlotte Kates attending the conference of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle ...

September 5, 2018 - Practically speaking, Judea and ... as a lawn mower and not a single mortar has been fired from there and no tunnels have been dug,” Bennett said. After illustrating the point, Bennett then addressed the situation in Gaza, which he said had become a “monster” since Israel disengaged ...

October 23, 2023 - Israel is vowing to wipe out Hamas in a relentless onslaught on the Gaza Strip but has no obvious endgame in sight, with no clear plan for how to govern the ravaged Palestinian enclave even if it triumphs on the battlefield.

February 12, 2017 - By this Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are about preventing "terrorism" and stopping "rockets." But in fact, Israel provoked this violence and according to some Israeli ...

August 11, 2014 - A Just War must have a reasonable prospect of success. But Israel is locked into failure

December 1, 2022 - Like other states, Israel pleads "security" as justification for its aggressive and violent actions. But knowledgeable Israelis know better.

May 12, 2021 - Netanyahu has engaged during all ... called “mowing the lawn.” It’s not hard to explain. The basic assumption is that there’s no point in talking to the Palestinians. Because of that, there will be violent outbreaks on their part, and that’s why Israel will “mow the ...

November 20, 2012 - But there is a strong strain of thought in Israel that sees military deterrence as the pillar of any long-term strategy. Some compare Gaza militant groups to weeds, arguing that Israel’s military needs to “mow the lawn” every few years to keep the situation under control.

July 21, 2014 - Mowing the Grass in Gaza, by Prof. Efraim Inbar and Dr. Eitan Shamir

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July 14, 2023 - In the aftermath of the July episode, which Israeli officials have underscored can be replicated at any moment, observers have increasingly drawn parallels between Israel’s new approach to Jenin and its good old strategy of “mowing the lawn” in Gaza.

October 17, 2022 - Israel’s approach to the current conflict mirrors past wars, one of repeatedly cutting back Hamas’s military capabilities before it gets strong enough to do Israel any serious harm.

May 20, 2021 - For the IDF and the Israeli government, it is generally a matter of "mowing the grass": repeatedly cutting back Hamas's military capabilities before it gets strong enough to do Israel any serious harm.

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May 16, 2021 - TRT World Now on Twitter: "Israel is using "mowing the lawn ...