Summary
Former IDF Chief of Staff, named in ‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza — spelled “Gadi Eizenkot” there — as the developer of the Dahiyeh Doctrine, and in the current war a Knesset member and part of the war cabinet (line 180).
Details
- Abraham: the doctrine developed by Eizenkot holds that in a war against guerrilla groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah, Israel must use disproportionate and overwhelming force while targeting civilian and government infrastructure in order to establish deterrence and force the civilian population to pressure the groups to end their attacks (line 180).
- In Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation, spelled Eisenkot, he announced the doctrine months before the 2008-2009 Gaza bombing: “We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction” (PDF p.373-374).
Where sources disagree
- The name is spelled Eizenkot in Abraham (line 180) and Eisenkot in Makdisi and in Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope; both spellings are recorded, neither corrected.
Related pages
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza, Dahiyeh Doctrine, Disproportionate Force, Power targets