Summary
In Siboni’s 2008 article Lebanon is the northern arena of Israel’s evolving concept of response: the source of the threat emanating from Hizbollah, the state whose infrastructure Siboni prescribes targeting in proportion to Hizbollah’s closeness to its government, and, with Syria, a state to be forced into lengthy and resource-intensive reconstruction (Disproportionate Force: Israel’s Concept of Response in Light of the Second Lebanon War, lines 334-340).
Details
- Rocket and missile threats to Israel from Lebanon are one of the three threats — with Syria and the Gaza Strip — to which the updated security concept responds (line 336).
- In Lebanon, Siboni prescribes, attacks should aim at Hizbollah’s military capabilities and target economic interests and the centers of civilian power that support the organization; the closer the relationship between Hizbollah and the Lebanese government, the more the elements of the Lebanese state infrastructure should be targeted (line 340).
- The prescribed response is intended to create a lasting memory among Lebanese decision makers, alongside Syrian ones (line 340).
- Israel’s test, in the article, is the intensity and quality of its response to incidents on the Lebanese border (line 344).
Related pages
Disproportionate Force: Israel’s Concept of Response in Light of the Second Lebanon War, Hizballah, Second Lebanon War, Lebanon invasion 1982, Dahiyeh Doctrine