Summary
In Siboni’s 2008 article Syria is one of the three sources of rocket and missile threats to Israel — with Lebanon and the Gaza Strip — and a named target set: in a future confrontation punishment should clearly be aimed at the Syrian military, the Syrian regime, and the Syrian state structure (Disproportionate Force: Israel’s Concept of Response in Light of the Second Lebanon War, lines 336-340).
Details
- Siboni argues that Israel’s immediate response after the July 2006 kidnapping attack significantly boosted its ability to deter Syria, alongside Hizbollah, from operating against Israel (line 336).
- The prescribed disproportionate response is intended to create a lasting memory among Syrian decision makers, alongside Lebanese ones, and to force Syria, with Hizbollah and Lebanon, to commit to lengthy and resource-intensive reconstruction programs (line 340).
- No Syrian actor, action or statement is named in the article beyond the military, the regime and the state structure as targets.
Related pages
Disproportionate Force: Israel’s Concept of Response in Light of the Second Lebanon War, Disproportionate Force, Deterrence, Lebanon