Publication

This issue of Military and Strategic Affairs contains a number of articles that focus on the Israel-Hamas conflict of 2014. The specific topics covered include 1) the social resilience of Jewish communities around the Gaza Strip envelope during and after Operation Protective Edge in 2014; 2) how the Israeli media reported casualties during the same operation; 3) whether Hamas will be better prepared to fight Israel in future confrontations; 4) a strategy that integrates the private sector into the national cyber defense of Israel; and 5) Salafist-Jihadi presences in Israel and the rise of the so-called Islamic State.