Quote Originally Posted by Bourcet
I have a few questions that I'd like more expert knowledge on.

1. Does classic counterinsurgency doctrine apply in the case of Israel?
2. What do you think of Israel's current strategy, is it working or not?
3. What mistakes are Israel making?

I'd only like short answers, but if you want to expand then feel free.

Thanks
Short answer: wrong question asked. what Israel is facing on WB (and what it faced on GS) is not insurgency, it's terrorism or at best urban guerilla as promoted by various Latin American groups. There is no guerilla army to combat but rather various terrorist groups with various branches, from armed wings to social services to political wings.

Only case of COIN warfare Israel faced was Lebanon where it made practically all text-book example of mistakes military can make in COIN warfare.