We are the victory generation: The second Israel Defense Conference

Anyone scanning the arrivals at the second Israel Defense Conference would notice that the crowd had changed its appearance strikingly since the previous conference, only seven months before. Uniforms stood out this time, carrying dust straight from the Iron Swords war. Such is Israel’s security situation, ever since October 7, 2023. The Israel Defense Conference […]

Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Shosh Raban: “They thought it was possible to fight without ground forces, using only technology, intelligence and the Air Force” 

Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Shosh Raban, formerly Head of Planning and Organization Branch in the Central Command and in the Ground Forces Arm, claims that the IDF senior echelon was convinced with the concept that there was no need to maintain a large ground army and that wars could be won using an Air Force and precision intelligence. However, post-October 7, this concept has been discredited.