Lieberman, Elli2018-12-122018-12-122014-10-13Elli Lieberman, Hezbollah and Hamas deterrence equation , The working of deterrence puzzles Israelis, 2014, https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Hezbollah-and-Hamas-deterrence-equation-378801http://hdl.handle.net/11603/12224The working of deterrence puzzles Israelis. Deterrence has been an important foundational concept in Israel’s grand strategy since the early 1950s, and it was considered a conflict management tool that was supposed to produce stability. Adopting a strategy of cumulative deterrence was believed to persuade Israel’s enemies that they couldn’t defeat Israel, forcing them to seek political accommodation.en-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.HezbollahHamasdeterrencedeterrence theoryIsraelText