A new security doctrine for Israel

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The article argues that an unwritten Israeli security doctrine has guided the country’s decisions since the October 7, 2023 attacks. It says this undeclared approach has displaced the doctrine developed over previous decades and now shapes Israel’s broader security policy.

MADRID - Israel has a new security doctrine. It has never been published, never presented to the public, and never formally adopted by the military establishment. And yet, since October 7, 2023, it is this unwritten concept, not the doctrine forged over decades, that has shaped Israeli decision-making and now dictates the country’s entire approach to security.