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Ofir Dayan sits down with Maj. Gen. (Res.) Tamir Hayman to decode the latest security headlines
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INSS Insight From Quiet Competition to Open Rivalry: Saudi–UAE Relations
INSS researcher Yoel Guzansky writes: how is the intensifying rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi manifested?
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INSS InsightReducing US Military Aid to Israel: Economic Feasibility Versus Strategic Cost
What are the implications of a change in the framework of direct US aid to Israel?
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All PublicationsSubsea Data Centers: An Opportunity for the State of Israel
What are the opportunities, risks, and challenges involved in establishing data centers—intended, in part, for AI applications—within the sea?
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De-Hamasification of the Gaza Strip: Learning from Western and Arab Models of Deradicalization
The radicalization of Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip is not a new phenomenon, but the process has accelerated and deepened dramatically since Hamas’ takeover of the territory in 2007. Under its rule, an extremist religious-nationalist ideology has been systematically embedded across all spheres of Gaza life—from education and religious institutions to welfare and the media—producing a profound “Hamasification” of public consciousness.
The war that erupted on October 7 brought unprecedented ruin to the Gaza Strip, both physically and institutionally, posing a monumental reconstruction challenge, but also a rare historic opportunity. This memorandum argues that military disarmament and physical rehabilitation alone will not ensure long-term security and stability, and that a far deeper process of “de-Hamasifcation” is required: dismantling Hamas’ ideological and institutional hegemony and replacing it with a more moderate civic and normative infrastructure.
The study presents a comparative analysis of Western and Arab deradicalization models and finds that Western approaches—such as those implemented in Germany and Japan—struggle to provide an adequate response to Gaza’s cultural and political context. Instead, we propose adopting operational principles drawn from contemporary Arab models, particularly the “civic-transformative” model applied in the Gulf states, which combines a firm crackdown on extremist actors with re-education toward religious tolerance and broad-based economic rehabilitation.
The paper outlines an integrative strategy encompassing sustained security demilitarization, the mobilization of an Arab coalition to provide religious and political legitimacy, and the establishment of a credible political horizon as a counterweight to the ethos of “resistance.” Only the combination of these elements can generate a viable governing and ideological alternative to Hamas and lead to a more stable long-term security environment for the State of Israel.
05/02/26Iran’s Reformists: From Failure to Sobering Realization
Are Iran’s reformists the answer for those seeking an alternative to the rule of the ayatollahs?
04/02/26 Protests in support of the Iranian people in western Turkey. Photo: REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
Iran’s Stability as a Turkish National Security Interest
Anxiety, Apprehension, or Inspiration: How the Upheaval in Iran is Viewed Through Turkish Eyes?
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Iran–United States: Toward an Agreement or a Confrontation?
What are the implications of the talks expected to take place between the Iranians and the Americans, against the backdrop of the buildup of US military forces in the region—and what are the ramifications for Israel?
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INSS Conference 2025: Lecture - Supply Chains and Food Security in a Changing Reality
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All Press ReleasesINSS hosted the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
December 2. 2025
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Israel-China Policy Center - The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
Read MoreIn 2022, the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation and INSS jointly established the Israel-China Policy Center as one of the Institute’s leading programs. The Center strives to be a national hub of knowledge and policy-oriented research on Israel-China relations, seeking to enhance Israel’s policy, advance its capability and skills, nurture its community of knowledge and practice, promote professional training, develop knowledge and disseminate it in Israel and overseas, and raise public and official awareness of the subject.