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- Title
Who Controls the Israeli Policing Army?
- Authors
Levy, Yagil
- Abstract
Since the 2000s, a fundamental structural change has led to the development of two armies within the IDF. In co-existence with the 'official' army, a 'policing' force has emerged in the West Bank. Ostensibly subordinated to political authority, it has evolved into a quasi-militia force, enacting policies that often deviate from the official line. The question of who controls this policing army is central to this article. I argue that this policing army, unlike the official army, is controlled by a matrix rather than a hierarchical structure. Characterized by a web of mostly extra-military mechanisms, it is embedded within the civilian communities of the Jewish settlers, and this embeddedness shapes the form of control by creating several control mechanisms. Therefore, this policing army is only partially controlled by the official echelon of command.
- Subjects
ISRAEL Defense Forces; MILITARY policy; HUMAN rights organizations; CIVIL supremacy over the military; ARMIES
- Publication
Israel Studies Review, 2020, Vol 35, Issue 2, p58
- ISSN
2159-0370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/isr.2020.350205