ABSTRACT
The aftermath of Operation Kadesh, as well as of the Anglo-French Operation Musketeer, necessarily called for a reassessment of the Israeli conception of security (bitachon).* Before a detailed discussion of what changed and what did not, it should be noted that the term ‘conception’ is commonly used in a somewhat vague sense. It is intended to convey a certain community of thinking, or a consensus, regarding cardinal issues, which supposedly affects planning and is expressed in practical deductions. In the case of Israel, however, one may question the degree of commitment of statesmen and soldiers, before and after Kadesh, to a presumed set of hard and fast concepts, clearly defined and outlined in detail.
