ABSTRACT
This contention, however accurate, is unfortunately exces sively forgiving of the state in which the research of civil-m ilitary relations in Israel finds itself today. The low level of theoretical development on the one hand, and the limited scope and depth of empirical research on the other, have brought about a distorted presentation of political-military relations-even in the descriptive, as opposed to the theoretical, sphere. This distortion is a result mainly of the lack of distinction between the normative model and the operative pattern.
