The Institute for Middle East Understanding

Analysis
Comparison of military strength of Israel and the Palestinians
IMEU, Jan 5, 2009

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As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has once again flared up following Israel's ongoing air and ground assault on the Gaza Strip, the IMEU presents a comparison of Israeli and Palestinian military capabilities.

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1 The Institute for International Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE?1206270841.pdf

2 Ibid.

3 Ibid.

4 Source for Israel: Ibid.; Source for the Palestinians: The Associated Press. "Israel approves armored vehicles, rifles, bullets for West Bank security forces." November 20, 2007. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/21/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians.php

5 The Institute for International Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1206270841.pdf

6 Source for Israel: Ibid.; Source for the Palestinians: Institute for Middle East Understanding. "FAQ on the Gaza Crisis". June 18, 2007. http://imeu.net/news/article005588.shtml and Finance Office of National Security of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of the Interior

7 Federation of American Scientists. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/

8 1993 U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1993/9341/9341.PDF and Jeff Stein. "Debunking the ethno-bomb." Salon.com. December 2, 1998. http://www.salon.com/news/1998/12/02news.html

9 The Institute for International Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1206270841.pdf and Wikipedia. "Jericho (missile)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_missile

10 Ibid. and Wikipeida. "Israeli Space Agency." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Space_Agency

11 Ibid. and IMEU "How much and what kind of aid does the US provide to Israel?" http://imeu.net/news/article0063.shtml

12 Source for Israel: Paddy Allen. "The Israeli attacks on Gaza." The Guardian. December 30, 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/dec/30/israel-gaza-attacks; Source for the Palestinians: Palestine Red Crescent Society. "Gaza Situation Updates 1/1/2009." http://www.palestinercs.org/news_details.aspx?nid=62

13 Paddy Allen. "The Israeli attacks on Gaza." The Guardian. December 30, 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/dec/30/israel-gaza-attacks and Wikipedia. "2008 – 2009 Israel-Gaza conflict." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2008_Gaza_Strip_airstrikes

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