Word: gazit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mission, others feel hamstrung by bothersome regulations to go easy. On patrol in Gaza, a young army private named Shmuel complained, "Three weeks ago, when we tried to be lenient on them, it didn't work. The only thing they understand is an iron fist." Retired Major General Shlomo Gazit admitted, "I would say that a very strong majority would like to see more force used...
Individual research by Fellows at the Center has continued to be extensive. A Fellow in 1980, former Secretary General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Mordechai Gazit, published his analysis of U.S.-Israeli relations in the Partisan Review. Current projects include John G. Keliher's analysis of ground force weapons and arms control in Central Europe, and an examination by Korean journalist Don-Shik Choo of relations between North and South Korea...
...also thwarted Gazit's academic ambitions. Although he received his mater's degree in archaeology from Hebrew University--like fellow Israeli diplomat Moshe Dayan--escalating hostilities with the Arabs led Gazit to conclude that he had to "continue serving the new state rather than minding my own little shop...
Despite his sacrifice of the scholarly life for the diplomatic one, Gazit lectured widely on international affairs and wrote numerous articles. Well--prepared for his academic turn, Gazit is now studying the Middle East policies of President John F. Kennedy '40. He contends that Kennedy's policies in Southeast Asia have obscured important gains the late president made in other foreign policy areas...
...Gazit is excited about his work at the CfIA, but his past is still very much a part of his life. "I belong to the generation of the Israeli War for Independence," he says...