Lev Grinberg

Professor Lev Grinberg is a political sociologist at Ben Gurion University and the author of “Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine” (Routledge, 2010).

Recent Articles
Israeli reserve soldiers from the Golani Brigade seen during a military training in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, October 29, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90 )
For all its military might, Israel succumbed to its most fatal weakness
The illusion that Israel could control Gaza endlessly is rooted in a dysfunctional political system that is incapable of imagining an alternative future.
By Lev Grinberg November 15, 2023
Israeli soldiers in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the First Lebanon War. 1984. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
In Russia’s invasion, echoes of Israel’s debacle in Lebanon
Israel's 1982 occupation shows military power is not enough when it faces strong resistance and a home front that doesn’t believe in the war's goals.
By Lev Grinberg March 16, 2022
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