Iron Dome

A History of Israel's Military Strategy

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

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Paperback | 9 July 2026

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IRON DOME tells the remarkable story of how a single military system, designed to protect against
rockets, reshaped Israel's politics and strategy. Conceived against the resistance from many, and
developed at extraordinary speed, Iron Dome eventually became one of the most iconic
symbols of modern warfare.

Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with Israeli and American decision-makers, Jean-Loup
Samaan traces the rise of Iron Dome against the backdrop of Israel's wars with Hamas and Hezbollah.
The new system enabled Israel's governments to assuage the fears of its population amid the flow of
rockets targeting its cities.

However, the book shows that the story of Iron Dome is more than a tale of technological prowess:
it reveals key insights into the evolving conflict between Israel and the Palestinians since the Hamas
takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, the struggle within the Israeli Defense Forces to adapt its strategy,
and the way missile defense is shaping the future of Israel-US military cooperation. It also offers a
compelling study of the core tensions of modern warfare, from the dilemma between offense and
defense to the uneasy marriage of strategy and technology.

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