Not just security and Iran: "This is a time of decision - to become a regional power or to collapse" | Shir-Lee Golan

The MIND Israel organization publishes a severe warning: alongside security and technological strength, Israel faces internal erosion that could undermine its future. Dr. Avner Golov explains that civilizations are not eliminated from the outside but commit suicide, and warns of internal collapse processes including erosion of social cohesion and damage to trust in state institutions.

The MIND Israel organization, which deals with shaping foreign and security policy, publishes a severe warning in a new document. Dr. Avner Golov, head of the organization, explains that civilizations are not eliminated from the outside but commit suicide, and that Israel is at a critical crossroads: to become a regional power or to collapse. The document identifies six critical issues and presents a plan for the first hundred days. According to Golov, the recipe for the destruction of a civilization includes erosion of social cohesion, damage to trust in state institutions, preference for short-term political gain over long-term national gain, and conceptual fixation. The research, which relied on experts from all fields and sectors, points to education as the central factor underlying all issues. Golov warns that Israel must move from a passive defense concept of the "Iron Wall" to a "Iron Wall 2.0" concept, which includes shaping the reality beyond the wall and building the other side's dependence on Israel in technology, security, and academia.

Not just security and Iran: "This is a time of decision - to become a regional power or to collapse" | Shir-Lee Golan