The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
The burning of Palestinian mosques, intimidating graffiti on the homes of political activists, and the destruction of equipment at Israeli military bases: this is "price-tag"(tag mehir). But who are the perpetrators and what are their objectives? Does the "price-tag" phenomenon represent a break from the past, or a continuation? With no resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the horizon, can a relatively small number of scattered attacks lead to a new intifada? Can the attacks change Israeli government policy towards the settlers? Or is "price-tag" doomed to failure and irrelevance? This presentation will address these questions and explore the causes, effects, and implications of "price-tag."
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