The Rise of the Israeli Navy.

Historically speaking, the Israeli Navy (IN) has been less important to Israel's national security than the state's land and air forces -- and for good reason. The Jewish state's very right to exist, after all, has been contested by the Arab world ever since its birth in 1948, despite the signing of formal peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan in recent decades; therefore, Israel has needed a strong army to guard its borders and a formidable air force to defend its skies. Indeed, if the Jewish state had not developed these instruments of military power, it is doubtful that it would