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Israel's security as German national interest: German historical commitment to Israel
Suk, Adam ; Kalhousová, Irena (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis analyses the connection between Israel's security and Germany's reason of state and examines the historically derived moral commitment of Germany to Israel. Despite the dark historical background, Germany and Israel have managed to develop close bilateral ties and intensive partnership. Nonetheless, the relationship remains very complex and the role of the past is still very significant. Germany still feels a strong sense of responsibility for Israel's security, and its moral commitment to Israel remains to be one of the most important factors determining Germany's policies towards the Middle East. The thesis provides answers to the following research questions: What is the role of Israel in Germany's reason of state? And What does the connection of Israel's security and Germany's reason of state mean in concrete terms, with a special focus on Germany's position towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? The theoretical and conceptual framework of the thesis is built on the constructivist approach to international relations. Working with the constructivist definition of national interest, it examines the connection between Israel's security and Germany's reason of state. The thesis also employs the role concept of civilian power to offer a better understanding of German foreign policy,...
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Predicting and Preventing Terrorism with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Implications for Security in Israel
Tunysová, Andrea ; Špelda, Petr (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
The thesis examines the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for predicting and preventing terrorism and the resulting security risks. At the conceptual level, the thesis examines the approach of predicting threats with a focus on predictive policing and presents risks associated with the use of predictive machine learning systems, which are then discussed within the context of counterterrorism. The paper aims to answer the question to which extent we can rely on machine learning systems used to predict and prevent terrorism and what are the implications of their use for security in Israel. The thesis points out that although the predictive tools seem to be faster and more precise than human analysts, they cannot be trusted to a full extent. If the results of these systems are used to employ strict measures such as the restriction of a suspect's liberty, it may lead to the violation of human rights. Therefore, in the case of counterterrorism in Israel, which is sometimes presented as the only democracy in the Middle East, it is necessary to bear in mind the risks associated with the limits of predictive machine learning systems together with the up-to-date practice of Israeli security agencies and Israeli historical-social context, indicating that it would be very difficult, if not...
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How the World Views the Israeli and Hungarian migration policies
Piletskaya, Vera Nika ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Landovský, Jakub (referee)
The vitality of study of migration and its outcomes has become one of the red flags of the century. Since the years 2014-2015 western countries have become the destination, but how does the world see migration policies of Hungary and Israel - the two very far from each other states that, with a detailed analysis of their regulations, laws, detentions, and facilities for those purposes, appear to have a number of correlations. Badly equipped detention centres and/or camps, long-time application procedures, attempts to relocate refugees, and built-up fences form the common ground of the two countries. Robert Cooper's theory from "The Breaking of Nations" (2004) on the state formation is meant to differentiate the world into three categories, pre-modern, modern, and post-modern. Those would have different opinion on Israeli and Hungarian migration policies, but how does that perception vary? Three focus states would be the representatives for those types of state formation. Libya is for pre-modern states, those are unstable and face the risk of falling from the uneven, usually military, order to chaos; the United States of America comes as a representation of the modern states, which focus on the balance of power, and national security and privacy of their affairs prevails over other matters; and the...
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Czech(oslovak)-Israeli Relations from 1945 till today
Kupková, Kristýna ; Kalhousová, Irena (advisor) ; Konrád, Ota (referee)
The presented bachelor thesis deals with the changes in diplomatic approaches between the Czechoslovak or Czech Republic and the State of Israel. The thesis examines the period since the end of World War II in 1945 up to the present i.e., the first twenty years of the 21st century. The work is divided into five chapters, which correspond to the various time periods of mutual relations. The aim of this work is to examine five different time periods and capture their characteristic phenomena and influences in order to determine which factors were or are most active in the Czecho(slovak)-Israeli relationship, and whether they had changed throughout history or even are still altering. The thesis presents both international and national influences and therefore focuses on the international political position of Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic in the global order, as well as on the formation of internal politics and the position of the social organization. The thesis uses the methods of case studies, analysis of secondary sources and comparisons, through which in the summary of the thesis it detects changes in the given five periods.
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The Media Discourse Analysis of the Normalization of Relations Between Israel and Arab States
Berková, Kristýna ; Volný, Vít (advisor) ; Lochovský, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states (with an emphasis on the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain) during 2020. By means of a suitable theoretical framework it aims to shed light on the reasons for establishing official diplomatic relations and, using critical discourse analysis, to compare media images of the countries and identify the form of the fifth geopolitical code. An analysis of 60 news articles subsequently shows that Bahraini, Emirati and Israeli reports portray the agreement as a path to peace and stability and highlight new economic opportunities. On the other hand, the articles differ primarily in their interpretation of the question of Palestine and the Iranian nuclear threat. Key words: Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, normalization, critical discourse analysis
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Analysis of the Official Israeli Discourse during the Second Intifada: Categorisation and Legitimisation
Záhora, Jakub ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Drulák, Petr (referee)
This thesis named "Analysis of the Official Israeli Discourse during the Second Intifada: Legitimization and Categorization" is concerned with discursive construction of Palestinian terrorism and Israeli security policies by Israeli officials in the period following 2000. The paper draws on works which refuse to perceive language as neutral communication means to describe the social reality, and instead approach it as a tool to impose and maintain social and political inequality and dominance of some groups over others. These theoretical foundations underpin the following research which examines legitimation strategies employed by Israeli officials in order to justify Israeli controversial measures aiming to quell Palestinian terrorism during the Second Intifada. The paper identifies several discursive schemes through which Israeli state representatives purported to legitimize Israeli security policies that were harshly criticized at the time. The basic strategy is to depict and categorize Israelis as peace yearning people who relentlessly offer far-reaching compromises aiming to achieve calm, which proposals are being adamantly rejected by Palestinians whose only reaction is resort to terror. The thesis further deals with Israeli officials' reframing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a part...
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The Aaronic Blessing
Svoboda, Boris ; Beneš, Jiří (advisor) ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (referee)
SVOBODA, Boris: The Priestly Blessing. [Master thesis] / Boris Svoboda. - Charles University in Prague. Hussite Theological Faculty; - Supervisor: Doc. Mgr. Jiří Beneš, Th.D. - Degree: Master. - Prague: HTF UK, 2014. 65 p. This thesis deals with the exposition of the textual unit of The Aaronic Blessing from The Book of Numbers, chapter 6, verses 22-27. Its aim is to characterize theological meaning of the textual unit and also to provide insight into the meaning of the phenomenon of blessing in The Old Testament. Reach of this theological reflexion surpasses the scope of Old Testament judaism and provides an impulses also for the christian theology, for usage and developing of blessing in its context. Results of the exegesis can present knowledge about understanding of blessing not only in its original context, but also in the understanding of contemporary society. Blessing gives strong impulses for personal lives, but it is also connected with the issues of whole society and with approaching the goal of peace and the status of world, in which will of God is implemented. KEYWORDS: priest, priestly, blessing, benediction, Aaron, Aaronic, Israel, Old Testament, Numbers, peace, grace Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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