The War on Drugs in Israel: Detoxicating “Outsiders Within,” Intoxicating Foreign Enemies (2026)

Abstract Building on untapped archival documents and press reports, I explore a seeming contradiction underpinning the Israeli authorities’ War on Drugs from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. While the state authorities clamped down on local cannabis users, it was heavily invested in covert cannabi