5 février 2009, l’ambassadeur israélien en Suède Benny Dagan explique fièrement que l’« usage disproportionné » de la force est bel et bien une stratégie officielle :
►http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/02/09STOCKHOLM73.html
Dagan commented on the discussion in Israel of how to deter non-state actors, saying “we know how to deter states like Syria, but we are trying to learn how to deter Hamas.” The current strategy is to use disproportionate force to respond to attacks by Hizballah and Hamas, noting it may take repeated strikes in both cases. As long as Israel is reacting to attacks inside the pre-1967 borders, such IDF strikes carry 90 percent Israeli popular support, he reported. Israel lacks a political strategy to accompany the deterrence, Dagan admitted.