29 33. Guiding principles relating to covert and clandestine campaigns during Operation Between Wars are: a. Initiated on-going operational activity, in which forces operate in covert and clandestine manners during short periods of time. b. Inter-organizational, operational and intelligence cooperation. c. International cooperation for intelligence and preventive actions, to maintain the legitimacy of the IDF's actions and reduce the legitimacy of the enemy's actions. d. Legal, economic and perception (PR), activities, to reduce enemy's and legitimacy capabilities. e. The need for accessible and precise intelligence at all levels. Promoting and Maintaining Legitimacy 34. The enemy is active in dimensions not merely military-kinetic. In the past, it has succeeded to decrease the IDF's achievements in these areas. This campaign is typified by both defensive and offensive aspects. It intends to promote legitimacy for Israel (which includes freedom of action for the IDF), while delegitimizing the enemy (thus constraining it). 35. The methods of action in this campaign require employing the expertise of various elements within and without the IDF, to ensure flow of information and synergy between them. These methods include, inter-alia: intelligence, cognitive and psychological warfare, diplomatic and state channels and legal processes. In addition, legitimacy must be weighed during the overall situation assessment to affect relevant components of force buildup and use. 36. The perceptional (PR) effort may include three sub-efforts, according to the IDF’s functional situation: a. The routine effort intends to create the optimal conditions for the IDF’s legitimacy, and to gain international support. This infrastructural effort targets long-term influence. It improves the IDF's functionality in light of challenges posed by claims that delegitimize Israeli military action, largely based on a critical analysis of Israeli conduct.