Intelligence Failures: Lessons from the IDF

Yaakov Katz, senior fellow at The Jewish People Policy Institute and author of While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East, joins the show to discuss Israel’s intelligence and military failures on the night of 6-7 October, 2023.

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    •      01:35 Introduction

    •      02:47 Foundational facts

    •      09:45 Communication failure      

    •      17:39 Minority reports

    •      25:40 Left alone       

    •      30:15 Accountability      

    •      39:37 Cultural costs

    •      47:30 A deal

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