As the ordeal of hostages held by Hamas continues -- and President Trump threatens "hell" in Gaza -- Dan and Yossi discuss Israel's new military chief of staff, the army giving some details of October 7 failures, and the Shin Bet security agency apologizing. Why is Prime Minister Netanyahu rejecting having an impartial commission of inquiry?.

Inspired by Trump's heavy pressure on Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, we look into Israel's stand on the Ukraine-Russia war since 2022: not taking Ukraine's side.

Our guest, longtime British intelligence operative Christopher Steele -- famous or notorious for his "dossier" on Trump and Russia -- is disappointed that Israel has not backed a beleaguered democracy, Ukraine.

Israel feared "the Russian bear." That's what our other guest on THE MOSSAD FILES -- former Israeli ambassador to Russia, Arkady Mil-Man, tells us. Although he notes a meeting in which Zelenskyy was seen giving a friendly hug to one Israeli: the head of the Mossad, spymaster Dadi Barnea!

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Our most recent book about the Mossad and Israel's other security agencies is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).

Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.