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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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