How Netanyahu Failed to Prevent October 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the intelligence failures and strategic miscalculations by Israel leading up to the October 7 events, featuring insights from Yaakov Katz.
In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks with Yaakov Katz, the former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and co-author of While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East. Yaakov explains: October 7 intelligence failure and Israel’s missed warnings Hamas’s ‘Jericho Walls’ plan and ignored Unit 8200 alerts The Israeli conceptzia: why leaders believed Hamas was deterred Netanyahu’s Gaza containment strategy and Qatari money policy Hamas as a political asset against Palestinian statehood Israel’s overreliance on technology, SIGINT and border barriers Unit 504, HUMINT failure and the absence of agents in Gaza Gaza’s tunnel network and Hamas’s hidden underground military city Operation Guardian of the Walls and Israel’s exaggerated ‘Metro’ success Netanyahu’s responsibility, Israeli division and the post–October 7 media war **PLUS: Yaakov answers listener questions! FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY!** Join the Conflicted Community here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/ Find Yaakov on X: https://x.com/yaakovkatz And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yaakov.katz And on LinkedIn…
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Host: Thomas
Guest: Yaakov Katz
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Organizations: The Jerusalem Post, Unit 8200, Hamas, Qatari, Unit 504, Operation Guardian of the Walls
Books & works: While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East
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