Meir Dagan, Mossad, and the Art of Intelligence | Samuel M. Katz
About this episode
Samuel M. Katz discusses the life of Meir Dagan and the evolution of Israeli intelligence.
Samuel M. Katz, New York Times bestselling author of *The Architect of Espionage*, joins *Secrets & Spies* to explore the remarkable life of Meir Dagan, the Mossad director who transformed Israeli intelligence. Chris and Katz discuss Mossad, covert operations, Israel's secret war against Iran, counterterrorism, Gaza, Lebanon, Ariel Sharon, and the intelligence diplomacy that helped shape the Abraham Accords. They also examine Dagan's leadership, the evolution of Israeli espionage, Mossad's global operations, and what the October 7 attacks revealed about the strengths and limits of Israel's intelligence and national security apparatus.
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