More than two years after October 7, the questions still haven’t gone away.
In this episode of Off The Record, Zina Rakhamilova sits down with journalist and author Yaakov Katz, whose latest book While Israel Slept examines the intelligence failures, political decisions, and strategic miscalculations that led to Hamas’ devastating attack.
We discuss:
* The intelligence assessments that said Hamas was “deterred”
* The newly released 55-page document from Prime Minister Netanyahu
* Why there is still no official state commission of inquiry
* Internal divisions in Israel and their impact on deterrence
Was October 7 a failure of intelligence? Of leadership? Or of strategy?
Watch the full conversation and decide for yourself.
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