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“The Intelligence Legacy of the Yom Kippur War” – with Uri Bar-Joseph


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Summary

Uri Bar-Joseph (LinkedIn) joins Andrew (TwitterLinkedIn) to discuss the intelligence failure of the Yom Kippur War. Uri is an author and professor emeritus at Haifa University. 


What You’ll LearnIntelligence
  • How Israel failed to predict the Yom Kippur War
  • Egyptian spy Ashraf Marwan’s role in the War
  • How Israeli intelligence evolved post-War
  • Israeli leadership’s accountability for the failure
  • Reflections
    • Learning and adapting from mistakes
    • Catastrophe and national trauma
    • And much, much more …
      Resources SURFACE SKIM*SpyCasts*
      • Israeli Military Intelligence with IDF Brig. General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (2023) 
      • POW’s, Vietnam and Intelligence with Pritzker Curator James Brundage (2022)
      • The CIA and the 9/11 Commission Report – A Conversation with Alexis Albion (2021)
      • Pearl Harbor at 75: An Interview with Steve Twomey (2016)
        *Beginner Resources*
        • Yom Kippur, Encyclopedia Brittanica (2023) [Short Article] 
        • Intelligence Failure: What, When, Why and How, A. Clark, Grey Dynamics (2023) [Article]
        • Yom Kippur War, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, YouTube (2022) [3 min. video] 
          DEEPER DIVEBooks
          • Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, U. Kaufman (St. Martin Press, 2023)
          • THE ANGEL: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel, U. Bar-Joseph (Harper Publishing, 2017)
          • The Watchmen Fell Asleep: The Surprise of Yom Kippur and Its Sources, U. Bar-Joseph (State University of New York Press, 2005) 
          • The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East, A. Rabinovich (Shocken, 2004)
            Primary Sources 
            • Agranat Commission of Inquiry Interim Report, Center for Israeli Education (1974) 
            • Israel-Egypt Separation of Forces Agreement, Center for Israeli Education (1974)
            • Intelligence Memorandum: The Israeli Primary Elections (1973)
            • United Nations Resolution 338 (1973)
            • Response to U.S. Appeal for a Ceasefire (1973)
            • Transcript of Secret Talks between Egyptian National Security Adviser Hafez Ismail and US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, Center for Israeli Education, Center for Israeli Education (1973)
            • Commemoration of IDF Casualties and Congratulations on Victory in Battle (1967)

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