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Episode 270 | How Hamas surprised Israel on October 7

Episode 270 | How Hamas surprised Israel on October 7

Update: 2025-09-26
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In this episode, Daniel J. Levy speaks with Yaakov Katz about his latest book While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East, co-authored with Amir Bohbot. They discuss the events of 7th October, the failures within Israel’s political and security establishments and the lessons Israel must draw to prevent such a catastrophe from recurring.


Yaakov Katz is a journalist and the author of four books on the Israeli military. He is also a former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, having also served as a senior foreign policy advisor to then Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett.

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Episode 270 | How Hamas surprised Israel on October 7

Episode 270 | How Hamas surprised Israel on October 7

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