Michael speaks with Yaakov Katz, former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and author of the new book <em>While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East</em>. Yaakov discusses how the catastrophic intelligence failure leading up to October 7th was rooted in a moment of "lack of imagination" and Israel's fatal commitment to the misbelief that Hamas wanted quiet prosperity, not war. He connects this failure to Israel's dangerous over-reliance on technology. Yaakov also breaks down how Gaza helped elevate the profile of Qatar as a major regional diplomatic power.

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