How Israel conducted the war in Gaza: Dan Raviv explores more reaction to the NAZA (documentary by two Israelis) charging their country didn't care about killings of Palestinian civilians.
Dan then interviews Yonah Jeremy Bob, military reporter for The Jerusalem Post -- co-author of the new book, "In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis."
Dan and Yonah explore the story of a troika: Prime Minister Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and retired General Benny Gantz who made the early war decisions after the atrocities of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 251. The three men had a long history of personal dislike and distrust, and the dynamics of decisionmaking during a war thrust upon Israel is fascinating.
This is the 86th weekly episode of The Mossad Files with Dan Raviv.
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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- is a low-priced e-book, "Target: Iran -- How the Mossad Penetrated Iran to Smash the Nuclear Program." For Kindle: https://levantbooks.short.gy/hGLRKs
Also the Raviv-Melman history of the Mossad is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).
AND: Dan Raviv is co-author of a book with social psychologist Prof. Arie Kruglanski -- "The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round." It explains how every person has a need for respect and dignity, and the book advises how you can figure out yourself and the people around you, to give them a measure of Significance. To buy: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj
(You can watch or listen, also, to THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST series.)
Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.
