
Yaakov Katz
@yaakovkatz
Writer. @jewishpolicy senior fellow, ex-@Jerusalem_Post editor. Books: 'Shadow Strike', 'Weapon Wizards', 'Israel vs. Iran'. @NiemanFdn Fellow. MEAD co-founder.
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First advanced copies of โWhile Israel Sleptโ arrived in Jerusalem today. Count down to September publication date begins. With Amir Bohbot ืืืืจ ืืืืืื.




Always a pleasure to speak with Dennis Ross and I strongly recommend reading his new book โStatecraft 2.0โ, a combination of deep analysis and behind the scenes stories of how policy is made and executed.

This story by Yonah Jeremy Bob is full of interesting details, but none more important than this passage near the end: "Generally speaking, Israeli officials have felt blindsided by Trumpโs turn from calling on Israel to strike Iranโs nuclear program in October 2024, to waving off

ืืืชื ื ืชืคืก ืฉืขื ืืจืืข ืื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืื ืื ืขืฉื ืืกืืืช ืขืชืื ืืื ืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืืจื, ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืฉืช ืชื ืื ืืืกืื ืฉืืืขืืืื ืื ืืืชืื ืืกืื ืืจืขืื ืขื ืืืจืื: 1. ืื ืืืขืฉืจืช ืืืจื ืืื ืขื ืืืืช ืืืจืื. 2. ืืืฆืืช ืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืขืฉืจ ืืขื 3.67% ืืืืฅ ืืืืจืื. 3. ืคืืจืืง ืื ืืฆื ืืจืืคืืืืช ืืืฉืืฉืืช ืืืขืฉืจื. 4. โ ืืืืจืช

In the Benjamin Netanyahu - ืื ืืืื ื ืชื ืืื-Ronen Bar spat there are no winners. Only losers and they are all of us. Netanyahu will stay on as prime minister and the country will eventually go to an election โ either in 2026 or earlier โ where the people will have to decide who they want to lead them.

Important article by โฆShira Efronโฉ raising serious questions regarding Israelโs Syria posture and how the country might be mistaken in its approach: treating the new regime like Jihadists instead of giving it a chance to prove it is different. foreignaffairs.com/israel/israelsโฆ

The sad reality today in Israel is that the political leadership does not believe that it can be questioned or challenged. The fight between ืืฆืืื ืกืืืืจืืฅ' and IDF chief Zamir or @Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Bar illustrates how the government simply doesnโt see the value in having

ืืืจืื - ืชืืืื ืื ืืืืช, ืชืงืฉืืื ืืื ืืจ, ืืชืจืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืกืจืืื. ืืจืืจ ืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืืืื ืชืืืฉื ืขืื 12 ืืืืฉืื - ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืคื ืืฉืจืื ืชืืื ืืขืื 12 ืืืืฉืื ืืขื ื ืฉืขื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืจ ืชืืื ืืืืืจืื ื. ืืืืื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืืขืืช ืืืื ื ืืืคืืช ืืืืชืจืืช ืืคืืืจืงืืช. ืืฉ ืืจืื ืขื ืื ืืืงืจ ืืช ืืืืฉืื, ืืื ืืืงืจื ืืื -




Listen to this powerful, deeply personal conversation with Yirmi Stavisky โ ex principal of Himmelfarb High School, which has lost 10 students in the war as well as his own son-in-law. A moving reflection on grief, resilience and hope amid unbearable loss. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theโฆ