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‘Operation Breaking Dawn’: How Israel knew Islamic Jihad was planning to attack

JNS CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief Alex Traiman discusses the latest conflict with Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists during a webinar hosted by The Endowment for Middle East Truth.

Editor, columnist and analyst Alex Traiman reveals how Israel’s intelligence agencies became aware that Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was preparing major attacks on the Jewish state, prompting the IDF to launch “Operation Breaking Dawn.”

Traiman followed the recent conflict closely, writing several pieces and reporting on the many PIJ rockets that landed short in Gaza and caused civilian casualties.

Listen to this captivating and illuminating webinar featuring one of Israel’s finest thinkers.

About our speaker:

Alex Traiman is the CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of Jewish News Syndicate (jns.org). Alex has his finger on the pulse on everything that is happening across Israel and within the Knesset. He has written scores of articles and directed and produced major films, such as the critically acclaimed “Iranium” and “Honor Diaries.”

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