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The failure of the IDF

How did Israeli intelligence fail to foresee a Hamas attack of this magnitude? “The Caroline Glick Show” with guest David Wurmser, Ep. 73

(Oct. 9, 2023 / JNS)

Caroline Glick was joined by David Wurmser to discuss the state of the war. They focused on the conceptual failure of the Israel Defense Forces that led to the surprise multi-pronged attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 and on how the Biden administration’s Middle East policies facilitated the terror organization’s war machine through Iran.

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