Episode 607
“The Intelligence Legacy of the Yom Kippur War” – with Uri Bar-Joseph
October 17, 20231h 13m
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Show Notes
Summary
Uri Bar-Joseph (LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the intelligence failure of the Yom Kippur War. Uri is an author and professor emeritus at Haifa University.
What You’ll Learn
Intelligence
- How Israel failed to predict the Yom Kippur War
- Egyptian spy Ashraf Marwan’s role in the War
- How Israeli intelligence evolved post-War
- Israeli leadership’s accountability for the failure
Reflections
- Learning and adapting from mistakes
- Catastrophe and national trauma
And much, much more …
Resources
SURFACE SKIM
*SpyCasts*
- Israeli Military Intelligence with IDF Brig. General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (2023)
- POW’s, Vietnam and Intelligence with Pritzker Curator James Brundage (2022)
- The CIA and the 9/11 Commission Report – A Conversation with Alexis Albion (2021)
- Pearl Harbor at 75: An Interview with Steve Twomey (2016)
*Beginner Resources*
- Yom Kippur, Encyclopedia Brittanica (2023) [Short Article]
- Intelligence Failure: What, When, Why and How, A. Clark, Grey Dynamics (2023) [Article]
- Yom Kippur War, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, YouTube (2022) [3 min. video]
DEEPER DIVE
Books
- Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, U. Kaufman (St. Martin Press, 2023)
- THE ANGEL: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel, U. Bar-Joseph (Harper Publishing, 2017)
- The Watchmen Fell Asleep: The Surprise of Yom Kippur and Its Sources, U. Bar-Joseph (State University of New York Press, 2005)
- The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East, A. Rabinovich (Shocken, 2004)
Primary Sources
- Agranat Commission of Inquiry Interim Report, Center for Israeli Education (1974)
- Israel-Egypt Separation of Forces Agreement, Center for Israeli Education (1974)
- Intelligence Memorandum: The Israeli Primary Elections (1973)
- United Nations Resolution 338 (1973)
- Response to U.S. Appeal for a Ceasefire (1973)
- Transcript of Secret Talks between Egyptian National Security Adviser Hafez Ismail and US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, Center for Israeli Education, Center for Israeli Education (1973)
- Commemoration of IDF Casualties and Congratulations on Victory in Battle (1967)