Failure to Connect the Dots, 50 Years Later: “Yom Kippur War” (1973) Versus “October 7”
This article examines the striking parallels between two of Israel’s greatest intelligence failures, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Dr. Galit M. Ben-Israel analyzes how similar conceptual biases and systemic blind spots led to catastrophic surprises, despite the vast advances in intelligence and technology across fifty years. […]