The Oct. 7 Warning That Israel Ignored

Update: 2023-12-04

Description

In the weeks since Hamas carried out its devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel, Times journalists have been trying to work out why the Israeli security services failed to prevent such a huge and deadly assault.

Ronen Bergman, a correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of one of the warnings that Israel ignored.

Guest: Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.

Background reading:

A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the Oct. 7 attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational.
Here’s the latest on the war.

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Comments (4)

E. Kaaff

These days I have to constantly remind myself, oh! believe in the achievements of the moder age believe in the achievements of the modern age. Because it seems that we are living in the colonialism age, hundreds of years ago! It is disgusting to start the story with the Hamas invasion. The colonies (with god in their side!) that were attacked by the indians had to ask themselves, why are they being attacked? Just for fun? Madness of violence? or Because they were human animals?

Dec 10th

rom

Stop trying to convey the idea of ‘Israel’ as something that’s supposed to be a safe haven for Jews. It’s a settler colonial state that prospers on the suffering of Arabs. I hope to see the day the ME freed from you white colonizers.

Dec 4th