Why did Iran attack? Or: The Forgotten Value of the Open Media
This piece was written by University of Haifa Professor Amatzia Baram, expert in Middle East politics and Israeli and international consultant. He identifies an elementary error in Israeli military intelligence. It is published here with his permission. * * * * * Military intelligence services ascribe great value to the classified sources that cost them […]
The War of Independence through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy: Interview with Prof. Amatzia Baram
Dr. Amatzia Baram was a 10-year-old child at the time of Israel’s War of Independence, living on a kibbutz not far from the border with Egypt. Before he shared his experience of that time with me, I imagined it would be a story filled with dread, fear, and anxiety, finally followed by relief when Israel […]