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October 7

Latest Mosaic Content for October 7

  1. Response ·

    The Strategic Failures of October 7, One Year Later: A Symposium

    By The Editors

    A diverse group of writers engage in a vigorous debate over what went wrong on October 7, who's really to blame, and how that should influence Israel today and long into the future.

    The Strategic Failures of October 7, One Year Later: A Symposium
  2. Monthly Essay ·

    The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7

    By Shany Mor

    How four interlocking ways of thinking combined to leave the Jewish state at the mercy of its enemies.

    The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
  3. Observation ·

    Israelis Have Three Different Words for “Hostages”

    By Philologos

    And one has a historical background that is not unrelated to the plight of the hostages in Gaza.

    Israelis Have Three Different Words for “Hostages”
  4. Response ·

    Watch and Read Scott Abramson and Haviv Rettig Gur Discuss Israeli Commissions of Inquiry and October 7

    By Scott Abramson, Haviv Rettig Gur, Jonathan Silver

    A recording and transcript of our subscriber-only July event on how Israel investigates itself are now available.

    Watch and Read Scott Abramson and Haviv Rettig Gur Discuss Israeli Commissions of Inquiry and October 7
  5. Response ·

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Could Exacerbate Israel’s Civic Tension

    By Evelyn Gordon

    A country united in dissatisfaction over the lack of a clear resolution might be better than a country even more bitterly divided by the presence of a clear resolution.

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Could Exacerbate Israel’s Civic Tension
  6. Response ·

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Would Help Israel. Electoral Reform Would Help Much More.

    By Neil Rogachevsky

    Israel indeed suffers from a lack of accountability, the source of which is a chaotic system of unrepresentative government.

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Would Help Israel. Electoral Reform Would Help Much More.
  7. Monthly Essay ·

    How Israelis Probe Their Failings

    By Scott Abramson

    Since its birth, the Jewish state has convened unusually powerful commissions to investigate its own mistakes. Will the same happen now, and if not, why?

    How Israelis Probe Their Failings