THURSDAY (2/15): Even though the war is still raging, the army is beginning to investigate what seem to have been major errors. One of those was a tank that fired on a home in Kibbutz Bee’ri on October 7th, even though those involved knew that there were a dozen Israelis in the home (most were killed by the Israeli tank). We look at the investigation of the senior officer in charge, and share a haunting video with some survivors of Be’eri who recount what went on in those critical moments.
FRIDAY (2/16): We’ll wrap up the week, and also ask “Are we winning?” A fascinating piece in this weekend’s paper, written by someone who has been fighting in Gaza almost the entire time, essentially says “we haven’t won, but we’re going to”—and explains why he believes that, and what it will take to win. We’ll conclude the week with that piece, translated from the Hebrew for our readers.
When I saw the following tweet from Dr. Einat Wilf, I knew it was time for another conversation with her:
Not surprisingly, Dr. Wilf did not disappoint with her insights or her frankness. Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Dr. Wilf served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Foreign Policy Advisor to Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres and a strategic consultant with McKinsey & Company. She has a BA from Harvard, an MBA from INSEAD in France, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. She was the Goldman Visiting Professor at Georgetown University and is a lecturer at Reichman University in Israel.
Dr. Wilf has been a guest on Israel from the Inside before and I am incredibly grateful to her for taking the time to sit and speak to us again.
I also recommend you listen to Dr. Wilf’s briefing on Capitol Hill, which you can find here on YouTube.
The link above will take you to a brief excerpt of our conversation; the full conversation, along with a transcript for those who prefer to read, is being made available to paid subscribers to Israel from the Inside.
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Music credits: Medieval poem by Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Gvirol. Melody and performance by Shaked Jehuda and Eyal Gesundheit. Production by Eyal Gesundheit. To view a video of their performance, see this YouTube:
