SpyCast Ep. 605 | A Crash Course in Israeli Intelligence
with Erez David Maisel
This week on SpyCast, SPY Historian Andrew Hammond is joined by Erez David Maisel to discuss an overview of the history of intelligence and espionage in Israel. Erez formerly served as Brigadier General and Director of the Israel Defense Forces International Cooperation Unit. Currently, he is an associate researcher in the Military History Department of the IDF, focusing on Cross-Boundary Defense and Public Crisis Engagement in conflict zones.
This episode is the first in our 5-part series on Israeli Intelligence. In this month-long series, SpyCast takes a deep dive into the ins and outs of intelligence and espionage in Israel – Its intricate history, agencies, major successes and failures, and current state. In this first episode, Erez helps us to lay out a broad roadmap of the history of Israeli intelligence, providing a foundation of knowledge to build upon in the coming weeks. This special series will run throughout the month of October with new episodes released each week.
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