Gideon Mitchenik
Lt. Col. (Res.), a seasoned intelligence officer, formerly intelligence assistant officer to several security ministers, a research fellow at ICGS, Israel Center for Grand Strategy
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Pearl Harbor, 9/11, October 7, Flydubai: Are Intelligence Agencies Learning from the Past?
Intelligence expert Gideon Mitchenik draws connections between historic terrorist attacks and the cognitive failures...
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The Intelligence That Failed to Prevent the Yom Kippur War
Fifty-three years after the Yom Kippur War, a look at the chain of missed warnings...
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The Altalena: Should It Be Raised from the Deep?
As yet another election campaign approaches, it is worth returning to the facts, understanding how the dispute spiraled out of control...
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Hostage Rescue: From Operation Entebbe to Operation Arnon
Two operations, five decades apart - the operational differences are immense, but the strategy is similar...
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The Road to a Commission of Inquiry: It’s Time to Look in the Mirror
Israel should establish a permanent body to oversee the implementation of the commission’s conclusions...
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Red Paint and Roadblocks: A Warning Sign for Democracy
Increasingly extreme demonstrations often cross the boundaries of legitimacy - does the state still maintain public order?...
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The Ninth Arena: Hasbara as a Decisive Battle in Iron Swords War
While Hamas exploits the suffering of Gaza’s civilians as a weapon of perception, Israel remains without a coordinated Hasbara...
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The Wave of Antisemitism Does Not Spare the Fifth Continent
Since the October 7 attack, antisemitism has intensified in Australia - from arson attacks on synagogues to incitement on...
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Israel’s Hasbara Also Deserves Its Own “Iron Dome”
Numerous bodies operate without coordination, civilian initiatives fail due to a lack of governmental support, and the price is paid...
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A Threat from Within: Will Israel Wake Up to Arab Crime?
Violence in the Arab sector has long become a national threat. A real solution requires a comprehensive, national, multi-system plan...