118. Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad)

Leading

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Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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What’s the relationship between intelligence agencies and the politicians they serve? How does Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu react in a crisis? How confident should we be that the ceasefire will last? Alastair and Rory are joined by former Head of Mossad Intelligence and National Security Advisor to Benjamin Netanyahu, Uzi Arad, to discuss all this and more. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: India Dunkley + Alice Horrell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Producer: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.4	This is an interview where Alastair and I are interviewing Uziara, the former Israeli National Security Advisor.
0:50.2	I think it's a fascinating interview.
0:52.2	And I think it's an interview which will be interesting
0:55.2	to all sides, to Israelis, to Palestinians. There will be a moment in the middle of it, where
1:02.8	he is giving a more conventional defense of the Israeli government position. Beyond that, if you
1:10.5	listen on,
1:11.2	he goes on actually to making some quite radical criticisms
1:14.0	and coming up with the peace plan.
1:15.8	So I think really worth listening to,
1:17.8	nobody's going to agree with all of it,
1:19.6	but I think it's a really good insight
1:21.5	into the way that a very senior Israeli is thinking
1:25.1	and the strength and weaknesses
1:27.0	of all these different positions.
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