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The war between Israel and Hamas, that began with Hamas' shocking invasion of Israel,

is built on what my guest calls deadly foundations.

Those deadly foundations of the subject of today's interview with Daniel Baiman will

also talk about where this war might lead.

Baiman is written extensively about the Middle East and terrorism, including the book,

a high price, the triumphs and failures of Israeli counterterrorism.

He's a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor

at Georgetown University.

In the past few days he's written several articles about the war for the publication

foreign affairs.

Shortly after we finished recording our interview this morning, Israel announced the

formation of a new emergency government that will include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

and a top rival from the opposition, Denny Gans.

Daniel Baiman, welcome back to fresh air.

A question we've all been wondering is, why now, I know it's an anniversary and terrorists

seem to love anniversaries.

But beyond that, why do you think Hamas chose this moment to stage this shocking attack

on Israel?

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