Israel's Security Challenges: Former Senior Mossad Officer Zohar Palti
Intelligence Matters
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🗓️ 4 May 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Zohar Palti, former senior Mossad officer and head of the Israeli Defense Forces' Political-Military Bureau, about his career, Israel's approach to the Iran nuclear issue and Tehran's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Palti shares his views on the value of intelligence to key decision points in Israel's historic national security choices and the bond between the Mossad and CIA. He also discusses the current top threats to Israel today.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel, brought to you by |
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| 0:15.0 | Zohar Palti is a career Israeli intelligence officer, serving in the Israeli defense forces and the Masad. |
| 0:22.0 | He also served as the head of the political military bureau at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, |
| 0:27.0 | a job from which he just retired. I just sat down with Zohar to talk about his amazing career and about where the Middle East is going in the years ahead. |
| 0:36.0 | Just a quick note to our listeners, my friend Zohar was overseas when we taped this. |
| 0:42.0 | We had to overcome a few technical issues, so thanks for being patient with us. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Michael Morel, and this is Intelligence Matters. |
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| 1:57.0 | Zohar, welcome to Intelligence Matters. It is always good to talk to you. I'm really excited about our conversation. |
| 2:05.0 | Thank you very much for joining us. Thank you so much for having me. It's great to be here and thank you so much, Michael. |
| 2:12.0 | Zohar, I want to spend a little bit of time talking about your career and then we'll get into some substantive issues. |
| 2:23.0 | I want to start with your career and you join the Israeli Defense Forces as an 18-year-old and you very quickly become an Intelligence Officer. |
| 2:36.0 | I'm wondering if becoming an Intelligence Officer was something that the IDF chose for you or it was something that you raised your hand and said, |
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