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What happened during Hamas' murderous October 7, 2023 attack?
What information was available to the Israeli army prior to the attack?
How did Hamas manage to 'blindside' Israel and hide its real intentions?

The lecture will discuss how Israel's security perception pillars collapsed on October 7, and review how Israeli intelligence repeated the same mistakes of October 1973—failing to deliver the crucial early warning.

Dr Ran Porat is an affiliate research associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel and a Research Associate The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). These days he is part of the Monash team investigating and educating staff and students about antisemitism in Australian universities. Dr Porat teaches about Israel, the conflict with the Palestinians and the Middle East at Monash University and Melbourne University. His articles were published in Australian and international media, and he is regularly interviewed for analysis on TV and Radio in Australia and Israel. A former IDF intelligence officer, moved to Australia from Israel in 2008. 

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