Episode 3: John Spencer on why Israel hasn't yet won the war in Gaza

Episode 3: John Spencer on why Israel hasn't yet won the war in Gaza

In our first interview episode, Haviv Rettig Gur sits down (virtually) with Prof. John Spencer of West Point, one of the foremost experts in urban warfare who has made a special study of Israeli warfighting tactics and strategy.


Many subscribers to this podcast have asked us why Israel doesn’t seem to have won this war, why Hamas is still standing after 17 months of fighting and why Israel must still negotiate for its hostages.


For answers we turned to Prof. Spencer. We learned about the IDF’s astonishing successes, such as its groundbreaking tactical innovations in tunnel warfare. And we learned about the gaping lacuna at the heart of Israel’s strategy in Gaza — the reason it still hasn’t won the war.


Thank you to Joe and Shira Lieberman for sponsoring this episode in honor of those we lost on October 7th.


Please join me on Patreon to support this project: https://www.patreon.com/AskHavivAnything


If you would like to sponsor an episode please email haviv@askhavivanything.com

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