Elliot Kaufman: October 7 and What Came After

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Elliot Kaufman, a member of The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and co-author of In the War Room, about what happened inside Israel's war room after October 7 and how Israel came to lose the battle over its own story. In this episode we discuss: —Was October 7th part of a larger plan to destroy Israel? —How did the anti-Israel narrative take hold in the West so quickly? —What is the vision for the Jewish state once the security threats recede? Interview begins at 3:40.  Tune in to hear a conversation about the fight for Israel's survival on the battlefield and its fight for its narrative on the world stage. Elliot Kaufman is a member of The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, where he writes on Israel, Iran, and the Middle East, and previously served as the paper's letters editor. Raised in Toronto and a graduate of Stanford University, he has covered the war for the Journal since October 7th. He is the co-author, with Yonah Jeremy Bob, of In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis. References: In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis by Yonah Jeremy Bob and Elliot Kaufman Target Tehran by Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar One State, Two States: Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict by Benny Morris The Jews of Modernity by Milton Himmelfarb For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/join CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: 18forty.org IG: @18forty X: @18_forty WhatsApp: join here