Yaakov Katz
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Yaakov Katz

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Yaakov Katz is an Israeli-American journalist and author of three books - “Shadow Strike – Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power”, “Weapon Wizards - How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower” and “Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War”. His next book – titled “While Israel Slept” – is scheduled for publication by St. Martin’s Press in the fall of 2025. Between 2016 and 2023, Yaakov was editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post where he continues to write a popular weekly column. Yaakov also writes a regular column for Newsweek and the Jewish Chronicle, is a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem and appears regularly on CNN and BBC as an analyst on Israel affairs. Prior to taking up the role of editor-in-chief, Yaakov served for two years as a senior policy adviser to Naftali Bennett during his tenure as Israel’s Minister of Economy and Minister of Diaspora Affairs. In 2013, Yaakov was one of 12 international fellows to spend a year at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Originally from Chicago, Yaakov has a law degree from Bar Ilan University. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Chaya and their four children.
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    • Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power
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    • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-19
    • Language: English
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