In his new book 'Five Knocks on the Door' Army Radio's veteran Arab affairs journalist Jacky Hugi explores the warnings leading up to October 7 and why the Israeli establishment and media did not take them seriously. He talks to Haaretz about the mistakes made and the lessons he hopes can be learned
On September 12, 2023, the Israeli public was preoccupied with the High Court of Justice's historic 15-judge hearing on whether to invalidate the cancellation of the reasonableness standard. But journalist Jacky Hugi, who has covered the Arab world for the past 28 years, was focused on something else.