March 18, 2026 | AIJAC staff
Yaakov Katz is one Israel’s foremost strategic affairs journalists and author of four books, including, most recently, the bestseller While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East, which he coauthored with Amir Bohbot (St. Martin’s Press, Sept. 2025)… He is currently a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). He spoke with AIJAC’s Joel Burnie in early March, just as the current escalation with Iran was erupting.