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US, Israeli, Arab coordination in Mideast against Iran comes to fruition posted at 13:49:57 UTC   via   defensenews.com One silver lining coming out of the Iranian attack on Israel during Saturday night and early Sunday was certainly the contribution made by the region’s nascent   air and missile defense alliance   in   neutralizing   the barrage of over 300 projectiles. While many details remain to be learned, it’s already clear that U.S. efforts to   foster better cooperation between Israel and its Arab neighbors   against the mounting threat of Iran’s missile arsenal paid significant dividends over the weekend.   Selected Articles - The News And Times  - RSS Page   Tehran's attack helps US, Israel make new pitch for anti-Iran coalition | | AW - The Arab Weekly Tehran's attack helps US, Israel make new pitch for anti-Iran coalition | | AW  The Arab Weekly posted 2m ago   via   "US - Israel - Arab anti-Iran coalition and cooperation" - Google News   Arab states prior

Is IDF intelligence really at fault for not stopping the October 7 massacre? posted at 11:53:51 UTC   via   jpost.com On February 25, the floodgates opened. Ben Caspit of  Maariv  finally got a variety of IDF intelligence personnel to open up about their  Oct. 7 failures . These presumably include Y, head of Unit 8200 (Israel’s NSA) or his supporters. Caspit significantly revealed that an internal Unit 8200 report has mostly cleared Y from special blame for missing the signs of Hamas’s invasion and placed the blame on a decade of problematic processes in Unit 8200 and IDF intelligence more broadly. But what was most significant about Caspit’s article was that it has led to a much wider number of top former Unit 8200 officials being ready to step forward, including several who spoke to the  Magazine . On the one hand, their views are fresh and enlightening, requiring a radical rethink of the performance of the roles of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate and Unit 8200; as well as