What would have happened to the head of the Mossad if it had prevented the Yom Kippur War?

Imagine what would have happened if Mossad head Zvi Zamir had been alerted before the Yom Kippur War? Would they listen to him? Or if Amir Peretz was hesitant with an iron dome - how many fatalities did we have today? Here's how: Hard decisions only pay off after a while

Rocket interception launched from Gaza (Photo: Reuters)

Rocket interception launched from Gaza by Iron Dome system, November 13, 2019 (Photo: Reuters)

The first storm to mark Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef continues to strike, and we - understand the pain that has been interpreted - say: What if he is right? Let's check. In light of the storm, we set out to investigate how unusual the incident was, and to trace the footprints of other senior officials who decided to put the truth before the public, provoked a storm or received widespread public criticism, but were eventually found to be right.

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Yom Kippur War - A Known Failure?

Gen. Isaac Brick is the hero of the Yom Kippur War. From 2008 to 2018, Brick served as the Soldiers' Admissions Commissioner, and upon completion of his term wrote a report describing the IDF's unwillingness to war. The harsh report presented the army with no flattering appearance. The storm that caused the report to make personal statements against Major General Brick included opposition to things from senior officials in the army, for example, in a letter issued by Chief of Staff Eisenkott: And high readiness for war. "

Iron Dome, a tremendous achievement

Amir Peretz has been severely criticized for his role as defense minister during the Second Lebanon War, but the credit for one decision he made despite the tough objections cannot be taken. Peretz's decision to advance the Iron Dome system has been widely opposed by security officials: "The Air Force will not use it because it will jeopardize its planes," Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, commander of the Air Force, was quoted in the source program as Chief of Staff Dan Halutz was quoted as saying. He argues that this is an impractical plan, and it turns out that the quantities of missiles intercepted by the system will be difficult to deny.

Don't bomb the reactor

Operation 'Operation' for the Elimination of Iraq's Nuclear Reactor was known to be a very successful operation, but the path to its completion took a long time and included many objections. Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the defense establishment then decided that the reactor should be destroyed. The campaign was designed for details, but the plan also leaked and reached the opposition leader, Shimon Peres. Peres, in a letter to the prime minister, urged him not to bomb the reactor: "I feel that it is my top civil duty to advise you, in all seriousness and national consideration, to avoid this." Other opponents of the plan included, among others, Chief of Staff Yehoshua Sagi and the head of the institution, Yitzhak Hofi. At the end of the day everyone unanimously admitted that the attack was the right thing at the right time.

Waving the Torah flag

About 30 years ago, the Flag of the Torah, the ultra-Orthodox Lithuanian party, was formed. Rabbi Shach established it when he felt that he could not bring to light the voices of his people within the Council of Torah leaders of the Agudat Israel Party. In the elections for the 12th Knesset, Rabbi Shach decided to run independently for the Knesset, despite the fact that almost no one believed that they would even pass the blockade. Even the party's chairman, Moshe Gaffney, who is still a Knesset member, said he was shocked to hear Rabbi Shach's teaching and did not believe the party had any political feasibility. But Moshe Gaffney and all the skeptics were wrong. The party has shown that it represents a significant part of the Israeli public and has won the same 2-seat election campaign and has positioned itself as an independent political entity with its own requirements.

Without a doubt. Many statements and actions have put public and rabbis in particularly difficult situations over the years, such as those who put a face to the faces of different companies, sectors and communities. Although it was not pleasant to hear the poignant truth - after the fact, it was often proven that these were statements and actions, even if unusual. There is no argument, the words of Rishon Lezion are also unpleasant to the ear, but are they also right ??? Perhaps the first to note in its entirety does its job, by setting a mirror, albeit unpleasant, around the real data. Much easier to ignore, much easier to repress - but Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef chose to speak anyway. Food for thought.