Yaakov Katz is the former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and a senior fellow at JPPI, a global think tank for the Jewish people. He writes regularly for Newsweek and the Jewish Chronicle, hosts the JPPI weekly podcast and is a frequent guest analyst on CNN and BBC. He is the author of Shadow Strike and the co-author with Amir Bohbot of Weapon Wizards.

Dr. Amir Bohbot is one of Israel's leading military commentators, a lecturer at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and a senior researcher at Bar Ilan University. He is a sought-after analyst on Israeli TV and radio stations, has worked for Maariv, and since 2011 has served as the military and defense correspondent for Walla.

"An important account of Oct. 7 and the road to the disaster."
--Jerusalem Post

"A worthy contribution to the literature of Middle Eastern geopolitics."
--Kirkus

"[An] excellent new book."
--Bret Stephens, New York Times

"A shocking, detailed, and gripping investigation of the Israeli catastrophe of Oct. 7, 2023, by two of the country's best journalists. A necessary book for anyone hoping to begin figuring out what happened and how to ensure it doesn't happen again."
--Matti Friedman, author of Spies of No Country and Pumpkinflowers

"A clear-eyed post mortem... Not only are the recommendations critical for Israel's security but the warning about the cost of a divided nation is grist for America as well."
--Wendy Sherman, former U.S. deputy secretary of state

"How could it happen? While Israel Slept tells the gripping, painful story of what led to Israel's failures on October 7- and what must be done to prevent it from ever happening again."
--Elliott Abrams, former U.S. deputy national security adviser and special representative for Iran

"This searing, sobering, eye-opening book is necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand what happened on October 7 and why -- and for everyone who cares about Israel's future."
--Sarah Hurwitz, author of Here All Along, former White House speechwriter