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The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel in the Yom Kippur War

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In the fall of 1973, Israel knew that Egypt and Syria were planning an offensive, but the date was unclear until an Egyptian spying for Israel gave the mother of all wakeup calls.

Uri Bar-Joseph
Uri Bar-Joseph
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Uri Bar-Joseph

Uri Bar-Joseph

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