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Norman Samuels

Dr. Norman Samuels is a political scientist who specializes in the fields of terrorism and counterterrorism, security and intelligence studies, and the intersection of international terrorism and crime. He is the former President of Rutgers University, where he is currently a University Professor.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at right, and outgoing head of Mossad Yossi Cohen, left, attend the oath-taking ceremony of David Barnea, at center, as the new head of Israeli national intelligence, June 1, 2021
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at right, and outgoing head of Mossad Yossi Cohen, left, attend the oath-taking ceremony of David Barnea, at center, as the new head of Israeli national intelligence, June 1, 2021
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    ‘The Konceptsia’

    Intelligence failures are never about the details. In Israel’s case, the operational and conceptual failures that led to Saturday’s massacre are even more disturbing.

    byNorman Samuels
  • Nachum Segal in the studio, 2013.(Jewish Radio World with Nachum Segal/Facebook)
    Nachum Segal in the studio, 2013.(Jewish Radio World with Nachum Segal/Facebook)
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    A Visit With Nachum Segal, Avatar of Modern Orthodox Sincerity

    ‘I reach more Jews every day than the prime minister of Israel,’ says the popular radio host

    byNorman Samuels
  • A vendor in Istanbul sells Israeli flags, for burning, and Palestinian flags, for waving, before a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive last year.(Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
    A vendor in Istanbul sells Israeli flags, for burning, and Palestinian flags, for waving, before a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive last year.(Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Talking Turkey

    Israel and its closest Muslim ally are drifting apart, thanks to internal pressures on Ankara that are unlikely to change

    byNorman Samuels
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