Dan's guest is Shira Efron, a deeply experienced strategic analyst based in Tel Aviv -- now the Research Director of IPF, Israel Policy Forum.

We wonder what Benjamin Netanyahu may have accomplished, having spent most of the week in Washington, DC. He and Donald Trump indicated they want to have some kind of deal for a ceasefire in Gaza -- perhaps leading to an end of the war with Hamas that began with the brutal surprise attack inside Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Shira Efron believes a deal may well be announced soon. And does that help clear the way to normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia -- after Iran was hit hard by Israel and the U.S.? We discuss that, and more, on The Mossad Files.

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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- about the Mossad and Israel's other security agencies is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).

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