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REVIEW: ‘A Call at 4 AM’

JL;DR SUMMARY Amit Segal, a respected Israeli journalist, delves into Israel's intricate political landscape with his book "A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israel." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Shimon PeresYom Kippur WarDavid Ben GurionBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsIsraeli SecurityGolda MeirAmit SegalElectoral SystemCoalition Governments

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Israel
"Segal stresses, it is security. Inside the voting booth, hidden from view, most Israelis, most of the time, vote on the basis of a single question: When the red telephone rings at 4:00 AM, who should answer?"
Egypt
"not to order a pre-emptive strike on Egyptian and Syrian forces when intelligence sources clearly pointed toward the countries gearing up for an attack."
Syria
"not to order a pre-emptive strike on Egyptian and Syrian forces when intelligence sources clearly pointed toward the countries gearing up for an attack."

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