Hofstra Professor: Netanyahu Is Blocking All Attempts to Investigate the October 7th Attack

The G-Man Interviews: Dr. Alan Singer
(with Host & Executive Producer Gary Glennell Toms)

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Welcome.

The following is an excerpt from a Daily Kos article entitled, “Why Netanyahu Blocks an October 7th Investigation,” which was published on March 31st of this year.

“For the last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and Bar no longer attends cabinet meetings. Netanyahu accuses Bar of betraying his trust. Bar responded that his obligation was to help free the remaining hostages, not personal loyalty to Netanyahu. Under Bar, Shin Bet has been investigating the reasons for the success of the Hamas attack on Israeli on October 7, 2023, an investigation that Netanyahu wants to block.”

The article was written by Dr. Alan Singer, a historian and teacher educator at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. He’s also the author of the acclaimed Class-Conscious Coal Miners, which was published in 2024 by SUNY Press. Dr. Singer joins me to discuss his article and the situation in Gaza in greater detail.

The views expressed by the historian and scholar do not reflect those of Hofstra University.

The interview was conducted on April 2.

Click here to read the Haaretz article cited in this episode.

Photo credit: Dr. Alan Singer