Published: October 9th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025
Gerhard Conrad: The former Middle East expert at the BND was Director of the Intelligence Analysis Centre (INTCEN) at the European External Action Service from 2016 to 2019.
The former Middle East mediator sees historical parallels with Hamas’ devastating surprise attack on Israel. He expects profound consequences for the security services and politics of the state. It is still open which of the rival great powers, the US, China and Russia, will be able to draw advantages from the escalation, he said in an interview with Markus Bickel.
Mr. Conrad, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are already talking about Israel’s 9/11 after the surprise attack.Rightly so?