Interview with Prof . Y . Harkabi * Interviewed by Pinhas Ginossar and Zaki Shalom Since the late Prof . Harkabi was deeply involved with Israel ' s security problems , in various capacities , over an extended period , this topic was one of the first to be raised in the interview . Concerning the Israeli Military Intelligence , Prof . Harkabi observed that in its initial stages it was based on total improvisation . Its staff members had no sufficient military training or experience . They had to contend with a miscellany of security issues that the fledgling state had to confront , starting with the Fidaiyyun activities right up to the imminent threat of an all out attack by the Arab countries . According to Prof . Harkabi , during the 1950 s there was no chance that the Arab world could accept the existence of Israel , even if Israel had adopted a more flexible policy than the one that it did . Prof . Harkabi rejected all the speculations regarding this issue raised by politicians and...
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