What we know about captivity in Gaza - with Glenn Cohen

Since October 7, there has been a debate inside Israel about what cost Israelis should pay as a society to get their fellow citizens home, or, what the cost would be to Israeli society if their fellow citizens do not return home.

One perspective we have not heard is that of a professional who has actually debriefed every single living hostage upon return, including children, women and the elderly; those who were held in underground tunnels and those who were held in apartments above ground by Gazan families; those who were held captive alone and those who were held captive with other israelis; those who were medically treated, and those who were tortured.

Glenn Cohen is that person. He made aliyah to Israel from the United States as a young man and joined the IDF. He had an impressive and improbable career in the military (which we chronicle in Chapter 12 of THE GENIUS OF ISRAEL -- https://tinyurl.com/4hpxsx2x).

Glenn was an air force pilot, a Mossad officer, a hostage negotiator, and a special forces psychologist. This career ultimately led him to the Mossad, where he served as Chief of Psychology in the Mossad – and he was a Colonel in the IDF. He served in the Mossad for 25 years. During the current Israel-Hamas war, Glenn served for over 100 days in reserve duty as the first psychologist to debrief the hostages upon their return.