Dr. Yoaz Hendel is a military historian and lecturer at Bar Ilan University and a research fellow at the Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. A columnist on strategic and military affairs for "Yediot Ahronot", Israel 's largest news daily, he is also the military commentator for the "Makor Rishon" newspaper and a talk show host for Israel 's Army Radio. He lives in Jerusalem.