"Israel On The Brink Of CIVIL WAR": Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian on a leaked CIA assessment
Many of the comments ask the same question: why would the CIA's analysis reach the public at all?
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 465,086 views a day, 7.6 times a normal first day on this channel (60,858).
Leaked CIA Report: Israel On The Brink Of CIVIL WAR
Posted on October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, the segment had about 465,000 views by the end of its first day. A regular-length Young Turks video usually ends that day near 60,000.
The subject is a reported CIA assessment. According to the description, it warns that Israel could face civil war or the collapse of the state as political, economic and social divisions deepen after years of war. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the show's two hosts, discuss what it says, and the tags add Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli elections to the ground the conversation covers.
Comments arrived about seven times faster than on a usual first day. A good share of them are less about Israel than about the source. Viewers ask how often the CIA shares its analysis with ordinary people, and whether a genuine assessment would ever be allowed to leak.
The segment stands out on a slow stretch for the channel, which is running well below its usual daily pace. Most of the political commentary channels close to it in size are quiet too, with Philip DeFranco the exception. Ana Kasparian was back the next day with Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a free speech segment on Israel, and the Maine Senate debate in which Troy Jackson and Susan Collins were asked about military aid to Israel. Much of the show's week runs through the Middle East.
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- Channel
- The Young Turks
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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- Channel views, pace per day
- 690,395 (on a normal day: 1,646,242)
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- October 7, 2026
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The figures show one segment pulling far ahead while the channel as a whole runs quieter than usual.
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