A Different View on Israel

When politics and self-preservation take over

Over the years, we have become used to the efforts of Prime Minister Netanyahu to distance himself from anything that may point to him in case of failures and the disaster of October 7^th 2023 has been no different. Netanyahu’s tries to blame this on everybody, from Army personnel, the Mossad, they all were responsible and only he was right all the time. All leaders involved somehow, have since resigned and the formation of a committee of inquiry has, even after three years, been stopped successfully by him.

But the events of the past few weeks have taken the issue of responsibility to a whole new level. After it was revealed that the UAE had informed the Prime Minister several days before the October 7^th massacre about the plans of Sinwar, the denials have been consistent and aggressive. While Netanyahu keeps claiming that he was not awoken on the morning of the 7^th and that “things would have been different if he would have been warned”, it is now becoming more and more clear that, while maybe he was not woken up on the morning of October 7^th , he was informed by different sources, even weeks before the disaster, that this was about to happen. Egyptian security personnel even traveled to Israel and insisted on speaking with him but he has denied this from the beginning. And this week, Netanyahu (with his wife!!),  made a short visit to the UAE and spoke with its leader, after it became clear that also he, warned him about the dangers from the Gaza strip. Netanyahu of course denied that the fact he was warned came up and the leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed, is diplomat enough and trying to keep his relations with Israel under control only stated that his government does not comment on private conversations with its allies.

However, more and more information has been published regarding the issue, and both Defense minister (at the time) Gallant and Ronen Bar (chief of the Shin Bet) have clearly stated that the warnings were received by Netanyahu but he decided not to act on it , and Ronen Bar is now threatening to file a defamation suit because of the blatant denial from the Prime minister.

So what really happened? It is unrealistic to assume that Netanyahu risked the lives of so many Israelis, and three years of war without, in his eyes, good reason. The situation in the Gaza strip was unclear, and the Prime minister was intent on keeping the options presented to him regarding the Abraham accords, and the possibility of Saudi Arabia joining the futuristic accord, even apparently at the expense of great security risks. Hamas had received, through Netanyahu, billions of dollars and the Prime Minister must have been aware that large amounts of this money did not find their way to the local population but went straight to the terrorist organization and their weapon purchases, which it was impossible to hide, mainly because of the large amounts.

Netanyahu would stop at nothing to keep Hamas quiet, apparently also at the price of thousands of lives. So, during all security sessions before the October 7^th, he insisted that he had everything under control, and that Hamas is complying with his demands.

Netanyahu is an experienced politician (having been Prime Minister for nineteen years) and he is well aware how a never-ending war will draw the public towards the right side of the political spectrum and with the elections coming up he will do anything to make that happen.

And, at least for now, a month before the elections will take place, the “change bloc” is still struggling to get the message across that changes, desperate changes will need to happen, if this country is to survive. And this includes not only (finally) replacing Netanyahu as Prime Minister, but also the ”legal Reform”, the Judicial influence on parliamentary decisions and more.

Netanyahu is already playing the “security” card, claiming he is the only one who can keep Israelis safe in a hostile environment and he is exaggerating the anti-Semitism that has sprung up in several places, especially in Europe.

It is high time for the public to wake up, to realize that Israel is running towards disaster, even if militarily it appears to be stronger than ever. It can no longer be ignored that Israel is at the edge of an abyss from which there will be no turning back.

I hope you found this article interesting and I welcome any comments you may have.

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