Israeli newspaper Haaretz has held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for Hamas’s surprise attack on the country.
Haaretz: Netanyahu is responsible for this tragedy. It was the result of his wrong and radical policies that Israel had to pay the price for.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote that the tragedy of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on the holiday of “Simchat Torah” was a direct result of the actions of one person: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
What this Mr. Prime Minister, who prides himself on his political experience and unparalleled knowledge in security matters, did not understand was that he had appointed extremist individuals like “Bezalel Smotrich” and “Itamar Ben-Gvir” to key positions in his government and by ignoring the rights of Palestinians, they are taking Israel to hell.
Netanyahu is trying to put the responsibility for this insult on the army, military intelligence organization and Israel’s intelligence and internal security organization (Shabak).
Whereas we should know that these sham organizations were unable to find accurate clues and predict even the Arab-Israeli war in 1973.
Netanyahu is responsible for This Israel-Gaza War
The Netanyahu government underestimated Hamas and its military power, and in the coming days and weeks, when the depth of the failure of Israel’s military and intelligence forces is revealed, it will undoubtedly have to answer for the shortcomings in its assessment.
When evaluating the performance of these institutions, we should not ignore Netanyahu’s culpability and his accountability in this crisis; Because the final decision in Israel’s domestic and foreign policy rests with them.
Netanyahu is neither like Ehud Olmert, who was a novice in the 33 Day War, nor can he claim ignorance of military matters like Golda Meir and Menachem Begin.
Netanyahu enacted a policy that was welcomed by the short-lived cabinets of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. He led a multilateral effort to suppress the Palestinian national movement on both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
In the past, Netanyahu has presented himself as a cautious leader who stayed away from wars. But winning the most recent Israeli elections brought to power the most right-wing and confrontational government ever, one that openly wants to annex the West Bank and carry out ethnic cleansing.
Due to these policies, there has been an increase in the construction of large-scale Jewish settlements and an increased presence of Jews at the holy shrine near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
There is also a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia that completely ignores the rights of Palestinians, and Netanyahu talks about a “second Nakba” in his coalition cabinet.
As expected due to these perceived policies, signs of resistance began in the West Bank, where Palestinians had witnessed Israeli repression.
Hamas took advantage of the opportunity and suddenly attacked Israeli positions on Saturday.
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In recent years, potential threats against Israel have become a reality. A Prime Minister facing three corruption cases cannot handle domestic affairs because he is sacrificing the interests of residents of the occupied territories to avoid prosecution and imprisonment.
This was also the reason for Netanyahu’s terrible coalition government and his insistence on judicial coups, as well as the weakening of senior military officers and intelligence agencies. Because Netanyahu considers them his opponents. “Soldiers paid the price for this selfishness of the Israeli Prime Minister yesterday.”
