Netanyahu Ignored Warnings, Prioritized Personal Security Over State, Documents Allege
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Documents allegedly from former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ignoring warnings and prioritizing personal security over national safety before the October 7th attacks. Columnist Ben Caspit claims these documents present overwhelming evidence against Netanyahu, who has not taken responsibility, unlike Bar. The article suggests Netanyahu was inaccessible to security chiefs and underestimated Hamas, contributing to the conditions that led to the attacks.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Documents allegedly from former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ignoring warnings before October 7th.
- The documents reportedly show Netanyahu prioritized his personal security and political survival over national security.
- Columnist Ben Caspit claims Netanyahu has refused to take responsibility for the events of October 7th.
- Bar's documents allegedly detail Netanyahu's inaccessibility to security chiefs, insisting communication go through the military secretariat.
- The article argues the real issue lies in the years preceding the attack, marked by a policy of "containment" and ignored warnings.
- Netanyahu is accused of underestimating Hamas and believing himself and the country to be immune.
Documents allegedly from former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar paint a damning picture of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conduct leading up to the October 7th attacks, according to columnist Ben Caspit. The documents reportedly reveal a leader who disregarded security warnings, isolated himself from security chiefs, and allegedly prioritized his personal safety and political survival over national security.
Caspit argues that the central issue is not Bar's alleged failure, as Bar has taken full responsibility for October 7th, but Netanyahu's refusal to do the same. The columnist claims Bar's documents present overwhelming evidence against the Prime Minister, stating that Netanyahu has not paid any price, apologized, or accepted blame, instead working to dismantle the country to escape accountability.
One alleged anecdote from Bar's documents highlights Netanyahu's inaccessibility, stating the Prime Minister refused to give Bar his personal number and insisted all communication go through the military secretariat. This contrasts with former Prime Ministers Bennett and Lapid, who were reportedly available 24/7, even via WhatsApp. Netanyahu, the article suggests, believed he was immune and underestimated Hamas.
The core of the discussion, according to Caspit, is not the events of the night of October 7th itself, which involved a fatal strategic error stemming from a flawed national concept, but the years preceding it. These years, characterized by a policy of "containment" and a "flabby policy" that ignored warnings and sought quiet, allegedly allowed the situation to deteriorate to that point. The documents reportedly illustrate a captain who steered the ship towards an iceberg, addicted to quiet and making a pact with the "Qatari devil."
Caspit concludes by urging readers to question whether they can continue to feel secure with a leader perceived as having driven drunk, prioritizing his and his family's safety over the nation's, and willing to destroy what has been built to remain in power.
