Bereaved Father Slams Former Shin Bet Chief Over October 7th Responsibility
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Shimon Elkabetz, a former radio commander whose daughter was killed on October 7th, fiercely criticized former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar for his handling of responsibility for the massacre. Elkabetz argued that Bar's acceptance of responsibility in a lawsuit was insufficient and that true accountability means admitting failure upon taking office. He expressed disgust after reading Bar's 135-page lawsuit, questioning how Bar could have led the security apparatus.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Shimon Elkabetz, father of an October 7th victim, attacked former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
- Elkabetz criticized Bar's approach to responsibility for the October 7th failures.
- He stated that responsibility is assumed upon taking office, not in a lawsuit.
- Elkabetz called for explicit admissions of failure and stepping down from senior roles.
- He read Bar's 135-page lawsuit and expressed shock and disgust.
- Elkabetz questioned Bar's leadership of the security apparatus.
Shimon Elkabetz, the former commander of Galatz radio and father of Sivan, who was killed in the October 7th massacre, launched a sharp attack on former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. In an interview on the program "Va'adat Ha'orekh" on Galai Israel radio, Elkabetz criticized Bar's conduct and his approach to responsibility for the October 7th failures.
Elkabetz stated that those in charge of security on October 7th "did not function" and should have been "covered in shame and disgrace" if they possessed any humility. He specifically addressed the lawsuit filed by Bar, in which the former Shin Bet head reportedly accepted responsibility. Elkabetz rejected this framing, arguing that responsibility is assumed upon taking a senior security role, not when filing a lawsuit.
"In such a role, there are things that simply must not happen, and one cannot continue to hold such a senior position after such a heavy disaster," Elkabetz asserted. He believes that acknowledging responsibility should include an explicit admission of failure, followed by stepping down and removing one's rank, rather than establishing leadership schools.
Elkabetz, who lost his daughter Sivan, revealed he read Bar's entire 135-page lawsuit. He expressed shock and disgust, stating, "I read all 135 pages of his lawsuit, I was about to vomit, to simply read these things and not believe that this man headed the counter-intelligence system."
