Father Questions Leadership After Son's Death on Oct. 7

Eyal Kaminka, father of Yinai Kaminka who was killed on October 7, 2023, at the Zikim base, is questioning the current leadership's fitness to govern. Kaminka draws a parallel between sending children to a kindergarten with a teacher under investigation and entrusting the nation's security to leaders who have not taken responsibility for the failures leading to the Hamas attack.

Kaminka recounts that his eldest son, Yinai, was killed in action on October 7. A month later, his second son enlisted in combat, and his daughter recently joined the military. He expresses disbelief that three years after the massacre, no civilian leader has held accountable for Yinai's death or the broader failures of that day. He notes that while many citizens and former Likud members have called for a state commission of inquiry, the government has refused, opting instead to investigate itself.

Kaminka criticizes the government's refusal to accept responsibility, accusing them of blaming the military, security agencies, reservists, pilots, protesters, previous governments, and even victims' families. He uses an extended analogy of a kindergarten teacher accused of severe offenses who denies wrongdoing, blames others, and refuses to step down, to illustrate his point about the current leadership.

He contrasts the leaders' actions with his son Yinai's understanding of leadership, which included a core value of responsibility. Yinai, a combat officer, died protecting soldiers and civilians. Kaminka argues that no parent would entrust their children to leaders who have failed to take responsibility for the deaths of so many other children. He urges parents to vote for new leadership based on their conscience, emphasizing that the current leaders have failed morally and must be replaced for the sake of their children's future.