No innocents in the battle between Netanyahu and Ronen Bar

Shai Golden argues that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar bear responsibility for the October 7 disaster. The author presents a series of logic questions pointing an accusing finger at both: Bar who warned but was surprised, and Netanyahu who did not know and did not act even after waking up. The central message: both are guilty, failures, and disqualified.

Shai Golden publishes a scathing opinion column in which he attacks both sides of the dispute over responsibility for the October 7 disaster. The author presents six 'logic puzzles' illustrating his central claim: both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar bear full responsibility. Bar, he says, warned repeatedly but was surprised on the morning of the attack and did not raise the alert level. Netanyahu, on the other hand, knew nothing, showed no independent judgment, and even after waking up at 6:29 did not act or order a military response. Golden states that 'when two people blame each other for the other's guilt, both are guilty,' and adds that the entire conflicted country is guilty of the disaster. He calls for introspection instead of mutual accusations, and warns that without a shared reckoning, the mistake that led to the atrocity will be repeated.