Not only Netanyahu: The "betrayal campaign" seeking to taint an entire camp

The "early warning" campaign against Netanyahu is not another political debate, but a conscious attempt to turn him and his supporters into suspects of treason. The article argues that the goal is not to clarify responsibility for the October 7 failure, but to render a public verdict and taint an entire political camp, using dangerous incitement that dismantles the possibility of living together.

An opinion piece by Ronen Itzik, a reserve colonel and CEO of the Bitanistim movement, argues that the "early warning" campaign against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not a legitimate political debate or a demand to investigate the failures of October 7, but a conscious attempt to produce a public verdict. The article distinguishes between responsibility, which everyone bears, and treason, which is a political blood libel. It claims that the assertion that Netanyahu received information from Arab leaders about an impending attack and ignored it is presented as a closed indictment, without legitimate investigative questions. The goal, according to the article, is to turn Netanyahu into a figure outside the human and national pale, and to mark his millions of supporters—right-wing voters, traditionalists, ultra-Orthodox, and people from the periphery—as moral suspects and partners in treason. The article warns that this is dangerous incitement that dismantles the possibility of living together, turning half the people into an internal enemy. It notes that the timing is close to elections, and the campaign is meant to provide a strong emotional framework that organizes the public in ranks, replacing public discourse with collective tainting.