On the night of October 7, Ronen Bar was concerned about Kaplan's welfare

Gadi Taub claims that former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is responsible for the October 7 disaster because he chose not to recommend increased alertness on the night of the attack. The headline suggests Bar was concerned about the Kaplan protest, but the article focuses on his fear of an unnecessary war that would serve Netanyahu.

Gadi Taub argues in an opinion piece on Walla that former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is directly responsible for the October 7 disaster because he chose not to recommend increased alertness on the Gaza border on the night of the attack. The headline implies Bar was concerned about the Kaplan protest, but the article focuses on analyzing his considerations: fear of a 'miscalculation' that would cause an unnecessary war, and an additional fear that Prime Minister Netanyahu would exploit the situation for a military move that would serve his continued rule. Taub cites the Shin Bet's assessments before the disaster, according to which Hamas operates according to Sinwar's strategy and is not interested in confrontation. He also mentions the call by former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, a month before the massacre, for the heads of the services to treat any directive from Netanyahu to launch military operations with skepticism. Taub claims that Bar saw himself as the 'last barrier' against an unnecessary war, and that the press helps obscure his responsibility.