They didn't wake him, take 23
Avi Issacharoff argues that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his admirers continue to hide behind the excuse "they didn't wake him" on the night of October 6-7, while ignoring the warnings that accumulated on his desk in the weeks and months leading up to the Hamas attack. The author details Netanyahu's responsibility for turning Hamas into a strategic asset, promoting the transfer of Qatari funds, and ignoring Shin Bet warnings, asserting that the failure was political-strategic and not just intelligence and military.
Avi Issacharoff argues that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his admirers continue to hide behind the excuse "they didn't wake him" on the night of October 6-7, ignoring the warnings that accumulated on his desk in the weeks and months leading up to the Hamas attack. The author details Netanyahu's responsibility for turning Hamas into a strategic asset, sanctifying its continued rule in the Strip to prevent the Palestinian Authority from strengthening. Issacharoff notes that Netanyahu decided to transfer Qatari funds to Hamas starting in 2018, worth $360 million a year in cash, and continued to push for the transfer even after the security establishment warned that the money was reaching the military wing and being used to build tunnels and produce rockets. It is also claimed that warnings were placed on his desk since January 2023, and that Shin Bet head Ronen Bar warned him in August, September, and even on October 1, 2023, that Sinwar was raising his head and action was needed, but Netanyahu ignored him. The author asserts that the great failure was political-strategic, not just intelligence and military, and that whoever sanctified Hamas, funded it, and helped its survival cannot remain in his position.