'Israel should not be trusting the judgement of a megalomaniac'

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Rogel Alpher for Haaretz
Fran Boait in The Guardian
Paul Waldman in The Washington Post
Tressie McMillan Cottom in The New York Times

published 9 October 2023

Israel's leaders have been eternally judged. What are they thinking now?

Rogel Alpher in Haaretz

Israel Defense Forces (IDS) Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi is to blame "for the most serious military failure in the history of the country", says Rogel Alpher in Haaretz, but Benjamin Netanyahu is "ultimately responsible". The prime minister's "legacy is lost" following the surprise full-scale attack by Hamas. And "we should not be trusting the judgment of a megalomaniac" who "must now realize that his dreams of greatness have been shattered and his life’s work has gone down the drain".

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