You are not Churchill. October 7 is your Chernobyl.
One can blame the IDF and should blame the IDF, one can blame the Aman (Military Intelligence) and should blame the Aman, one can blame the Shin Bet and should blame the Shin Bet, but…
Assessment
The piece draws a sharp line between military and political accountability for the October 7 attack, arguing that nearly two decades of military distrust toward the political echelon is not a military problem but the prime minister's responsibility. It frames the disaster as a failure of civilian oversight, not just operational intelligence, and places the burden squarely on the person in charge. The question left hanging is whether this argument will shift public debate from tactical blame to structural political accountability.