Netanyahu’s Necessary Resolve

I wouldn’t be Benjamin Netanyahu for shekels.  But if I were him, I hope I would be able to act with the same resolve he has shown. 

In the aftermath of 7th October, once the dust has settled, heads will roll, and Netanyahu’s is likely to be among the first.  As Prime Minister at the time he bears ultimate responsibility for the massive intelligence failure that facilitated the slaughter.  I don’t know if the doctrine of ministerial responsibility holds any more sway in Israel than it does here; Labor governments, in particular, now pay it little more than lip service.  But I imagine, under normal circumstances, Netanyahu would be expected to resign, failing which he would be rolled.  That he has not done so, in my view, is not that he is desperately hanging on to the perks of office, but that, despite what individual Israelis think of him, they recognise he is the best man to prosecute the war against Hamas.

Nonetheless, the knives are now out for him with a vengeance….