Massive protests raged in Israel this weekend against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors held up images of hostages to re-iterate that Netanyahu never had their best interest in mind and Israelis know it.
The protests were sparked after the dismissal of Ronen Bar, the director of the Israeli Security Agency, commonly known as Shin Bet. After he was ousted, an unnamed source reportedly admitted that Bar had known about October 7 hours before the attack.
Obviously. The Egyptian government warned Israel for days in advance of October 7. This should not be controversial. Israel knew.
Bar moved to thwart his dismissal, which prompted the Prime Minister to once again call for “judicial overhaul now.” Netanyahu was unpopular before October 7 for calling for this same thing and the people protested.
Bar was also said to be investigating the Prime Minister’s own office for alleged Qatari spies.
After October 7, Hamas always offered an all-for-all hostage exchange with the Israeli government and Netanyahu flatly refused, choosing revenge instead. If the conflict in Gaza ends, Netanyahu would face some ominous music and it is clear he is avoiding that at all costs and using fellow government officials as human shields. For how long can he do this?
The Telegraph asks this: “after nearly 80 years, are the wheels coming off the Middle East’s only democracy?”
