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Netanyahu, who set policy and held the levers of power, now seeks to pin all blame for ...

timesofisrael.com

Netanyahu held every lever of power before Oct. 7 — so why is he now casting himself as the political victim of his own government's failure?

ScapegoatingPrincipal-Agent ProblemAccountability AvoidanceConspiracy Theory

Theory Briefing

  • Netanyahu, who set policy and controlled security decisions, is now publicly blaming others for the Oct. 7 failures he presided over.
  • His wife is reportedly spreading a conspiracy theory about the attack, adding a second layer of deflection from the official record.
  • The Times of Israel argues there is no credible evidence to support the victim narrative Netanyahu is constructing ahead of elections.
  • The pattern fits a classic accountability dodge: the person at the top reframes systemic failure as a plot against them personally.