# ‘Did he know?’: Why Israel is rejecting an October 7 reckoning

https://mins.news/en/item/85474

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-04 15:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/4/did-he-know-why-israel-is-rejecting-an-october-7-reckoning?traffic_source=rss

> The article argues that Israeli debate over whether Benjamin Netanyahu was warned before the October 7 attacks focuses blame on the prime minister while allowing Israeli society and the Zionist movement to avoid confronting violence in Gaza and elsewhere. It says election rhetoric largely omits Palestinian suffering, rejected ceasefire proposals and ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

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