Last week, a few days after the war broke out, the Likud appointed a public relations team. This team has messages, it has a WhatsApp group and some prominent members who are interviewed quite a bit. Minister Shlomo Krei is one of them.
Gantz: "It's time to take responsibility for the situation and the loss of control"
Yesterday, in his round of interviews, he caused a stir when he said he heard the "apologize, take responsibility" statements — and added the angry phrase "for what?" Karai explains that he meant "why it's good now, in wartime," but it doesn't really matter. Karai is a small twig in the big fire that flares up around the prime minister's failure to take responsibility.
The fact that Netanyahu does not stand in front of the cameras and say "I am responsible" is particularly striking in light of the fact that the head of the Shin Bet, the chief of staff, the head of Military Intelligence, as well as Ministers Smotrich, Kish and Zohar have already publicly claimed responsibility and added an apology.
Prime Minister Netanyahu in the envelope, photo: Avi Ohayon, GPO
A bit like the Gaza Strip (as opposed to, of course), the Winter Conference opens with an upper and lower Knesset.
In the Upper Knesset, there was a minute of silence, weighty speeches, an atmosphere of emergency and respect for the difficult hour. In the lower Knesset, there was no minister, MK, spokesman or journalist who did not create scenarios and speculate about what would happen to the political system, the Likud, and especially Netanyahu the day after the war.
The scenarios are different and varied. Some claim that on the day after the war, the story is finished and the Likud falls apart. Some claim that a commission of inquiry will be established to give the government a few more months, and everything is open. Some believe that if the war lasts for many months and ends with an impressive achievement such as Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed and Deif getting down on their knees waving a white flag, Netanyahu will have something to work with.
The war will continue for a long time. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, photo: AFP
Netanyahu really isn't discussing the question of the day after these days. He is completely preoccupied with war, security consultations, contact with Biden, visits by the leaders of Germany, France and Britain. Fighting the hourglass of legitimacy in the world. There is no discussion on his agenda about the day after the war, and there will be no such discussion for the foreseeable future. What is there? What Netanyahu has been doing well for many years leaves all options open.
He and his people know that if he stands on the Knesset podium or makes a statement to the media saying, "I am responsible," the story is finished. Should he think about continuing to serve or even running for re-election, every interview, billboard and campaign of his opponents will burn the words "I am responsible."
Netanyahu leaves all options open mainly because in Israeli politics anything, but absolutely anything, can happen.
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