Quote Originally Posted by Lord Thesaurian View Post
I haven’t seen Kamel’s actual statement but perhaps it hasn’t made its way to English language news. The White House also denied receiving any intel from the Egyptians or Kamel himself in advance of the attacks, so the idea he only mentioned this to Bibi in a private phone call “10 days” in advance with minimal details or follow up seems bizarre. Needless to say, the story has already been seized upon by those claiming Israel had some kind of complicity in the attacks or are exploiting them as an excuse to mass murder Palestinians.
Whether or not Netanyahu is guilty of complacency or complicity, Israel's reactions thus far have been warranted against Hamas given the sheer scale of this attack and its ongoing hostage crisis. If Netanyahu was actually explicitly warned and decided to take no action, that would be one of the biggest scandals in Israel's history. For the sake of argument, let's just say Netanyahu wasn't calculating about exploiting the tragedy and was instead absolutely, mind numbingly careless and apathetic about national security. That's not good either and almost as damning as the former, and it is one of these two options. The blame would also not be entirely on him but on leading figures of Israel's military and security apparatus.