October 7 should have changed Israeli politics, yet we are voting for the same leaders - opinion

The October 7 massacre in Israel has left the nation grappling with a fundamental question: how did the country end up with essentially the same political leadership that failed to prevent the catastrophe? Immediately following the attack, there was a sense of unity across the political spectrum that things would change, with a promise of a new generation of leaders emerging from the battlefield.

However, it appears that the political establishment and media have convinced the electorate that new leadership is too risky, despite the catastrophic failure of the current system. The four prominent figures seeking to lead Israel - Netanyahu, Eisenkot, Bennett, and Liberman - all played significant roles in the system whose assumptions and shortfalls led to the October 7 tragedy.

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