Home / WorldWorldAl JazeeraWorldAl Jazeera·Sep 4, 2026·1 min readOctober 7 attack shapes Israel’s elections and fuels political blameThree years on, October 7 is central to Israeli politics as Netanyahu faces pressure and deflects blame for his failuresView original source — Al Jazeera ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsTimes of IsraelPoliticsSep 2, 2026 · 1 minNetanyahu, who set policy and held the levers of power, now seeks to pin all blame for October 7 on othersTimes of IsraelPoliticsTimes of IsraelPoliticsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minThe horrific October 7 ‘betrayal’ libel is now central to Likud’s official election campaignTimes of IsraelPoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 2, 2026 · 1 minNetanyahu accuses security officials of intentionally not waking him on October 7South China Morning PostPoliticsTimes of IsraelPoliticsSep 2, 2026 · 1 minAmid Oct. 7 blame game, Eisenkot says PM was unreachable for 2 hours after Syria downed F-16 in 2018Times of Israel
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