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Despite overwhelming advantages, Netanyahu can't spin his way out of the October 7 disaster, try as he might. His opponents should use the full transcripts of that day to take him down
Selectively pulling convenient quotes from transcripts of meetings dealing with the October 7 failure while omitting less convenient remarks is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's way of abusing what is known as the "incumbent's advantage" – a political term, referring to the capabilities of an incumbent to make use of resources, information, appointments and the setting of the agenda to get re-elected time and again.
