Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Netanyahu's refusal to hold an independent commission of inquiry is making it difficult for Israel to correct what needs to be corrected and heightens the danger that additional security disasters will occur ■ The prime minister has managed to create a parallel universe for his supportersShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:00 AM • July 03 2026 IDTThe most egregious failure in Israel's short history didn't stem from one reason, but from a convergence of three blunders. There was a strategic failure (for which the political decision makers are mainly to blame), there was a broad and terrible intelligence blunder and there was a defensive collapse. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasIDFGazaHaredim IranHezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuHamas hostagesOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza AidTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Chose Bad Time to Recognize Armenian Genocide. Especially for ArmeniaIDF: Reservist Severely Injured in 'Close-quarters Encounter' in South LebanonWhat Stands in the Way of Israel Persecuting the Journalists It Hates?'I Wanted to Be Jewish, a Tel Avivian. October 7 Felt Like a Knife in the Back'Israel: Where the Optics Are Bad but the Governance Is WorseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in Seattle