Haaretz Editorial04:47 AM • August 09 2026 IDTHere we go again. Yet another former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intimate circle of decision-makers has broken his silence. This time it's Yoav Horowitz, a former director general and chief of staff of the Prime Minister's Office. He gave interviews Friday to channels 11, 12 and 13, giving the public a chilling peek behind the scenes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsOpinionBenjamin NetanyahuYair NetanyahuSara NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-HormuzLebanonWest BankYoav SegalovitzDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Lesson on Palestine Solidarity From a Concentration CampWho Wears the Pants in This Government? Netanyahu's Wife and SonMossad Officials Say New Chief Gofman's Dismissals Meant to Serve NetanyahuThe New Three-way Power Bloc Pushes Israel Down Trump's Middle East PrioritiesIsrael's Unresolved Questions Undermine the Fantasy of the Day After NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'