Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Analysis Between his 'nobody woke me' campaign and Haaretz's exposé, it turns out that Netanyahu cannot stop revolving around October 7 - and October 7 cannot stop revolving around himShare 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 formatSubscribeRavit Hecht06:01 AM • September 09 2026 IDTSigns of depression and despair were clearly evident in the reactions to perhaps the most unsettling journalistic story published in recent years, the Haaretz investigation revealing the explicit warning Benjamin Netanyahu received from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed three weeks before the October 7 massacre. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasLikudShin BetIsraeli politicsUnited Arab EmiratesBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichYoav GallantJudicial coupOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7U.K. sanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotPISABen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security Chiefs'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?