26.07.2026 13:35
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz argued that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be remembered as the worst prime minister in the country's history due to the security failures and economic consequences following the attacks of October 7, 2023. The newspaper claimed that Netanyahu's leadership image, built over the years, completely collapsed on October 7.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published a striking analysis about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The newspaper claims that Netanyahu will go down in history as the worst prime minister in the country's history.
"OCTOBER 7 ERASED NETANYAHU'S IMAGE"
The report stated that Netanyahu's failure was not limited to the attacks on October 7, 2023. The newspaper argued that the image of a strong leader Netanyahu had tried to build throughout his political career was completely destroyed by the events of October 7.
Haaretz expressed that the events of October 7 were a major defeat occurring under Netanyahu's responsibility.
"ISRAEL IS EXPERIENCING ONE OF ITS MOST DANGEROUS PERIODS"
The report included the assessment that Israelis have been experiencing one of the most dangerous periods in the country's history in terms of security, or even the worst period seen in the last two generations, since October 7.
ECONOMIC BURDEN ALSO HIGHLIGHTED
Haaretz noted that the record increase in the Defense Ministry budget, tax hikes, cuts in public services, and rising public debt will negatively impact the Israeli economy and living standards for many years.
The newspaper stated in its assessment, "History will write Netanyahu as the worst prime minister in the country's history."
THE PROCESS AFTER OCTOBER 7
Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, had carried out a comprehensive attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which they called the "Al-Aqsa Flood." Israel announced that 1,200 people were killed and 5,132 were injured in the attacks.
Israeli officials also describe the attacks on October 7 as the "biggest intelligence and military failure" in the history of Israel and its military.