Denial as a way of life: Netanyahu on Egyptian warnings about 7th October

Things are looking bleaker by the day for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, most notably for his standing as a competent leader in full mastery of his office.  After allegations were made that he had received warnings from the United Arab Emirates leader President Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) that the 7th October 2023 attack by Hamas was, if not imminent then certainly most likely, a sense of paralytic denial has taken hold.  The claim by Haaretz, based on research for the book Hostages: 843 Days of Abandonment by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, finds Netanyahu being told, in unambiguous terms, that an attack by Hamas was being planned.  A 45-minute conversation apparently took place between the UAE President and Netanyahu, […]