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I’ve just gone through the Haaretz investigation, and the key facts are pretty stark. In late September 2023 the president of the United Arab Emirates called Netanyahu and spent forty‑five minutes laying out a specific, imminent Hamas attack. That call was recorded, and the prime minister heard every detail, but he never passed it on to his security chiefs, didn’t raise the alert level, and left the warning in his own office. Both the head of Shin Bet and the IDF chief later said they only learned about the call from the newspaper, not from their own government. The same story shows a Fatah‑linked intermediary, known only as “Coal Eyes,” acting as a bridge between Hamas and Israeli intelligence, which contradicts the usual claim that any warning came from the enemy. Netanyahu has repeatedly said he could have stopped the October 7 assault if someone had woken him up, yet the evidence shows he had the warning well before the attack and chose not to act. The investigation frames that choice, not a failure of intelligence, as the decisive factor.
Hey, so I’ve been looking into that piece about Trump’s trip to Moscow. The piece says that when Trump’s two close aides, Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff, flew into Russia, they weren’t there as official negotiators but more like “courier boys” carrying messages for Putin. It paints a picture of a secretive, three‑step sequence of meetings that the author thinks reveals a hidden agenda. The article argues that the real goal was to get Trump to hear what Putin wanted, and that Washington is suddenly shifting its stance toward Moscow. It suggests that the U.S. is under pressure, that confidence in Washington is slipping, and that the global power chessboard is quietly being rearranged. The writer claims that the photos and headlines only scratch the surface, and that the true story lies in the underlying moves and the people who have leverage. In short, the piece is a sensational take on a high‑profile trip, framing it as a covert operation where Trump’s trusted envoys were used to deliver messages to Putin, while the U.S. government’s policy direction is portrayed as shifting in response to Russian demands. The tone is conspiratorial, and it’s all about uncovering what the author believes is the hidden game behind the public narrative.