Jerusalem Post columnist criticizes Sara Netanyahu’s insinuation about Yair Golan
In Israel, Sara Netanyahu suggested on Israeli television that Yair Golan, the leader of the opposition Democrats party, allegedly knew in advance about the October 7 attack. This was stated in an opinion column in the Jerusalem Post. Its author, Sebastien Levy, called such assumptions a lie and a dangerous fueling of conspiracy theories.
Insinuation about Golan
According to Levy’s account, Sara Netanyahu’s remarks were intended to defend her husband, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The author writes that she simultaneously suggested that Israeli security services may not have informed the head of government in time or may not have trusted him.
Levy notes that Golan, a former deputy chief of the General Staff, headed to the area of the Nova festival on October 7 to rescue people. According to the author, after Sara Netanyahu’s statement, television screens showed footage of Golan in military uniform heading to the festival site.
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Claims about the security services
The column also says that Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the heads of the security services did not consider it necessary to wake him, even as the number of warning signs was growing. According to the version recounted by the author, they allegedly expected a harsh response from the prime minister and feared possible escalation.
Levy links Sara Netanyahu’s statement to the spread of conspiracy theories after the October 7 attack. He writes that claims circulated in Israel and beyond that the Israeli military allegedly knew about the attack in advance or deliberately allowed it to happen. The columnist believes that the prime minister’s wife’s insinuations could be used by supporters of such theories.
