Some people find it hard to believe that a government
could know that something bad was coming to hurt their people and yet they did
not do all that they could to stop it, or even worse. I understand why some
people think this, because I once thought that way as well. Most people tend to
think of themselves as reasonably good, if imperfect people, who seek to do
their best in their life and work as much as possible. The mistake people then
make is assuming that everybody is like that, and that governments are filled
with people like that. Most people are also not aware that sociopaths are more highly
represented in fields like politics than they are in the general population.[1] Over the last few years
more and more people’s faith in institutions has been broken down, but still
many people persist in that faith. But evidence is mounting in many situations
about how poorly placed that trust is.
For instance, this article from The Jerusalem Post,
“IDF knew of Hamas's plan to
kidnap 250 before October 7 attack - report
The IDF had precise
information about Hamas's intentions, but due to prevailing conceptions in the
security establishment and possible negligence by officials, the warning signs
were not acted on.
A newly surfaced document
has revealed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and intelligence systems had
detailed knowledge of Hamas's plan to raid Israel and kidnap 250 people weeks
before the October 7 massacre.
The document, which was
compiled in the Gaza Division, outlined Hamas's intentions and was known to top
intelligence officials, according to a report by Kan News.
The document, titled
"Detailed End-to-End Raid Training," was distributed on September 19,
2023, and described in detail the series of exercises conducted by Hamas's
elite units.
These exercises included
raiding military posts and kibbutzim (collective communities in Israel),
kidnapping soldiers and civilians, and maintaining the hostages once they were
in the Gaza Strip.
The report by Kan News
stated, "Security sources told Kan News that the document was known to the
intelligence leadership, at the very least in the Gaza Division."[2]
The IDF knew in detail what Hamas was planning but failed
to act. Why would they do this? Some might think incompetence, others malicious
intent. But what is for certain is that they knew, in detail, what
Hamas was planning and did not do anything to stop it. This is being reported
in Israeli newspapers.
I’ll leave it to you to speculate why they may have done
this. But if you found out that your government knew an attack was coming and
did not put the precautions in place to stop it, would you believe a word they
said about their motivations for going to war? Would you take at face value the
official narrative of how everything happened? There is no doubt that Hamas did
the evil attack. There is also no doubt that the IDF knew it was coming. The
rest I will leave to you to think about for yourself.
At a minimum this shows that those who have a deep scepticism that many people in positions of power have the interests of their people at heart are standing on firm ground.
While you are thinking it over you might find this article
interesting to consider as well: What
the World Needs To Know About Gaza.
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