Episode notes
The debate over the exact role Israel played on October 7th has blown apart again as the guy charged with finding the hostages speaks out. Right, so they told you it was the most moral army in history. They told you they were doing everything, everything, to bring the hostages home. They hung the yellow ribbons and they made the solemn vows. And then the man Netanyahu’s regime put in charge of actually finding those hostages, a retired major general named Nitzan Alon, sat down and explained how it really works. He said most of the Israelis killed in Jabalia were killed by Israeli fire. He said they started with “hostages first” and then chose a different path. He said the rescued were more afraid of their rescuers’ bombs than their captors. So let’s be clear about the story they’re selling. It’s not a rescue mission that went wrong. It’s a milita ...