Josh Lederman is an NBC News correspondent.
TEL AVIV — Bracing for a major war, Israelis furious over their government’s failure to prevent unspeakable bloodshed are grappling with a provocative question: Can accountability wait until after the war? Long before Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel on Saturday in an unprecedented breach, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power was in peril.
So far, it’s unclear whether Netanyahu will receive any such boost, especially as many Israelis are publicly blaming his government for failing to detect Hamas’ elaborately planned attack in advance — and questioning whether he instead was distracted by his campaign to force through controversial judicial changes.
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