Netanyahu’s triangle of failure is now impossible to ignore. October 7 destroyed his security myth. Iran exposed the limits of his strategic sovereignty. The unfinished corruption trial corrodes his moral authority.

For decades, his central promise was simple and brutal: only I can keep Israel safe. That promise was the foundation of his power. October 7 shattered it. Israel survived, but the man who built his entire brand on security failed at the one thing for which he demanded absolute trust. This is not a detail. It is the collapse of the core contract between Netanyahu and the Israeli public.

The demand for a state commission of inquiry is therefore not procedural. It is the first test of whether Israel can still tell itself the truth. Without it, national grief becomes evasion: candles, ceremonies, “never again,” and no accountability. A government that says “now is not the time” is declaring that wartime grants it immunity from self-examination.

Iran delivered the second blow. Netanyahu positioned himself as the master strategist who alone could handle Tehran and Washington. Israel showed military reach and capability, yet the endgame was decided in Washington. The message was clear: Israel can strike, but the........

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