Responsibility for October 7 does not lie with one camp alone | The Jerusalem Post
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“Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar’s remarks on Sunday morning”
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Wikipedia and the Jewish Virtual Library both confirm Miki Zohar serves as the Minister of Culture and Sports.
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— Makhlouf "Miki" Zohar (Hebrew: מַכְלוּף "מִיקִי" זוֹהַר; born 28 March 1980) is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Culture and Sports in the thirty-seventh government. Zohar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki_Zohar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki_Zohar
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— The IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the nationwide lifting of restrictions on Friday, with northern communities seeing them lifted on Saturday.
https://www.jpost.com/tags/miki-zohar
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— Miki Zohar is a Likud politician and Israel's Minister of Culture and Sports, known for his nationalist policies and leadership within the Knesset.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/miki-zohar
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/miki-zohar
“Speaking in an interview with 103FM, Zohar attempted to shift responsibility for October 7 onto the government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid”
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Two independent news sources (Israel National News and another web result) confirm that Miki Zohar gave an interview to 103FM and shifted responsibility for October 7 onto the Bennett-Lapid government.
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— Naftali Bennett (born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician, businessman, and soldier who served as the prime minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022, and as the alternate prime minister from July to N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett
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— Speaking in an interview with 103FM, Zohar attempted to shift responsibility for October 7 onto the government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, arguing that then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar interp…
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-895718
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-895718
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— Minister Miki Zohar caused a stir when he claimed that Hamas' on October 7 was planned during the previous government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426830
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426830
“Israel underwent five rounds of elections in just two years [leading up to October 7]”
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The provided web results for this claim are generic descriptions of Israel and do not contain information regarding the number of elections held prior to October 7.
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— 2.4Late antiquity and the medieval period. 2.5Modern period and the emergence of Zionism. 2.6British Mandate for Palestine. 2.7Independence and early years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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— Host Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, talks with leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
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— 1 day ago · Israel is a country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status has …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel
https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel
“In the two-and-a-half years since October 7, much of Israel’s senior military echelon has either stepped aside or been replaced.”
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The search results provided for this claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'significant' and do not contain any factual information about the Israeli military echelon.
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— The meaning of SIGNIFICANT is having meaning; especially : full of import : suggestive. How to use significant in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significant
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significant
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— A significant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows something. Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama. ...a very significant piece of legislation. I think…
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/signifi…
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/signifi…
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— SIGNIFICANT definition: important and deserving of attention; of consequence. See examples of significant used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/significant
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/significant
“Leaders such as Shin Bet head Ronen Bar and IDF chief Herzi Halevi resigned”
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The search results provided for this claim are dictionary definitions of 'shin' (the bone) and do not contain information regarding the resignations of Ronen Bar or Herzi Halevi.
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— The tibia is your shin bone. It’s one of the longest bones in your body and helps you stand and move. Learn about its anatomy.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23026-tibia
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23026-tibia
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— The meaning of SHIN is the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin
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— Definition of shin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis…
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis…
“Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar, who concluded his term last week.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports (All Israel News, another web result), confirm that Tomer Bar was the commander of the IAF and is ending/concluding his term.
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— Commander of the Israeli Air Force. Incumbent. Assumed office 4 April 2022.Tomer Bar (Hebrew: תומר בר; born 11 June 1969) is an Israeli general currently commanding the Israeli Air Force.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomer_Bar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomer_Bar
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— Tomer Bar, commander of the Israeli Air Force, is ending his term and retiring from the IDF after an extensive 39-year military career. Bar, who was appointed to the post in April 2022, led the air fo…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjovp4z0zl
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjovp4z0zl
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— Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar speaking during a Memorial Day ceremony, April 21, 2026.Gen. Tomer Bar, will conclude his 39-year military career marked by operations against multiple …
https://allisraelnews.com/outgoing-iaf-chief-tomer-bar-concl…
https://allisraelnews.com/outgoing-iaf-chief-tomer-bar-concl…
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