Former Israeli PM Olmert says Netanyahu has 'failed completely'

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In an interview with AFP in Paris, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert launches a scathing attack on current leader Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of having failed to protect Israeli citizens during the October 7 Hamas assault and "prioritising personal interests over what may be the national interests of Israel".

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00:00Netanyahu is a leader that failed completely and he failed in what is

00:09perhaps the most fundamental essential thing for his country and his people he

00:18failed to protect the people of Israel when Israel was attacked on the 7th of

00:25October because of arrogance and complacency and overconfidence in the

00:35total disregard to the need to find a way to negotiate with the Palestinians

00:43that are prepared to negotiate with us that the Israeli government decided to

00:50expand the war not because of any serious genuine national security interest of

00:57Israel that justifies it but because the Prime Minister has his personal interest

01:03which are prioritized over what may be the national interest of Israel

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