Billboards titled 'Total failure' have been placed along the Ayalon Highway and across Israel as part of a new campaign calling for a change of political leadership. The campaign organizers say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the judicial system debate to divert attention from security failures in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza, and that the government has failed to translate military achievements into sustainable security, according to the campaign leaders.
The new campaign, organized by unnamed civic leaders, aims to shift public discourse ahead of the upcoming elections. Its message directly challenges the prime minister's narrative, arguing that military successes by the IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad have not been converted into diplomatic gains that ensure long-term security for Israel.
The campaign is the latest in a series of political interventions by civil society groups. It follows criticism from opposition figures such as Yair Lapid, who on June 15 called Netanyahu's handling of the Iran front a "total diplomatic failure" (as The Zioneer reported), and former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, who launched his own election campaign on June 30 vowing to end what he described as "chaos."
The billboards specifically cite failures in three arenas: Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza. The campaign organizers accuse the prime minister of attempting to change the subject to the judicial system in order to avoid accountability for security policy. The campaign's impact on public opinion remains to be seen.
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