Perhaps Netanyahu reads this period in Jewish literature. Perhaps he saw that Samson had found the right path when he demolished the temple for everyone. “Samson the Mighty,” who regained his strength after weakness, and killed “more Philistines in Gaza with his death than he killed in his life,” as the Book of Judges tells us.

Benjamin Netanyahu fears the end of the war. There will be investigation committees and many questions about responsibilities and failures. For him, it is almost a story of life and death. But the issue cannot be reduced to Netanyahu clinging to his office to hide from accountability.