May I ask for full disclosure about which party you voted for? Or have I gone way too far?
I should note that I’m not trying to needle you over your answer; I’m genuinely curious.

I’d also be glad to know about previous election cycles, if that isn’t private information. It’s simply relevant because of the method of forming the government, since for example I thought very highly of Bibi as a leader but thought very little of the coalition makeup, so it could be that in election x I would vote for x — my preferred choice — and in others for y, who in my view is the lesser evil.

David S.,

The fact that this disaster happened on Bibi’s watch doesn’t make you reconsider whether Bibi is really the leader you thought he was?
When you see how Bibi is busy with politics at a time like this, and that his wife is trying to prevent a unity government, doesn’t that make you think you were mistaken?

Benny,
There is almost no connection between his leadership abilities and the question of whether and to what extent he is selfish or corrupt.
I have always seen him as a selfish hedonist who reeks of narcissism, but as a statesman he has no equal. And you’d have to be blind not to see that he has many other relevant strengths.
I’m not comfortable discussing right now how much real blame for the horrors rests on his shoulders alone. Some blame, certainly. Criminal blame — you’d need to know classified details in order to determine that. Let’s hope a ruthless commission of inquiry is established…
The question to you is this: if your own chosen public representative were heading the current government, would you judge him with the same severity with which you judge Bibi on this specific matter?
Politicians are perceived by their voters like rebbes, with many followers naively believing that they are the embodiment of light and perfection and that they can never be wrong. In practice, I can’t think of a single candidate — at least not one who is popular and foolish — who isn’t tainted by hedonism, narcissism, and selfishness (to varying degrees), although I admit that Bibi is quite a phenomenon.