Writer, director of editorial at the Institute for Middle East Understanding, and U.S. policy fellow at Al-Shabaka.
Case
Haaretz reported that the UAE president warned Benjamin Netanyahu about a major Hamas operation roughly ten days before October 7, 2023. Netanyahu denies the call; the reporter says he has unpublished evidence, while the UAE has neither confirmed nor denied it.
Role at the time: Writer and Al-Shabaka U.S. policy fellow, writing on X
Statement summary
Kenney-Shawa called the report damning for Netanyahu. He cautioned against using it to assign all responsibility for October 7 and what he described as genocide to Netanyahu alone, especially before Israeli elections.
“This is no doubt a damning report”
Kenney-Shawa expressly criticizes Netanyahu in connection with the reported warning. His warning against assigning all responsibility to one leader limits the scope of blame; it does not defend or excuse Netanyahu’s alleged conduct and therefore does not make this a mixed position.
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
