Israel and Iran... When Netanyahu Fans the Fire of Doomsday

We are not living in a moment of ordinary regional conflict. We are now writing from within a chasm opening onto a new hell, whose gates were flung wide open after the occupation's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to play the role of "Israfil," not to breathe life, but to breathe death.

Everything changed on the night of June 13. The ground beneath us became flammable at any moment, not because Tehran had decided to respond, but because Tel Aviv, under Netanyahu's leadership, had come to believe that wars were electoral opportunities, not human catastrophes.

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Netanyahu... Sentenced to Death

The man who lost his moral legitimacy and whose political authority collapsed in the face of protests within Israel is back doing what he has been doing for more than twenty years: provoking war.

From southern Lebanon to Gaza to Damascus to Tehran, Netanyahu sees his people only in the shadow of battle, and sees his future only through bombing others.

He doesn't want Israel's security... he wants the security of his throne.

"Operation Desert Lion," launched by Tel Aviv this week, was not a response, but rather an early announcement of a conflict in which Netanyahu seeks to set the region on fire, to save himself from the sword of trial and the specter of charges that haunt him in every corner of the Israeli judicial system.

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Results of the strikes: a strategic loss despite military superiority

It is true that Israel targeted more than 100 sites in Iran and killed senior military leaders, but the Iranian response was different this time.

Iran launched hundreds of precision-guided missiles and drones in Operation "True Promise III," targeting Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion Airport, and military installations.

More than 30 Israelis were killed, dozens were injured, and there was real terror in the streets, despite the effectiveness of the Iron Dome system.

For the first time since 1973, Israelis feel that their homes are no longer secure, and that their heavily armed state may no longer provide shelter for them and their children.

Is this the result of a "victory"?

Or is it the result of the madness of a leader who decided to negotiate with the world over the corpses of civilians?

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Who will pay the price?

As usual, Arabs.

Lebanon is on the edge of a full-scale war, and Gaza is experiencing warning strikes every night.

Syria bleeds under fire from "side messages," and Yemen prepares for a new role in the axis of resistance.

As for the Gulf, it is reconsidering its calculations, fearing that the fire will spread to the Strait of Hormuz.

Despite all this, Netanyahu appears smiling, telling the world about "Israel's right to defend itself," while deliberately ignoring the right of peoples to life.

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real nuclear threat

What Netanyahu doesn't understand is that the "Iranian enemy" he talks about every day isn't just nuclear facilities.

Rather, it is a complete state, with an army, security, and strategic depth, that is adept at long-term warfare and is not afraid of losses.

Iran's threat to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was not an exaggeration, but rather a dangerous message: We are on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

In light of clear American weakness, the absence of an effective European role, and opportunistic Russian-Chinese silence, the next war may not be limited, but existential.

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For life... For the people

I am not writing this article in defense of a country, nor in support of an axis, but in defense of a human being.

A person in Tel Aviv fears for his children, a person in Tehran has no electricity, and a person in Gaza has not slept a single night since the beginning of the year.

What Netanyahu is committing today is a political and moral crime that will haunt the region for generations.

The man who despised peace, legitimized the occupation, insulted the judiciary, and destroyed confidence in the state from within, now wants to rule through a major war.

Should we allow him to do that?

Should we give him a pass just because he's good at manipulating the media?

no.

It is time to speak the truth:

Netanyahu is a danger to his people before he is a danger to his enemies.

If it is not curbed now, the whole East will explode.

Israfil will indeed come, but not to blow the trumpet... but to announce the end of our dream of life.