Netanyahu’s Never-Ending Trial

🇮🇱 How One Man’s Legal Troubles Keep Getting Delayed by War, Chaos, and National Fear

“In Israel today, missiles fall from the sky, but justice keeps getting postponed. Why? Because the man at the top is on trial—and war has become his strongest legal strategy.”

🎭 The Drama Begins: The Corruption Charges No One Forgets

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, has been under a dark cloud since 2017. Not one, not two—but three major corruption cases have followed him like a shadow:

Case 1000 – The Gifts Affair

• He’s accused of taking luxury gifts—cigars, champagne, jewelry—from billionaires in exchange for political favours.
• The value? Nearly ₹1.5 crore in Indian money.
• The alleged return gift? Visa help and regulatory leniency.

Case 2000 – The Media Manipulation Plot

• Netanyahu allegedly tried to strike a deal with a major newspaper to get positive press coverage…
• In exchange, he’d sabotage a rival newspaper through laws.
• A classic quid-pro-quo of power for praise.

Case 4000 – The Telecom Bribery Scandal

• The most explosive: Netanyahu pushed regulations worth billions to benefit Bezeq, Israel’s telecom giant.
• In return? Bezeq-owned Walla! news portal gave him glowing coverage.

By 2019, Israel’s Attorney General indicted him. The trial officially began in May 2020.

🕰️ Court Delays, One Excuse at a Time

If escaping trials was an Olympic sport, Netanyahu would be a gold medalist.

• In 2020, he blamed COVID.
• In 2021, came the Gaza war.
• In 2023, Lebanon and Syria.
• In 2024, hostage negotiations.
• And now in 2025, he’s pulled the ultimate distraction: a full-on war with Iran.

Each time the court calls, Netanyahu says, “Sorry, can’t come—I’m saving the country.”
And somehow, the judges keep buying it.

🔥 War as a Legal Shield: Coincidence or Strategy?

Let’s not play dumb. Every time pressure builds around his court appearances, Israel suddenly finds itself deep in military conflict:

• Gaza Strip invasions
• Bombings in Lebanon
• Airstrikes in Syria
• And now, ballistic missile exchanges with Iran

Is it all necessary? Maybe. But the timing? Suspiciously perfect for a man dodging jail.

Wars are being used like courtroom postponement letters.
And the people? They’re caught between patriotism and panic.

📢 Voices of the People: Not Everyone’s Buying It

What Israelis Are Saying:

• Some support him, calling him the “only leader strong enough” to defend Israel.
• But many are angry.
• In 2023, 56% wanted him to resign.
• By 2024, only 4% trusted him to tell the truth about national security.
• Protests exploded—some weeks drawing over 100,000 demonstrators on the streets.

Citizens are tired. They see missiles in the sky—and corruption buried underground.

⚔️ Opposition vs. Ruling Party: War of Words

The Opposition (Yair Lapid & others):

• Bluntly call Netanyahu’s war moves “smokescreens.”
• Accuse him of trading soldiers’ lives to delay his trial.
• Some supported Iran action briefly—for national unity—but warned it shouldn’t become permanent cover for corruption.

Netanyahu’s Party (Likud):

• Paints him as a “hero under siege.”
• Blames the courts, the media, even former allies.
• Frames critics as “traitors during wartime.”

This is no longer a legal battle.
It’s a full-blown propaganda war.

💣 As Missiles Fall, So Does Public Trust

As Iran retaliates, and Hamas still launches rockets, Israeli cities are bleeding.

• Civilians are dying.
• Sirens wail every night.
• Shelters are packed.

And in the middle of all this, Netanyahu isn’t at court.
He’s at press conferences. On war maps.
Dodging more than just missiles—he’s dodging verdicts.

📉 Popularity: Rising in War, Falling in Peace

Let’s be honest:

He uses war to become relevant again, but that glow fades fast when body bags pile up and inflation rises.

Even among his own supporters, the whispers are growing louder:

“Is he fighting for us… or for himself?”

🔚 The Verdict That Never Comes

It’s now 2025. The cases began in 2017. That’s 8 years of delay.
Israel isn’t just at war with its neighbours.
It’s at war with its conscience.

Netanyahu may still be the face on the TV.
But in courtrooms, he’s the ghost that never shows up.

And if history teaches us anything, it’s this:

A leader who uses war to hide from truth is more dangerous than the enemies outside.

Final Thought:

When justice sleeps behind bulletproof glass,
And corruption wears a flag like a crown,
It’s not just democracy that dies—it’s the soul of a nation.

The question now isn’t if Netanyahu is guilty.
The question is: how long will Israel let war be louder than the truth?

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