Netanyahu’s War With Iran: Not About Survival

Netanyahu’s War With Iran: Not About Survival — Just About His Survival

By ainnbeen.blogspot.com

When you’re facing corruption charges, massive protests, and a war that’s gone on so long your own military is begging for clarity — what’s a seasoned political magician to do?

Start a new war.
Preferably with a nuclear-ambitious, missile-loaded regional giant.
Enter: Iran.

According to Haaretz's Chaim Levinson (June 17, 2025), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t fighting for Israel’s survival. He’s fighting to survive politically — and the Iranian boogeyman is his most loyal campaign mascot.

🎩 The Magic Trick: How to Make Gaza Disappear

Remember Gaza? The humanitarian disaster, the hostage crisis, the skyrocketing IDF death toll? No?
That’s the point.

Levinson outlines how Bibi’s “Iran Iran Iran!” chant conveniently shoves Gaza under the rug, where images of starving children and bombed hospitals won’t interfere with his press conferences.

Hostages? "We’re working on it."
IDF casualties? "Necessary sacrifices in a battle for civilization."
Protesters? "Traitors funded by foreign NGOs."

By shifting the national mood from “Why haven’t you rescued our citizens?” to “We must stop the Persian apocalypse!”, Netanyahu transforms from a bumbling failure to a Churchillian savior.
Presto.

🛢️ Peace With Saudi Arabia? Only If Palestinians Stay Invisible

Before the Gaza war, Netanyahu was polishing his Nobel Peace Prize speech. A Saudi normalization deal, with zero concessions to Palestinians, was his crowning jewel.

But now, Riyadh is insisting on basic dignity for Palestinians. (Shocking, right?)
That doesn’t fly with Netanyahu’s far-right coalition, who consider the term “two-state solution” more offensive than “Ayatollah.”

So what does Bibi do? He pokes Iran with a stick, hoping to:

Scare the Saudis back into Israel’s arms.
Pressure the U.S. to drop Palestinian demands in the name of “regional unity.”

It’s not diplomacy. It’s emotional blackmail with fighter jets.

👑 Long Live King Bibi (Just Kidding… Unless?)

Facing dismal polls and a courtroom date, Netanyahu needs time. And nothing buys political oxygen like a war.

Call early elections? Not while Iran is huffing and puffing.
Step down? Only after he "saves the nation" from Armageddon.
Stand trial? Sorry, Your Honor — too busy launching precision strikes.

The longer the missiles fly, the longer Bibi stays king.

🧨 Baiting Iran, One Provocation at a Time

April 1: Israel blows up Iran’s consulate in Damascus, killing IRGC commanders.
April 13: Iran fires missiles and drones.
April 14: Netanyahu declares victory (because most were intercepted), but decides not to escalate — yet.

This isn’t war. It’s theater. It’s controlled chaos with a script, a camera crew, and a very desperate lead actor.

🇺🇸 And Now, Dragging America Into the Show

Netanyahu has mastered the art of playing the U.S. like a fiddle.

Biden sends interceptors? “See? We’re the same team.”
Biden urges restraint? “You’re abandoning democracy in the Middle East!”
Biden hesitates on bombing Iran’s nuclear sites? “Do you want another Holocaust?”

It’s emotional extortion in the name of “shared values.”
Translation: "Fund my war, or you're antisemitic."

📺 Dissent = Treason

Inside Israel, the war drums drown out any opposing voice.
Critics of Netanyahu’s Iran strategy?

Soft on terrorism.
Weak on national security.
Enemies of the state.

He’s weaponizing fear to crack down on civil liberties, turning surveillance into patriotism and censorship into "defense against Iranian propaganda."

🧠 Levinson’s Final Word?

“Netanyahu isn’t seeking to ‘defeat’ Iran — he needs the threat of Iran to defeat his enemies at home.”

Chilling. But also... painfully accurate.

🧨 Why This Isn’t Just About Israel

Because when Netanyahu games the Iran threat to secure his throne:

The whole region burns.
Palestinians suffer longer.
Global oil prices spike.
America inches closer to another war it doesn’t want.

And all because one man is too stubborn to step down and too scared to lose power.

🧯Final Thought

So the next time you hear Bibi talk about “existential threats” and “red lines,” ask yourself:
Who’s really in danger — Israel, or Netanyahu’s career?

📎 Further Reading:
👉 Haaretz Original Article (Paywall)

✍️ By ainnbeen.blogspot.com – Because journalism shouldn’t kneel to political theatre.

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