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Thu 20 Mar 2025 9:58 am - Jerusalem Time

Netanyahu's decision is the last nail in the coffin of the deep state.

There is no time with Netanyahu. Everything is moving in terrifying directions, all of which point to the nearness of his end. Therefore, he must make dramatic decisions through which he will try to reset the internal compass.

The budget and the Knesset mobilization announced by the opposition force Netanyahu to make difficult choices. He desperately needs the three MKs from Agudat Yisrael, who form the United Torah Judaism bloc with Degel HaTorah. The three extremist Hasidim, led by Minister Goldknopf, have so far refused to vote in favor of the budget unless the problem of the conscription-Haredi exemption law is resolved. Therefore, he needs an alternative, and this alternative is Otzma Yehudit, the party of Ben-Gvir, who left the right-wing government. For it to return, the fighting in Gaza must resume, and the expulsion plan announced by the leader of the largest gang, Trump, must be adopted as one of the goals of the war. In addition, courageous decisions must be made to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the leaders of the military and security establishment. Herzi Halevi resigned. But the biggest knot in the entire system is the strongman Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet, who refused to resign until he is sure that all The living and dead prisoners and detainees from Gaza, and until he is sure to form an official government committee to investigate the failure of October 7

Amidst this, a major case is emerging that could bring down Mr. Netanyahu even before the official investigation on October 7th. This is the “Qatargate” case, which unequivocally indicates that employees in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office received Qatari money to improve its image. It is even said that the money was transferred through a company owned by Jonathan Urich, a senior adviser to Mr. Netanyahu who previously worked as a spokesman for the ruling Likud party. This money came under the pretext of improving Qatar’s image, but it appears that this money may have somehow ended up in the pockets of the prime minister, his wife, and his son Yair. Therefore, the Shin Bet is investigating the matter, which indicates the seriousness of the case.

Netanyahu is very concerned about the investigation being conducted by the Shin Bet at the request of the Attorney General, and he is afraid that some of the accused will turn into martyrs in a new case against Netanyahu, which could open the door to a new corruption file, but a file in the midst of slogans of "absolute victory" and "seven fronts", which could lead to the biggest case that will affect public opinion in the state of the entity, as the man who has so far obstructed the release of prisoners under flimsy pretexts is obtaining money from the state that is mediating in the prisoners' issue.

Nadav Argaman, the former head of the Shin Bet, knows Netanyahu well, knows his true colors, and knows his orientations, which have nothing to do with any strategy other than the strategy of remaining in office. Therefore, he broke his legal silence to issue a warning that whoever violates the law may push others to also violate the law. Netanyahu considered this an act of blackmail, and likened it to the methods of the mafia. However, the whole truth lies in the “Qatar Gate” affair. This affair terrified Netanyahu to the point that he is prepared to wage war with the Shin Bet organization, considering it a “life” war for him. A war that will be considered the last remaining nail in the deep state, the state that wants to prevent the collapse of law and democracy, and to preserve what remains of institutional work and the concepts of values, ethics, and behavior that were slaughtered from vein to vein in the war of extermination and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

Netanyahu's announcement that he will propose the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief at the cabinet meeting next Wednesday, Ronen Bar's refusal to resign, the natural division in Israeli society and among the political elite, and the Attorney General's statement in a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu that the dismissal requires legal justification and that this comes from her, and that the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief is the responsibility of the government as a whole and not the Prime Minister, indicates what Prime Minister Netanyahu and his ruling coalition are doing in terms of settling scores against everyone who tries to work to expose their corrupt reality and their aim to impose dictatorship on the state under the name of "parliamentary success" - that is, the concept of the majority in the Knesset, which can, under the banner of "the people's choice", impose whatever laws it wants, even if they conflict with the "Basic Laws", which can also be amended.

The battle will be great, and Netanyahu is betting on the so-called “patriotism” of the Shin Bet, which may prevent it from revealing many facts, under the pretext that this is against the law and its use is considered a crime that requires investigation and trial. This is in addition to increasing internal divisions in light of the difficult security conditions the country is experiencing after the “Al-Aqsa Flood.” Israeli political analyst Zvi Barel compared it to “Israel, more and more, looking like a chain of stores run by corrupt management, causing it to decline into the abyss, but it continues to open new branches, and suggests that business is going on as usual. Not only as usual, but it is stronger than ever. The Israeli empire is collapsing, but its branches in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria are thriving.”

But this "prosperity" that the empire is experiencing in what he called its branches is based on unlimited American and Western support. It cannot be considered purely Israeli, and this prosperity is what gives Netanyahu the power to make decisions that are largely to protect his own interests.

Netanyahu's battle with the most important organization in Israel will largely determine the nature of the country's future directions, and the extent to which the extremist and corrupt government will be able to control the country's resources as a whole, thus giving it the ability to survive longer. Indeed, this will lead to all state agencies being in the service of the Prime Minister's plans, especially his personal ones, because in all his decisions, "Netanyahu" is always looking for "Netanyahu."

The most important question remains: Is the deep state in the State of Israel being liquidated under the pretext of failure on October 7th?!!! And is Netanyahu thus establishing the greatest escape from any accusation of responsibility for the failure?!!! It seems that the "Qatar Gate" affair was the deciding factor because it appeared to be a slashing knife to Netanyahu's neck from the deep state. Netanyahu wanted to get two steps ahead of them and turn the conflict into the "Ronen Bar" affair, and divert attention from the central issue related to the Qatari funds file

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