Cry of Truth

It was a cold morning in Jerusalem in 614 CE when the Persians, allied with local Jews, invaded the city, wresting it from Byzantine control. For a brief moment, the alliance seemed a promise of redemption; the Jews, long oppressed by the Christian Empire, envisioned a future of autonomy under the leadership of *Nehemiah ben Hushiel*, appointed by the Persians as governor of Jerusalem. Nehemiah led efforts to restore the Temple and revive Jewish practices, but history, with its cruel irony, soon showed that liberators often become new oppressors. In less than three years, the alliance crumbled. Nehemiah was killed in a revolt and the very Jews who had welcomed the Persians as saviors were betrayed, once again facing persecution and exile.

History is a relentless and repetitive teacher, but it seems its favorite students are those blinded by the thirst for power. Here we are, centuries later, trapped in the same cycle, where leadership disguises itself as salvation while pushing us further into the abyss. Netanyahu positions himself as the unyielding defender of Israel, but his mission is not to protect the State; it is to ensure the perpetuation of his power at any cost, even if that cost is the State itself.

One doesn’t need to be a prophet to see the storm on the horizon: endless wars on multiple fronts, a shattered economy, and an increasingly fragmented society. All of this is the macabre choreography of a leader who, like Shabtai Tzvi, feeds a sickly messianism, selling promises of glory that bring only ruin. But the resemblance to historical figures doesn’t end there. Just as Bar Kokhba led his followers to certain death against Rome, Netanyahu is steering Israel toward predictable devastation.

The siege he has built around himself is not just physical but also moral and institutional. The Supreme Court, once a bastion of justice, is now gagged, and the opposition has become a shadow of its former self. Even the guardians of the law have been manipulated, turning what should be the public’s protection into a weapon against it.

Yet the actual poison lies in emotional blackmail. Netanyahu knows that the return of the hostages spells the end of his illusion of invincibility. He plays with the people’s fear and hope, prolonging suffering to avoid facing his downfall. The result is a state where truth is distorted directly to maintain power.

However, a light can pierce this darkness: the courage of those who still hold onto integrity. The head of the Mossad, the commander of the Air Force, and other vital leaders face a choice – the choice between complicit silence or the cry of truth. The time has come for them to rise, not to protect a man, but to save a nation.

What’s at stake is not just Israel’s survival but its soul. If we allow one man’s madness to consume everything, we become complicit in our destruction. The only solution now is the official incapacitation of this leader before the country is irreversibly driven to the edge of the abyss.

History always repeats itself, but we can break the cycle. Netanyahu may believe he is destined to be Israel’s savior, but in truth, he resembles more those who, in the name of their grandiose dreams, ruined generations. If we want a different future, it is time to wrench the reins of the nation from this false messiah’s hands before there is nothing left to save.