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Prologue<\/h2>\n

Flashback: July 1995<\/h2>\n Benjamin \u2018Bibi\u2019 Netanyahu is the golden future of the conservative Likud Party.<\/p>\n A master of incitement he led ferocious, vicious and all too often violent anti-peace and anti-Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin demonstrations.<\/p>\n In the photos below, Bibi heads a mock funeral procession through the streets of Ra\u2019nana. Behind him an empty coffin bears the slogan, Rabin is killing Zionism<\/em>.<\/p>\n Photo on the right clearly shows a hangmen\u2019s noose, the coffin and Bibi\u2019s profile.<\/p>\n Left photo: <\/strong>July,1995 Benjamin \u2018Bibi\u2019 Netanyahu leads an anti-peace, mock funeral procession rally in the city of Ra\u2019nana. Right photo:<\/strong> A hangman\u2019s noose is clearly visible as is Bibi. (Photos Yedioth Ahronoth archive) WITH RABIN GONE, BIBI\u2019S PLAYBOOK & HOW HE CONTROLLED ISRAEL FOR 3 DECADES<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFlashback: November 1995<\/h2>\n***** ** On Saturday evening November 4th, Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin with members of his coalition plus entertainers and tens of thousands of Israelis attend an exciting and inspiring Peace Rally in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n ** After an empowering rendition of \u2018Shir Hashalom<\/em>\u2018 (Song of Peace), Rabin leaves the stage.<\/p>\n ** He\u2019s only a short distance from his car when a 25-year-old religious Mizrahi Israeli Jewish zealot shoots Rabin in the back.<\/p>\n ** Three bullets kill our courageous visionary leader. Those same three bullets murder peace.<\/p>\n ** *****Bibi is never investigated nor held accountable for incitement that led to murder.<\/p>\n**** As recently as July 2023, hundreds of former security officers and officials sent a letter to Bibi accusing him of promoting in his newly published autobiography, false conspiracy stories regarding the lead-up to Rabin\u2019s murder. BIBI ACCUSED OF LYING AND SPREADING FALSE RUMORS<\/a><\/p>\n For an in-depth look at Bibi\u2019s anti-peace, anti-Rabin crusade, check out: FRONTLINE PBS \u2013 BIBI & THE ASSASSINATION<\/a><\/p>\n In 1992, Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin and the Labor Party ran on a peace platform<\/strong>. They won 44 seats. Left wing Meretz Party won 12 seats and Shas with its six seats joined the coalition. Two Arab parties, Hadash and Arab Democratic Party supported without officially joining the coalition. Top Left photo:<\/strong> Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin (Kino Border). Top Right photo: blood-stained lyrics of the \u2018Song of Peace<\/em>,\u2019 \u2018Shir Hashalom<\/em>,\u2019 sung at the end of the formal rally, found in Rabin\u2019s jacket pocket (AFP). Bottom photo: November 4th peace rally in Tel Aviv. Moments after Rabin left the stage he was shot. (Nati Harnik). BIBI\u2019S DISINGENUOUS ATTACKS ON THE SOUL OF ISRAEL<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n2023, a year of troubles and tricks for Bibi<\/h2>\n******* ** Bibi is dealing with 3 ongoing criminal court cases.<\/p>\n ** Seriously concerned of being found guilty, Bibi has two goals: stay out of jail and remain in power \u2013 and do this at any cost even if it means destroying Israel\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n ** To achieve this magic trick, Bibi and long time Likud cronies develop a Judicial Overhaul designed to strip the courts of all power. Without a judicial\/legislative checks and balances \u2013 Bibi is free.<\/p>\n ** All he needs is the support of his unruly, greedy, inept, morally corrupt clump of religious, right-wing, pro-settlers, anti-Arab, anti-peace, anti-secular, homophobic, theocratic, misogynist coalition partners.<\/p>\n ** Once knowledge of the Judicial Overhaul became public, Bibi immediately faced massive public opposition from many organizations and unions including the newly created grassroots Pro-Democracy Movement.<\/p>\n ** Demonstrators are a cross-section of Israel \u2013 parents, pensioners, teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, hi-tech engineers, high school students, university students, actors, artists, musicians, famous, not-so-famous, left, right, gay, straight, modern religious and secular and the surprisingly unprecedented number of military reservists including pilots who also went on strike.<\/p>\n ** On March 23, Bibi\u2019s incompetent bunch mustered enough intelligence to approve a bill that insulates Bibi from being ousted as prime minister. The bill basically states that only the prime minister or two-thirds of his cabinet can declare the prime minister unfit to serve\u2026<\/strong>blah blah blah.<\/p>\n ** However, throughout the spring and summer of 2023, demonstrations grew in numbers and locations.<\/p>\n ** Bibi is not happy. He resents opposition. He\u2019s angry and frustrated when he can\u2019t control the narrative. And Bibi hates left-wing Israelis as much as he hates Arabs.<\/strong><\/p>\n ** On top of everything, including health problems and dealing with home improvements (by a new Bibi law the improvements on his private homes must be paid by tax payers), Bibi was forced to banish his son, heir apparent Yair from the \u2018Kingdom.\u2019<\/p>\n ** The lazy ne\u2019er-do-well was ordered to stop posting lies, insults, mistruths and incitement on social media that continually embarrassed Bibi and translated into Yair losing one libel court case after another.<\/p>\n ** At the moment Yair is hanging out poolside in Florida hoping to receive a long-term visa to remain in the United States. There\u2019s no indication the great patriot has returned to Israel to stand side-by-side with mommy and daddy or his fellow countrymen.<\/p>\n ** \u00a0<\/p>\n ** *******\u00a0<\/p>\n**** 32 year old Yair Netanyahu, son of Benjamin and Sara. In his attempt to get out of town, the heir apparent is applying for a visa to remain in the United States. He\u2019s represented by Michael Wildes, co-founder of Wildes & Weinberg<\/strong>. For those of you familiar with Yair, you\u2019ll be surprised to learn he\u2019s an internationally renowned political speaker and journalist in Israel and abroad. (Photo Credit: Snapshot from September 2023 X \u2013 formerly Twitter).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n******* ** With his son out of the way, Bibi can take a quick deep breath, turn the page and figure out what to do next.<\/p>\n ** *******A little voice whispers in Bibi\u2019s ear, \u201cIt\u2019s time to pull the rabbit out of the hat. The key is a little military conflict with either West Bank Palestinians or Hamas terrorists in Gaza. And if a few Israelis are injured, that\u2019s icing on the cake with a great photo-op on top.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Control the narrative through acts of diversion \u2013 but Bibi, at what cost?<\/h2>\nRamadan, May 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n*********** ** Bibi faces the collapse of his coalition. He needs a miracle to avoid new elections.<\/p>\n ** On May 6th, tensions were boiling over in and around East Jerusalem\u2019s Temple Mount, Al-Aqsa Mosque and Damascus Gate.<\/p>\n ** Keeping the flame high, Bibi allegedly gave the order to release young far right wing, religious Zionist settlers. Rampaging through the Old City, the young men harassed Muslims who were breaking their traditional evening Ramadan fast at Damascus Gate.<\/p>\n ** The situation quickly turned violent.<\/p>\n ** On May 10th Hamas issued an ultimatum \u2013 withdraw your troops by 6 pm or missiles will be launched.<\/p>\n ** Exactly at 6:01 pm, the missiles were launched.<\/p>\n ** Along with the missiles, there were upsetting and unexpected violent confrontations between Israeli Arabs and Jews who for decades had lived amicably in towns and cities in the center of the country.<\/p>\n ** ***********By the end of May, Hamas had launched 4300 rockets. As usual the rockets were aimed at border kibbutzim and towns, along with Tel Aviv and other central cities (for the most part, these areas do not support Bibi or Likud)<\/p>\n**** On both sides of the border the dead were buried, the injured were healing and property damage ran into the millions. ISRAEL\/PALESTINE CONFLICT MAY 2021 WIKIPEDIA<\/a><\/p>\n Summer of 2023 \u2013 2 more diversions:<\/h2>\n In June, there was the \u201cHuwara Pogrom<\/strong>,\u201d a devastating act of violence against Palestinians by West Bank Settlers enabled by the IDF and a large chunk of the coalition. \u00a0CNN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HUWARA<\/a><\/p>\n In July, there was the Jenin incursion <\/b>known as \u201cOperation Home & Garden.\u201d <\/strong><\/b>It was by far the most successful diversion in recent years. Even Shikma Bressler, a major leader of the Pro-Democracy movement stood behind Bibi along with opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz and Avigdor Lieberman.<\/p>\n By the end of the Jenin incursion, Bibi\u2019s poll numbers soared. \u00a0AS DEMOCRACY DIES, BIBI DANCES AROUND THE GRAVE<\/a><\/p>\n Bibi smirked knowing it\u2019s so easy to manipulate Israelis. Glued to their televisions, the public watched funerals while cameras shot photos and footage of Bibi and his partners comforting relatives of the dead heroes.<\/p>\n And as usual, damage to Jenin civilian areas was of no interest to the large majority of the Israeli public.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Jenin,<\/strong> the horrifying aftermath of Israeli Army destruction. Blessed by opposition and \u00a0pro-democracy movement leaders, this was the most successful recent act of diversion deployed by Bibi. By the way, wonder who named the incursion \u00a0\u201cOperation Home & Garden.\u201d \u00a0(Photo Credits: AP\/Nasser Nasser; AP\/Majdi Mohammed; AFP Ronaldo Schemidt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSeptember 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n*************** ** ***************Bibi remains visibly disturbed and uncomfortable throughout the government\u2019s summer break:<\/p>\n \nDemonstrations continue<\/li>\nLikud partners are impatient and anxious to pass the Judicial Overhaul bill<\/li>\nWhite House invitation from US President Joe Biden has not arrived<\/li>\nBibi still fumes he wasn\u2019t invited to address a joint session of the United States Congress<\/li>\nSaudis want to negotiate a peace treaty that includes nuclear capabilities<\/li>\nHow to justify Saudi nuclear while fighting against a nuclear Iran<\/li>\nIsraeli high school students publicly refuse to serve in the army<\/li>\nUltra orthodox demand deferment from serving in the army<\/li>\nOver 200 Israeli Arabs have been murdered since the beginning of the year<\/li>\nThe shekel is losing strength against all major currencies<\/li>\nSpiraling cost of living is 38% higher than US, Canada and most European countries<\/li>\nPoll numbers are dropping<\/li>\nIn New York, Bibi addresses an empty room at the United Nations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPart Two<\/span><\/h2>\n**** October 7, 2023<\/h2>\n Friday evening, October 6th through Saturday evening, October 7th, 2023<\/strong> Jews around the world celebrated the joyous holiday of \u2018Simchat<\/em> Torah.\u2019<\/em> It marks the end of the seven-day Sukkoth holiday, the autumn harvest, the completion of the annual cycle of public readings from the Torah and the rejoicing of having received God\u2019s law. SUKKOTH, SIMCHAT TORAH<\/a><\/p>\n Coincidently, that same weekend 4000 young Israelis and tourists descended upon the rural region of Re\u2019im located very close to the Gaza border<\/strong> to attend a \u2018Supernova Music<\/em> Festival\u2019<\/em> aka \u2018Universo Paralello Festival<\/em>,\u2019 \u00a0known locally as a \u2018Nature Party,\u2019<\/p>\n The event, billed as \u00a0\u2018A Journey of Unity and Love\u2019 kicked off on Friday night, October 6th around 10 pm. One can easily conclude there would be a lot of dance, a lot of drink, a lot of drugs, a lot of carefree fun in the beauty and comfort of the desert night air. Kids just wanna have fun.<\/p>\n Because the weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, one would expect heightened security to protect the 4000 young party revelers and border residents.<\/strong><\/h2>\n***************** * \u00a0<\/p>\n * * Jerusalem\u2019s Mt Herzl Cemetery, Sara and Bibi at a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Prime Minster Yitzchak Rabin. What a happy, joyful, couple. (Photo Credit: Gali Tibbon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHow is it possible?<\/h2>\n\nHow is it possible \u2013 Several warnings of potential conflict and weapon build-up were ignored<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Israeli intelligence did not notice the stockpiling of 10,000 missiles<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Israeli intelligence did not notice movement of cumbersome launchers<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Israeli intelligence did not see thousands of young men being trained<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Israeli intelligence did not notice glider equipment and training<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 The border fence was left vulnerable and exposed<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Terrorists suddenly were able to breach the security fence<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Gaza kids rode their bikes back and forth through the breached fence<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Terrorists roamed free for hours through towns and kibbutzim<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Residents of the border towns and kibbutzim were left defenseless<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Residents were unable to make contact with any security personnel<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 Soldiers stationed along the border had been given leave that weekend<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 It took Bibi hours before he addressed the Israeli public<\/li>\nHow is it possible \u2013 IDF was unable to quickly coordinate transportation of troops by helicopters into the area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h3>\n***** What if this was not an intelligence failure?<\/h3>\n What if all the pundits around the world got it all wrong?<\/h3>\n What if this was simply another Bibi diversion?<\/h3>\n\nDemonstrations stopped<\/li>\nStriking reservists quickly put on their uniforms<\/li>\nCivilians are no longer focused on the Judicial Overhaul<\/li>\nCost of living isn\u2019t on anyone\u2019s mind or lips<\/li>\nBenny Gantz joins the \u2018Bibi Emergency Unity Government\u2019<\/li>\nDeclaring \u2018war,\u2019 the country goes into panic shopping<\/li>\nSchools closed, businesses shuttered<\/li>\nAnd the world is in love with Israel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhat if all of this could have been avoided?<\/h3>\n**** ** Unless Bibi actually, purposely, willingly sacrificed several thousand people just to stay out of jail. Something to think about.<\/p>\n ** Epilogue<\/h2>\n ** Is Bibi responsible for the vulnerability and exposure of the border fence?<\/p>\n ** Is Bibi guilty of inviting the Hamas horrors into Israel?<\/p>\n ** Is Bibi\u2019s hands stained with the blood of every murder victim, every beheaded baby, every Holocaust survivor burned to death?<\/p>\n ** Is Bibi morally liable for the rape of women and naked bodies paraded through the streets of Gaza?<\/p>\n ** Is Bibi spiritually culpable for the nightmare both the hostages and family of hostages must endure?<\/p>\n ** \u00a0<\/p>\n ** On the evening of September 24th, the tenth day of Tishri, \u00a0the solemn holiday of Yom Kippur began with the iconic \u2018Koi Nidre<\/em>\u2018 chant.<\/p>\n * For the next 26 hours, Jews pray for collective and individual repentance and forgiveness.<\/p>\n * Yom Kippur ends as God closes the Book of Life for everyone.<\/p>\n * Our fate, our karma is now determined and sealed for the next 12 months.<\/p>\n * Did God say to Bibi \u2013 \u201cYou are now to be held accountable for every drop of blood shed because of your actions, your words, your cruel intent, your selfishness. 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