thecradle.co By Robert Inlakesh
Netanyahu’s war is not just on Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq – it is on Israel’s own institutions, opposition parties, and the last shreds of internal dissent. Now, the occupation state’s most senior political veterans are warning of a full-on Civil War.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims to be leading his people to “total victory,” aimed at “changing the face of the Middle East,” he is instead steering the state into autocracy and fueling a domestic collapse.
“We are preparing for the next stages of the war – on seven fronts,” stated the Israeli premier back in early March, prior to abandoning the Gaza ceasefire. Yet he overlooked the internal battleground brewing at home – one with no clear exit.
Simultaneously on trial for corruption, Netanyahu has worked to centralize authority by purging dissent and placing government structures under personal control. This has escalated tensions with Israel’s intelligence community and military establishment, igniting internal unrest that rivals the external war fronts.
A judicial coup
Before the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October 2023, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition had pushed hard for judicial “reforms” aimed at neutering Israel’s Supreme Court. With no formal constitution, Israel relies on the Supreme Court as a final check on executive overreach. Dismantling this institution was a central goal for Netanyahu and his far-right allies.
At the time, President Isaac Herzog was already warning that a civil war was approaching. Weekly protests erupted in Tel Aviv and occupied Jerusalem. Demonstrators feared a theocratic redefinition of the state that would erase its secular character…
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