Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has once again resorted to crisis-making to obscure his corruption and crimes, this time by asserting the emergence of “extraordinary events in the Middle East.” He speaks of security threats even as he has, for months, skipped court hearings, evaded accountability, and attempted to keep his legal cases in the shadows by projecting a constant state of emergency—an officeholder who never possessed genuine legitimacy and who today more than ever needs to hide the collapse of his authority.

Crisis-Making as a Means of Escaping Justice

Netanyahu’s recent conduct follows the same pattern he has pursued for months: turning his legal troubles and personal corruption charges into “national security issues.” He relies on fabricated alarms, baseless threats, and “security deception” to escape justice. Requests for a pardon without admitting guilt, walking out of court hearings under the pretext of security risks, and now claims of “extraordinary events unfolding” are all parts of his recurring script—a script designed to recast a corruption defendant as a “crisis manager.”

This method is not a sign of strength but an admission of structural weakness. Netanyahu knows that if fear dissipates, the chain of his corruption and crimes will be more visible than ever. Hence, he manufactures crises to prevent the day of reckoning from arriving.

A Curtain to Conceal War Crimes in Gaza

Netanyahu remains under international pressure for war crimes against civilians in Gaza. The ruling of the International Court underscores his direct responsibility for broad and systematic attacks on a defenseless population. Although his latest claim does not directly stem from that ruling, he is undoubtedly trying to keep the regional atmosphere inflamed so the scope of his actions in Gaza remains obscured.

Artificial crisis-making cannot lessen the legal or moral weight of these crimes; it only reveals his flight from confronting the truth. A prime minister lacking legitimacy has now turned “security” into a shield against justice, trying to bury responsibility for his crimes in the fog of crisis by hiding behind claims of “extraordinary events.”

Dangerous Regional Consequences

Netanyahu’s behavior is not merely a survival tactic; it carries regional consequences. Projecting danger, issuing vague security threats, and manufacturing crises could serve as a pretext for:

• Escalating military operations
• Increasing pressure on neighboring states
• Disrupting regional security calculations
• Fueling new fronts in the north and south

Such a course heightens instability across the region and intensifies military rivalries, even though Netanyahu’s primary motive is not Israel’s security but his personal security—preserving power, avoiding trial, and preventing the collapse of a position built for years on fear and violence.

This scenario narrows diplomatic openings, deepens divisions, and raises the region’s security costs—all to save one man, not a nation.

By invoking “extraordinary events in the Middle East,” Netanyahu seeks nothing more than to construct a curtain of fear to hide his corruption and crimes. He uses crises to protect himself, not to secure the region or even Israel. A prime minister who never held genuine legitimacy is now devoting all his efforts to fleeing justice, evading accountability, and engineering fear.