Selective Justice and Middle East Hypocrisy

The word corruption has become a political weapon, not against the worst offenders, but against Israel. No leader in the Middle East has been scrutinized, investigated, prosecuted, and publicly dissected like Benjamin Netanyahu. Not because Israel is uniquely corrupt, but because Israel is uniquely democratic.

And that fact is precisely what its enemies exploit.

For years, the global media has framed Netanyahu as the embodiment of moral failure, while surrounding him,  literally and figuratively, are regimes built on bribery, theft, repression, and blood money. The contrast is not accidental. It is ideological.

Israel: A Democracy That Investigates Itself

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where: A sitting prime minister can be indicted Police investigate political leaders independently Courts function without loyalty to the regime Media attacks the government daily without fear

Netanyahu’s cases,  whether one agrees with him or not,  exist because Israel has rule of law. They are debated openly, appealed legally, and challenged publicly. No tanks roll into the streets. No judges disappear. No journalists are imprisoned.

Now compare that to Israel’s neighborhood.

The Corruption Everyone Ignores

Mahmoud Abbas (PA)
The Palestinian Authority is consistently ranked among the most corrupt political entities in the world. Abbas is in the........

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