What has peine to Netanyahu? The theories pointing to his death or disappearance
It has been more than two months since Benjamin Netanyahu last appeared in public. No press conferences, no meetings of the military council, not even an official statement denying the rumors that keep growing. The last thing anyone remembers is a call for Iranians to rise up, and then silence. Absolute silence.
The clues: silence, fake videos and a silent son
The first detail that caught attention was the cancellation of meetings with foreign leaders and his consecutive absence from the last two meetings of Israel's Military Council. Then came the flight of the Wing of Zion presidential plane circling the Mediterranean before landing in Germany, without confirmation of whether the prime minister was on board. But the murkiest detail is the behavior of his son, Yair Netanyahu: on March 8 he stopped posting on social media for ten days, and when he returned, he only retweeted other people's content, as if someone else were running his account.
On top of this come the videos circulating since then, showing Netanyahu in a café or strolling through a park. Analysts point out anomalies: an ear with two ear canals, a ring that appears and disappears like Frodo's, robotic movements. Everything suggests they are AI-generated videos. The Israeli government itself has neither confirmed nor denied them, which is, at the very least, suspicious.
The theories: death, coma or the first AI leader
The most widespread hypothesis is that Netanyahu died on March 9, coinciding with the start of the operation in Rafah. Supporters of this theory argue that the silence is too absolute for a figure who lives in front of the camera, and that the Israeli security apparatus operates with enough autonomy to keep running the war without him. The question is: why hide it? The answer points to the fragility of the coalition government: without Netanyahu, ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich would fight over power, destabilizing the country in the middle of a war.
Another line of thought holds that Netanyahu is seriously injured or disfigured, as is rumored about Mojtaba Khamenei in Iran. A drone strike or a heart attack could have left him incapacitated, and the regime would be buying time to find a presentable replacement. The third theory, the most far-fetched, suggests that Netanyahu has been replaced by an AI or a digital double. He would be the world's first virtual leader, an idea some describe as transhumanism applied to politics.
The most unsettling part is that, as one analysis pointed out, Netanyahu could have died and it would make absolutely no difference. The Israeli war machine keeps rolling, the attacks on Gaza continue and the world looks the other way. The official silence is the best proof that something serious has peine, but until a body or an official statement appears, the theories will keep multiplying.
This article analyzes unverified theories about the whereabouts of Benjamin Netanyahu. His death is not asserted as a confirmed fact.
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