Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief (www.middleeasteye.net)
from pete_link@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 05:05
https://lemmy.ml/post/29925905

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/29925904

By MEE staff
Published date: 9 May 2025 14:10 BST

“Yaalon attacked the current military chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, saying he was not stopping “clearly illegal orders” and was ordering “his soldiers to be war criminals”.

“Call it ethnic cleansing, call it transfer, call it deportation - it’s a war crime,” Yaalon said, describing plans led by far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir to occupy the entire Gaza Strip and evacuate its Palestinian population.”

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 11 May 2025 05:36 next collapse

Ohreally?

Retreaux@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 05:38 next collapse

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 11 May 2025 05:39 collapse

That’s perfect lol

iAvicenna@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 10:07 collapse
middlemanSI@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 07:15 next collapse

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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 11 May 2025 07:38 next collapse

The important part is that this statement comes straight from the center of Israel’s politics:

The Israeli military’s former chief of staff has accused his successor of “sending soldiers to commit war crimes” in Gaza and torn into Israel’s government for “losing touch with Jewish morality”.

In an interview with Israeli outlet Ynet on Thursday, Moshe Yaalon, who also served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence minister between 2013 and 2016, said Israel had abandoned the captives held by Hamas and was carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 11 May 2025 10:28 collapse

Yeah it’s that part that is the newsworthy bit, not the fact that Israel sends soldiers to commit crimes, but that an Israeli minister acknowledges it.

ChairmanMeow@programming.dev on 11 May 2025 10:58 collapse

I mean several of them acknowledge it, but this guy at least seems to think it’s problematic.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 11 May 2025 11:02 collapse

You don’t see many that call it war crimes, is what I meant.

Mrkawfee@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 09:31 next collapse

Colony of psychopaths

Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org on 11 May 2025 10:41 next collapse

Everyone knows but not everyone seems to have a problem with it

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 14:00 collapse

And 99% of voters in America see the Democrats and Republicans both aiding and abetting it, but of course, genocide (like a functioning brain) is not a dealbreaker for a presidential candidate.

TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 11 May 2025 18:34 collapse

It must be nice not voting and being able to blame Americans for something you don’t understand.

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world on 11 May 2025 18:37 collapse

It must be nice to live completely free of the consequences for your vote, friend.

TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 11 May 2025 18:38 collapse

I voted for Harris, derbyboy. You literally have no idea what you’re talking about

If you voted you might have an inkling of understanding.