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In reply to the discussion: No longer defending Israel [View all]Big Blue Marble
(5,162 posts)And it is not an accident; many leaders including Netanyahu and Galant said so
at the beginning of the war. They have all quieted down now since their statements
were used as evidence at the ICJ in January; but their initial statements are
still available.
Here is one of many:
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-11-23/ty-article-opinion/.premium/giora-eil
Giora Eiland's Monstrous Gaza Proposal Is Evil in Plain Sigh
"Giora Eiland is one of the thinking officers to have come out of the IDF. Pleasant and eloquent, his demeanor is all moderation and sound judgment. He had an impressive military career, was head of the militarys Operations and Planning Division and head of the National Security Council. He is constantly being interviewed and hailed by the Labor movement. He isnt inarticulate and ignorant like Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi and isnt bloodthirsty like Itamar Ben Gvir. Middle of the road, moderate right.
Eiland, not a well man, who has even written a book about his suffering, has an idea: Epidemics in Gaza are good for Israel. After all, severe epidemics in the southern Strip will bring victory closer and reduce fatalities among IDF soldiers, he wrote this week in Yedioth Ahronoth. One only has to wait for the daughters of Hamas leaders to contract the plague, and weve won."