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In reply to the discussion: Israeli official calls for concentration camps in Gaza and 'the conquest of the entire Gaza Strip [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)This isn't some random person. This is the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, a member of the ruling Likud party.
Is that the same as stating it is Israeli policy? No. Would it be alarming as hell if we heard such things coming from John Boehner? Yes, I think it would scare the shit out of me.
Form your own opinions from his words, and the actions of the Israeli government. He has said plenty of things that are just as harsh and nary a peep from Netanyahu to say "we don't believe this" nor have the actions of the Israeli government given much of an indication that this isn't the prevailing wind they are blowing in.
I listen to words, and look at actions. That's the only way to really evaluate the political stance of a person or of a nation.