WP whitewash Netanyahu again: #Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet but plans to keep far right sidelined
🔶️ #BenGvir and #Smotrich’s continued influence, even from outside the war cabinet, was partly the reason for the resignation of war cabinet members Benny #Gantz and Gadi #Eisenkot last week. The two centrists said they joined the cabinet to ensure the war was conducted responsibly, but have since concluded they couldn’t work with Netanyahu as long as he refused to commit to a day-after strategy for Gaza.
🔶️ The departure came after a string of military leaders made rare public statements airing their grievances with Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza, with many saying that Israel cannot afford to continue it indefinitely, especially with tensions escalating on the Lebanese border.
🔶️ Brig. Gen. Efraim Sneh, a former deputy minister of defense, said that Israel has achieved its military objectives of degrading the majority of Hamas capabilities and can afford to declare an end to the war in Gaza, get back the hostages, and redirect its focus to distancing #Hezbollah forces from its northern border.
🔶️ “Israel is in an unacceptable situation, in which a big part of the country has been deserted,” he said. He added that, while “Israel’s forces are stretched thin between Gaza and the Lebanese border,” Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners are exacerbating the situation by blocking hundreds of thousands of Palestinian day laborers from entering Israel and enacting punitive measures against the #WestBank-based Palestinian Authority.
🔶️ The #IDF is moving closer to a larger war with Hezbollah, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said in a video message Sunday. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified in recent weeks at the Lebanese border. “Hezbollah’s increasing aggression is bringing us to the brink of what could be a wider escalation — one that could have devastating consequences for Lebanon and the entire region,” Hagari said. After an Israeli strike killed a Hezbollah commander last week, a Hezbollah official said the militant group would retaliate with increased operations “in intensity, strength, quantity and quality.”
The #NationalUnity leader delayed his departure due to an Israeli military
operation that rescued four hostages but killed at least 274 people in #Gaza and wounded 698
This is pure terror, it nothing to do with Hamas or Gaza, these are Israeli brown shirts spreading terror by protection and support of IDF and #JewishKKK minister #BenGvir
Settlers continue to destroy Palestinian property, burning cars in Barqa, east of #Ramallah, after burning the land. Settlers are also attacking vehicles in Beitin, north of Ramallah.
With a net worth in excess of $30 billion, Miriam Adelson is continuing her husband's tradition of being a kingmaker in Republican politics, and she recently signaled to Trump that the campaign cash spigot could be turned on IF he comes out in favor of allowing Israel to annex the Palestinian-controlled West Bank territory, and if his administration recognizes it as Israeli territory.
Israeli Jewish-supremacist Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir: "Every house in #Gaza has a picture of Al-Aqsa Mosque. We must break into their holiest site."
Why isn't this monster sanctioned by the western leaders? How far does he need to go before they take action against this JewishLKK leader?
Can we treat this monster like holocaust deniers at least?or is it too much to ask?
Itamar Ben-Gvir rages at Israel's police chief for protecting Gaza aid convoys (Haaretz, 2024-05-20)
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“Sources say that Israel's national security minister was surprised by the large number of police officers at a West Bank checkpoint, and raged at the police commissioner two days later because special units were assigned to safeguard Gaza aid convoys”
… No matter how “large” the numbers really are, I sincerely wish those police officers all the best. 🖖
Ben-Gvir insists on sacking Gallant over post-war Gaza 'control' comments
"Ben-Gvir, notorious for his anti-Palestine hate and pro-war remarks, was reacting to Gallant's comments in which he said he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of Gaza after the ongoing war"
"Gallant said the current military invasion in Gaza needed to be followed by political action"
Ma'ariv newspaper describes the situation as: There is a new prime minister in “Israel”.
They add that in practice, Benjamin Netanyahu has become the servant of his master, Itamar #BenGvir, and this raises the obvious question: To what extent has Netanyahu deteriorated?
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appeared in front of the cameras a few days ago while leaving the Prime Minister’s Office, acting Prime Minister, and announced in an unambiguous tone: “I warned the Prime Minister that we will not enter #Rafah, nor will there is an illegal deal.
The Prime Minister heard the words, and promised that "Israel" would enter Rafah, and promised that the war would continue, and promised that there would be no illegal deal.
These words and tone of voice leave no room for doubt in the heart of every listener. There is a new prime minister in the State of #Israel.
This raises the obvious question: To what extent has Netanyahu deteriorated? It has reached the point where even a response from a prime minister, in order to preserve his dignity, is not uttered.
Netanyahu, despite thousands of disagreements, knows what the majority of the people want: the release of detainees, and he also knows what is important and useful to the people.
But he follows Ben Gvir and Bezalel #Smotrich, because that is what is good politically for Netanyahu for obvious reasons.
Israeli minister of freak, Ben Gvir's car crashed and rolled.
He was transported to the hospital
He was fleeing the scene of an aljedged knife attack.
In addition to the minister, the minister's daughter, the minister's driver, one of his security guards and the driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident were evacuated from the scene. All are in a light condition and fully conscious.
"These people there (in Gaza) deserve death. A hard death, an agonizing death. And instead we see them enjoying on the beach, having fun... There are no innocent people there in the #Gaza Strip... They are now enjoying on the beach, instead of starving, being jerked around, being severely tormented and hiding from shelling... We should have seen a lot more revenge, a lot more rivers of Gazans' blood."
Yehuda Schlesinger live on Channel 12, the most watched TV channel in Israel.
I do not know who the fuck Yehuda Schlesinger is, and I am not very interested to find that out. His statement in the video shows indeed how gentle and how humanitary he is.
But I am very confident that stars like German Anti-Semitic Commissioners like @BlumeEvolution and his colleagues will keep continuing to fight people who dare to stand up against these "humanitarians" in Israel.
Please do not forget: for German officials #YehudaSchlesinger (asking for rivers of Palestinian blood) is a friend, #BenGvir (asking to slaughter all Palestinians in Israeli jails) is an even better friend and #Bibi - well, #OlafScholz#AnnalenaBaerbock und others are queuing up to bow down.
Because Israel is good.
Israel is right.
Israel is a friend.
68 orphans were evacuated from Gaza to the West Bank, enraging Israel's far right
An international non-profit organization has evacuated 68 children without parental care as well as 11 employees and their families from Rafah, in southern #Gaza, to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The children are between the ages of 2 and 14, and according to the non-profit, were moved with the consent of their legal guardians.
The UN said that the transfer was carried out with the approval of Israeli authorities — a decision that has sparked anger among hardliners inside the Israeli government.
Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the transfer one in a series of "fake 'humane measures,'" saying "the citizens of Israel continue to pay the price." Meanwhile, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded to know who gave the "immoral order" while the children of Israelis are held hostage.
Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has expressed support for an Israeli sniper who shot and killed 13-year-old Palestinian child Rami Hamdan Al-Halhuli at the Shu'fat refugee camp checkpoint an hour ago.
Israeli Minister of National Security, Ben Gvir: 'Yoav Gallant, you are in charge of the Army, and you sit here quietly while Hezbollah fires 100 missiles at us; I say to you, let us respond, and let us begin the war on Lebanon now' – Al Jazeera
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
Total support must be given to our heroic fighters operating in #Gaza, who acted excellently against a Gazan mob that tried to harm them. Today it was proven that the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza is not only madness while our abductees are being held in the Strip under substandard conditions, but also endangers the #IDF soldiers. This is another clear reason why we must stop transferring this aid, which is in fact aid to harm the IDF soldiers and oxygen to #Hamas.
This monster is justify slaughter of over 100 starving civilians who were desperately trying to get some flour and food for their families.
#Israel / Ben-Gvir: “lethal force should be used against women and children approaching the fence”
During a cabinet meeting, far-right Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir clashed with #IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi over rules of engagement along the #Gaza border. Ben-Gvir argued that clear directives were needed to prevent another #Hamas attack, saying lethal force should be used against women and children approaching the fence as potential militants.
The heated exchange reflects tensions between the military and the new right-wing government over policies toward Palestinians, with hawkish ministers pushing for tougher measures and clearly illegal measures, despite warnings from security officials and the international community.
[cont’d] Supreme Court rejected petition against the appointment of Ben Gvir as Minister of National Security.
Justice Amit criticized Ben Gvir's past and current conduct, but emphasized that the minister declared before #Netanyahu and the Court that he has changed his ways, and that Netanyahu has the authority to make decisions based on political considerations.
"The Prime Minister has the authority to consider also political, coalition, and party considerations, within the framework of his decision to appoint a person to the role of minister in his government. The complexity of life in general and political life in particular presents a wide range of possible appointments, including those that clash with the purpose of integrity and public confidence that is required. Therefore, there is room - and even a necessity - to exercise discretion. But this will be done with care, and intervention will be in exceptional cases."
Haaretz Editorial: "The freedom from arbitrary arrest marks a line between real, freedom-seeking democracies and 'pseudo democracies.' The police under Ben Gvir’s shadow cannot be relied to give freedom of expression the importance it warrants"
"While the media hides from the Israeli public the extent of the horrors in the Strip, excludes voices opposing the war from the studios and mobilizes to raise "public morale" and support the war, the police persecute the opposition, which is trying to fulfill its exact role: to oppose the government's policy and offer it alternatives that do not involve dead bodies"