A member of the Israeli Knesset has doubled down on comments he made in November when he called to “burn Gaza now” and is now claiming there are “no innocents” in areas where the Israeli military ordered evacuations.
“I stand behind what I said. It is better to burn, to take down buildings, than that our soldiers should be harmed,” said MK Nissim Vaturi, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
“I said to ‘burn Gaza.’ What does it mean to burn? To go in and rip them apart. There should be no thoughts, no considerations. The soldiers of the IDF should not think for one second and be hurt because we need to be humane,” Vaturi added.
Discussing the areas where the Israeli military ordered evacuations, Vaturi said, “We evacuated them all – we succeeded in evacuating 1,900,000 in an organized fashion, and there are 100,0000 left. I don’t think that there are any innocents there now – not now, and not when I made my statement.”
Many Palestinian civilians stayed in northern Gaza and other areas following evacuation orders from the Israeli military for a multitude of reasons, including the fact that many of the so-called “safe zones” were still being bombed.
Vaturi’s comments come a day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold its first hearing on South Africa’s genocide case that it has brought against Israel. The 84-page filing submitted by South Africa cites genocidal rhetoric from Israeli officials as evidence of Israel’s intent to commit genocide against Gaza’s Palestinian population.
I am starting to think there should NOT be a state of Israel… No offense meant to anyone. Israel is putting us ALL in a precarious spot and that is the truth.
Not a Zionist fascist state.
No reason to discuss anything. This MK statement is genocidal intent out in the open. ICJ must rule tomorrow and move on to charge the Israeli government with genocide in Gaza. Full Stop.
Too bad the federal government will continue to shield Israel from any consequences for their actions. Thanks AIPAC!
So will the rest of the world. Cowards all. I appears that they collectively think that “they are just those d*mn Palestinians and their kids”. Nothing will be done, just like after Cast Lead and Protective Edge.
Maybe. And maybe not. Israel’s main benefactor, the US federal government was in a different place then. Russia didn’t have a motive to sell payback then. And the USA wasn’t tearing itself apart then either. And cheap attack drones were not as available then.
It will take weeks to decide anything. S Africa laid out its case this morning, Israel tomorrow.
ASI’s lead defense attorney :
“I have one thing I want the ICJ to consider. Your Honor, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!
“Why would a Wookiee, an 8-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of 2-foot-tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Your Honor, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I’m a lawyer defending a major Middle Eastern country, and I’m talkin’ about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Your Honor, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you’re in that room deliberatin’ and conjugatin’ International Law, does it make sense? No! Judge of this supposed court, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.”
Antisemitism Antisemitism Antisemitism Antisemitism and Hamas…I rest my case!
“The whole world’s watching, The whole world’s watching, The whole world’s watching…”
I am the god of Hellfire
And bring you
Zionism needs to be labelled an Extremist Ideology globally and its purveyors shunned, their ideas eschewed.
In America anyone who speaks up against Zionism gets shunned by the handful of billionaires who own this country. Tells you all you need to know about the rot that has taken hold on this nation
The devil got him.
Just remember, Joe Biden hears this guy and says “I need to send him more bombs.” Or at least Joe’s handlers say that. Joe says “I like ice cream” and wanders off into the garden.
No matter how senile he is, the warmonger remains. So, it’s time for ice cream after he sends more bombs.
Do you think he’s getting ice cream in exchange for the bombs ? I bribed my kids with treats all the time to do things they otherwise wouldn’t (picking up toys, putting away clothes) and they weren’t nearly so senile as Joltin’ Joe just might be.
If I were to announce that I did not want my neighbors on my street to remain, and that I intended to make them move, or kill them all, just how fast would the authorities react and swoop down on me??????
If they swooped in to arrest you, that would be one thing.
If they swooped in to murder you, your wife, your children, your dog, your neighbors and their children, and anybody else they saw during the raid, that would be quite another thing.
3:30am-NY/EST January 11- to watch live
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel – Oral argument of South Africa
http://webtv.un.org/en/schedule
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11gf661b3
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel on 11 and 12 January 2024, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court.
THANKS!.. That was just what I was looking for.
Consortium news has a replay of what went down this morning.
I don’t know what the fuss is for the Biden Junta or the one in TelAviv. After all, they don’t recognize the ICC anyway, so they can just keep their traps shut.
The less bullshit I hear from Biden the happier I am. If he just shut up altogether, he could at least increase the truthfulness of this clusterfuck of an administration.
It’s been like that for awhile now. Hell, this snippet is from a song that hit #1 in October of 1982,
You don’t really need to find out what’s goin’ on
You don’t really wanna know just how far it’s gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry
-Don Henley
LOL. Haven’t heard this before.
Not a big Henley fan, but Dirty Laundry is right on!
“Don’t let him get back together with Glen Fry”
};-)>
I actually like the Eagles, and Henley.
I just like Mojo better, that’s all 😉
What would be the response of the so called civilized and progressive world if any other country official have said the same thing ???
Champions and defenders of freedom of speech and human rights!
“ Europeans who want to raise their voice in solidarity with Palestine at various events face obstacles in many countries where restrictions include the banning of pro-Palestinian slogans, flags, and banners.
The UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, and Austria are just some European nations that have imposed strict measures on the people who wish to publicly condemn Israel’s occupation of Gaza and its killing of more than 12,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including approximately 5,000 children,
Many human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticized the attitudes of European authorities that have imposed these restrictions, arguing that they violate freedom of expression.
Amnesty has said that peaceful protests against Israel cannot be seen as a security issue.
According to the organization, banning pro-Palestinian demonstrations, harassing or detaining those expressing their views on the matter, and warning that foreigners who participate in such activities may be deported do not comply with human rights.
The group further said that some countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany, have been blocking the EU from collectively calling for a cease-fire or calling out violations of international humanitarian law by Israeli security forces.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/many-european-nations-ban-pro-palestine-rallies-despite-right-to-freedom-of-expression/3057875
I’d still attend, support, do what I felt was right. You want to deport me, arrest or fine me ? Would be a badge of honor – proof positive I was on the right side of History. If I’m “made to answer for” my lawlessness now, assuredly those so-called enlightened Western governments will have to answer for their amorality later.
The masks have fallen.
…revealing an inhuman visage.
“I said to ‘burn Gaza.’ What does it mean to burn? To go in and rip them apart. There should be no thoughts, no considerations. The soldiers of the IDF should not think for one second and be hurt because we need to be humane,” Vaturi added.
This is not a moral army.this is the epitome of evil
Really need to see IDF soldiers start refusing orders on moral grounds. I’m sure some have and some are; I need to see SIGNIFICANT numbers saying “No, this is not what we are and what we do. This is not ‘defense’.”
They are in a long line in morality called the Refusniks https://youtu.be/C0hRqe_Mwwk?si=z3mkKcv_s2KhPevh
“Vaturi’s comments come a day before the International Court of Justice will hold its first hearing on South Africa’s genocide case…against Israel.”
yet another statement to be incorporated into the filing…
“Burn” Israeli and USSA (United Nations) governments. They are the real source of our problems. Burn figuratively without violence.
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A common sense update on Global-Communism versus Sovereign Nations (senior editor at Ronin’s Revelations). January 11, 2024 edition:
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https://roninhardjan.substack.com/p/americas-shadow-government-behind
burn tel aviv.