Yair Golan, the leader of Israel’s Democrats party, has said Israel is killing Palestinian babies as a “hobby,” sparking a strong backlash from other Israeli Knesset members and government officials.
“Israel is on the path to becoming a pariah state among the nations – like the South Africa of old – if it does not return to behaving like a sane country,” said Golan, a retired IDF major general.
“A sane country does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies for a hobby, and does not set goals involving the expulsion of populations,” he added.
Golan pinned the blame on the Netanyahu government, saying that it was filled with “people who have nothing whatsoever to do with Judaism – Kahanist types, lacking wisdom, morality, and the ability to manage a state during an emergency.”
In response to Golan’s comments, Netanyahu accused him of “blood libel,” and other Israeli MKs are trying to strip him of his military rank.
Following the criticism, Golan said that he was specifically criticizing the government, not the Israeli military. “The war is the realization of fantasies of [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich and [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir. And if we allow these fantasies to become real, we’ll become a pariah state,” he said.
“The IDF is moral and the people are honest, the government is crooked. The war needs to end, the hostages returned and Israel rehabilitated,” Golan added.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has taken a huge toll on babies and children. In March, Gaza’s Health Ministry released the names of 15,613 children who had been killed by the IDF up to that point, which included 876 babies who didn’t make it to their first birthday. The Health Ministry’s list was only based on children who had been fully identified, and their numbers are likely a significant undercount.
Palestinian children have not only been killed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling but also by deliberate gunfire from IDF troops. Doctors who have worked in Gaza have reported seeing young children with bullet wounds to the head and chest on a regular basis.
You already are a pariah state.
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* = w BREAKING: EGYPT has officially CUT ALL
DIPLOMATIC TIES with ISRAEL…
…19 months into the genocide.
https://x.com/LegitTargets/status/1924774604825825765
Sadly that appears to be false. Closest I can find is, a week old, Egypt weighing downgrading diplomatic ties with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/wsj-egypt-weighing-downgrading-diplomatic-ties-with-israel/
And a Grok reply to post: https://x.com/grok/status/1924784971623059612
I have an article in moderation.
A senior official from Egypt’s Foreign Ministry informed Ynet Sunday that Cairo has decided not to appoint a new ambassador to Israel following Jerusalem’s declaration of its intent to intensify military operations against Hamas in Gaza. The official also stated that Egypt has chosen not to approve the credentials of Israel’s designated ambassador to Egypt, Uri Rothman, who was appointed by the Israeli government several months ago but has yet to leave for Cairo and is currently still in Israel.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skqznwalge
Egypt's relationship with Israel tumbles to new lows following extension of Gaza war
After the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas fell apart and Israel decided to extend the military campaign within the enclave, Egypt has significantly cooled relations with the Jewish state, avoiding sending a new ambassador and withholding approval on Israel's pick to head to Cairo
A senior official from Egypt’s Foreign Ministry informed Ynet Sunday that Cairo has decided not to appoint a new ambassador to Israel following Jerusalem’s declaration of its intent to intensify military operations against Hamas in Gaza. The official also stated that Egypt has chosen not to approve the credentials of Israel’s designated ambassador to Egypt, Uri Rothman, who was appointed by the Israeli government several months ago but has yet to leave for Cairo and is currently still in Israel.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skqznwalge
That was 2024.
To “CUT ALL DIPLOMATIC TIES” can be a very complicated endeavor depending on what economic, trade and/or military agreements the country holds w/Israel. Being Egypt with a very complex relationship to unwind made Hinkle’s post monumental but difficult to take at face value. Double digits have pulled ambassadors but only 3 or 4 have announced ending ‘all diplomatic ties’ with only So Africa shuttering it’s embassy.
Yes I knew it was a year old but miswrote, my bad I didnt review, my hands are crippled, typing is difficult but my eyes work when I use them.
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Dr. Victoria Rose: "We are losing children left, right, and center from avoidable deaths.. We need the medical aid."
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1924653085231644686
American Surgeon Who Volunteered In Gaza Says IDF Snipers Shoot Toddlers
“I had children who were shot twice,” said Dr. Mark Perlmutter, who said he was in Gaza at the end of April and the first couple weeks of May. “I have two children that I have photographs of that were shot so perfectly in the chest I couldn’t put my stethoscope over their heart more accurately and directly on the side of the head in the same child.”
Perlmutter added, “No toddler gets shot twice by mistake by ‘the world’s best snipers.’ And they’re dead-center shots.” Other foreign doctors who volunteered in Gaza gave a similar account to The Guardian back in April, saying Israeli snipers were shooting children in the head….
In his interview, Perlmutter, vice president of the International College of Surgeons, said what he saw in Gaza was worse than all of the disaster zones he’s seen combined. “Forty mission trips, 30 years, Ground Zero, earthquakes. All of that combined doesn’t equal the level of carnage that I saw against civilians in just my first week in Gaza,” he said.
When asked if the civilians he saw wounded or killed were mostly children, Perlmutter said, “Almost exclusively children. I’ve never seen that before. Never seen that. I’ve seen more incinerated children than I’ve ever seen in my entire life combined. I’ve seen more shredded children in just the first week.”
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/22/american-surgeon-who-volunteered-in-gaza-says-idf-snipers-shoot-toddlers/
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.
…S. remembered hearing over the radio about a soldier stationed in a protective compound who shot a Palestinian family walking around nearby. “At first, they say ‘four people.’ It turns into two children plus two adults, and by the end it’s a man, a woman, and two children. You can assemble the picture yourself.”
Only one of the soldiers interviewed for this investigation was willing to be identified by name: Yuval Green, a 26-year-old reservist from Jerusalem who served in the 55th Paratroopers Brigade in November and December last year (Green recently signed a letter by 41 reservists declaring their refusal to continue serving in Gaza, following the army’s invasion of Rafah). “There were no restrictions on ammunition,” Green told +972 and Local Call. “People were shooting just to relieve the boredom.”
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-soldiers-gaza-firing-regulations/
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Gary Lineker, a veteran English footballer & famous BBC presenter was forced to resign for supporting Palestine.
Linker had said on a TV show: "What is happening in Gaza is a "child massacre." How can you be neutral in the face of such a crime?"
https://x.com/AryJeay/status/1924398613083345206
Netanyahu Lashes Out at Macron After French Criticism of Gaza Siege
https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/netanyahu-lashes-out-at-macron-after-french-criticism-of-gaza-siege/ "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday charged French President Emmanuel Macron with “blood libel” and “siding with Hamas” after the French leader denounced Israel’s siege of Gaza as “shameful.” “Macron has once again chosen to side with a murderous Islamist terrorist organization and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing Israel of blood libels,” the PM’s office said in a statement. The response came after Marcon slammed Netanyahu’s Gaza policy in comments on French TV. “What the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is doing is unacceptable …There is no water, no medicine, the wounded cannot get out, the doctors cannot get in. What he is doing is shameful,” Macron said. “We need the United States. President [Donald] Trump has the levers. I have had tough words with Prime Minister Netanyahu. I got angry, but they [Israel] don’t depend on us, they depend on American weapons,” he added. The French President went on to say that the European Union could revoke its trade agreements with Israel over the onslaught in Gaza. The statement from Netanyahu’s office added that Macron’s remarks exaggerated the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. It said, “Instead of supporting the Western democratic camp fighting the Islamist terrorist organizations and calling for the release of the hostages, Macron is once again demanding that Israel surrender and reward terrorism.” However, the IDF has recently admitted that freeing Israeli captives is the least important objective in Gaza. Additionally, Netanyahu said Israel would not agree to a permanent end to fighting, and would expel over 50% of the Palestinians in the Strip.
Yes, they could do something. They're not. They're not going to. The Europeans will not go beyond some milktoast objections to genocide. Their corcern is mainly about the optics and the PR management of the genocide, the difficulty they are having burying that reality. The shameless fascism and the fanatic celebratory mass murdering of infants is a bit unpalatable for their taste. If somebody finds something less despicable in that, than you have a keener eye than me.
Israel Subject To Unprecedented Pressure From Allies Over Gaza Escalation https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-subject-unprecedented-pressured-allies-over-gaza-escalation
"A Monday joint statement by the UK, France and Canada had threatened sanctions on Israel. Britain further did slap targeted sanctions on Israeli settler groups and individuals. Later on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy voiced agreement with Starmer, saying that Israel’s actions are "morally wrong" and "unjustifiable." He also said of the fresh sanctions, "I have seen for myself the consequences of settler violence. The fear of its victims. The impunity of its perpetrators." In announcing the pause in free-trade agreement negotiations, Lammy further revealed that the Israeli ambassador had been summoned. Britain is reportedly demanding the full resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip."
"Britain is reportedly demanding the full resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip."
1/ We shall see. Regardless, world citizens should demand – as forcefully as they can – that their governments and parties condemn and cut off Israel…even as non-humanitarian motives also drive long delayed anti-Israel statements by nations like England.
2/ The other half of the battle is domestic: fighting Israel-lobby-driven govt. attacks on pro-Palestine speech, & demanding liberal parties stop suppressing speech w/the bogus 'antisemitism' smear.
Owen Jones, "Israel's Allies PANIC As 14,000 Babies Face DEATH – They Know A RECKONING Is Coming," 5/20/25