“Hobby to kill babies.” The statements of a former general of the Israeli army are born polemic
The statements of Yair Golan, the leader of the Israeli left, who stated that “A healthy country does not make a hobby of killing babies” They sparked controversy on Tuesday, while Israel intensified its military offensive on the Gaza strip.
Asked by a journalist on the public radio, this former general of the Israeli army said that his country is “on the verge of becoming a state bet among the nativesi ”adding that the war in the Gaza Strip is worn “For political purposes”transmits AFP, quoted by Agerpres.
“A healthy country does not bear war against civilians, does not make a hobby of killing babies and does not establish as a goal to expel populations.”said Golan, leading the formation “Democrats”, referring to the plan supported by the government for “Voluntary emigration” of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Netanyahu: “anti -Semitic slanders”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted immediately.
“There are no limits to moral decay,” said the prime minister, accusing Golan of professing “Anti -Semitic slanders (…) against the soldiers of the Israeli army.”
“Golan lie to knowingly.”
Several government ministers – one of the most right -wing in Israel's history – have launched a call for hatred.
“Yair Golan knowingly lies”wrote X Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, while another far -right minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, accused Golan of having a CA “Hobby” “Anti -Semitic slanders”.
“Golan's remarks will certainly feed world anti-Semitism at a time when Israel struggles for his survival.”added Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
Centrist Yair Lapid, the leader of the main opposition party, also condemned the remarks of the former deputy chief of staff.
“Our fighters are heroes and defend our lives. To say that they kill children to have fun is false and play our enemies”he wrote on Twitter.
“My criticism is directed to the Government, not to the army”
Golan then held a press conference during which he stated that his criticisms “does not target the army in any way. ”
“My criticism is directed to the government, not to the army, which is my house and in my heart.”said the former general.
Golan insisted on the fact that a “a government who says we can abandon the hostages and have to starve children is a government who speaks as a Hamas spokesman “.
The children in Gaza suffered because of the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo archive Unrwa X
Yair Golan, a controversial figure after a 2016 speech in which he seemed to make a parallel between Israeli society and the ascension of fascism in Europe in the 1930s, was praised after October 7, 2023, when he decided on his own initiative to fight against Hamas on Israeli territory, shortly after the Surprise attack.
In 2023, General Yair Golan warned that Israeli soldiers should not enter in any circumstance in the Labyrinth of underground tunnels dug by the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza strip, as such a mistake may lead to deadly consequences.
