“For years I refused to use the term genocide. But now I can not refrain from what I read in the newspapers, after the paintings I saw and after conversations with the people who were there,” said Grossman in an interview with the Italian daily “La Repubblica” published on Friday.
In this way, the writer explained to the newspaper why he began to use the word genocide in relation to the war waged by Israel with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
He said about genocide. They led him out of the room
Representing the extremely leftist alliance Hadasz-Taal Kasif He quoted the words of Grossman during the Session of the Israeli parliament.
“This is not a quote, it is made up,” said Nisim Waturi, MP who was leading at the time, from the right -wing party of Likud Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu, after which He ordered to remove Cassif from the room.
As the Haarec daily reminded, Grossman is the most famous Israeli writer, recognized as the conscience of the nation. He openly talks about the occupation of Palestinian lands, he described the system of government introduced by Israel as apartheid. At the same time, he paid a high personal price for defending his country. His son Uri fell in 2006 in the war with Lebanon at the age of 20.
Cassif has already been punished before
During the war in the Gaza Strip Cassif has already been punished twice by parliament – He was excluded from the meeting and suspended his salary, including for calling the activities of Israeli soldiers war crimes.
The war in the Gaza Strip has been going on from October 7, 2023, when Hamas, the rulers of this territory, attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people. Since then, over 61,000 have died in Israeli retaliation. Palestinians.
In December 2023, the Republic of South Africa filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (MTS), accusing Israel committing genocide. Several other countries of the world joined the application, including Spain, Türkiye or Ireland.
Gaza region was also accused of humanitarian organizations in the Gaza Strip, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Last week, the same accusations for the first time formulated two non -governmental organizations from Israel – defending human rights B'essel and doctors for human rights.
The Israeli government has repeatedly rejected these allegations, claiming that he warns international law and has the right to defend after Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, which caused war.
