US EditionIsraeli Politician Says 'Shouldn't Kill Babies For A Hobby', Sparks Row
- On Tuesday morning, Yair Golan, leader of Israel's Democrats party, accused Israel of routinely harming Palestinian children and warned that the country risks becoming a global pariah similar to apartheid South Africa.
- Golan attributed this to the Netanyahu government, which he described as filled with immoral extremists and unfit to lead during crisis times.
- His remarks sparked a strong backlash from Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog, who condemned Golan's accusations as false slander and incitement.
- Golan stood by his words, emphasizing Israel must stop killing children as policy, end the war, return hostages, and rehabilitate the nation to avoid becoming an apartheid state.
- These events occur amid mounting international criticism over Israel's humanitarian blockade and offensive in Gaza, with growing calls to end the conflict and alleviate suffering.
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“A Sane Country Does Not Kill Babies”: Israeli Opposition Leader Condemns Gaza Assault
The head of the opposition Israel Democratic Party, Yair Golan, condemned the Netanyahu government’s siege of Gaza during an interview with Israeli public radio Tuesday. Yair Golan: “Israel is on its way to becoming a pariah state among nations, like South Africa was, if we don’t return to acting like a sane country. And a sane country does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not give itself the aim of expel…
This charge of antisemitism makes a mockery of what antisemitism is.
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Gaza's "Conquest": An Opposition Leader Fears that Israel Will Become a "Pariah State" and Provoke an Outcry
RECIT - The leader of the Democratic Party, Yair Golan, denounces Operation Chariots de Gideon, with soldiers who "kill babies by pastime". His polemic statements arise as the country faces a diplomatic storm.
Yair Golan, Leader of the Israeli Left: "A Sensible Country Does Not Kill Babies by Hobby"
He also said in an interview that "it can't be that we, the Jewish people, who have been subjected to persecution, pogroms and acts of annihilation throughout our history [...] are taking simply unacceptable measures."Israel activates the total destruction of Gaza without anyone putting a stop to it The president of the Israeli opposition party The Democrats, Yair Golan, harshly criticized the country's government and foreign policy in a recent …
A leader of the Israeli left is being vilified for criticizing the army's tactics in Gaza
Yair Golan, president of the Israeli Democrats party and former deputy military chief of staff, was accused of antisemitism for condemning Israel for 'fighting against civilians' and 'killing babies as a hobby.'
The Forward
St. Louis Jewish LightIsraeli left-wing leader Yair Golan doubles down after suggesting Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby’
(JTA) — Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan is standing by his words after facing a wave of criticism for suggesting that Israel “kills babies as a hobby.” Golan is the most prominent voice in a growing chorus of Israelis who supported the war against Hamas following its Oct. 7, 2023, attack, but are now calling for the fighting to end while airing concerns about Israeli atrocities in Gaza. That mounting critique comes amid a storm of internatio…
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