US EditionIsraeli Politician Says 'Shouldn't Kill Babies For A Hobby', Sparks Row
- On Tuesday morning, Yair Golan, leader of Israel's left-wing Democrats party, criticized the government during a radio interview in Israel.
- Golan warned that if Israel continues targeting Palestinian children in such a manner, it risks becoming internationally ostracized, similar to apartheid-era South Africa, unless it adopts more rational policies.
- His remarks, targeting the Netanyahu government, sparked strong backlash from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog, who denounced them as false and inciting.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported at least 15,613 Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces, including 876 babies under one year old, underscoring the heavy civilian toll in the conflict.
- Golan's statements highlight growing domestic and international criticism of Israel's military actions and humanitarian blockade in Gaza amid fears about Israel's global reputation.
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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.
Really? 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.' I have written about how the...
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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