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The author Ehud Olmert

is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006. [source: Wikipedia]

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[-] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 months ago

Nor is it possible to ignore what has been happening in some Israeli military units, including special forces, where the best and most daring soldiers serve. There have been too many incidents of cruel shooting at civilians, of destruction of property and homes, even when this should not happen. There is too much looting and theft from homes, about which in many cases Israeli soldiers have boasted. Some have gone as far as posting about their antics online. Israelis are committing war crimes.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

There have been too many incidents of cruel shooting at civilians...

Is this the opposite of empathetic and humane shooting at civilians?

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago

Seems like his issue is more about them getting caught doing it.

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 28 points 2 months ago

Don't get fooled by former israeli leaders. They are just exposing the truth in this current war but them themselves commit war crimes. Like Ehud Olmert used white white phosphorus while he was prime minister

[-] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 months ago

First, starving out Gaza. On this issue, the position of senior government figures is public and clear. Yes, we've been denying Gazans food, medicine and basic living needs as part of an explicit policy. Netanyahu, typically, is trying to blur the type of orders he's been giving, in order to evade legal and criminal responsibility in due course. But some of his lackeys are saying so outright, in public, even with pride: Yes, we will starve out Gaza. Because all Gazans are Hamas, there's no moral or operational limitation on exterminating them all, over two million people.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 24 points 2 months ago

This is now a private political war

Implying there was a time when it wasn't.

Also before anyone gets too hopeful, this guy is a disgraced former politician who was jailed on corruption charges. He doesn't have the political baggage preventing him from speaking his conscience, which is pretty rich of him considering he led this particular escapade, but I digress. What I want to say is that this shouldn't be taken as a sign that Israeli leadership is speaking out against the genocide, because Olmert isn't Israeli leadership.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It is (and has been) both private and public. They are not mutually exclusive. The public war is fueled by private interests, but is also its own beast.

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is just ass covering because history will not look kindly on state sanctioned mass murder.

Fixed spelling error.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago
[-] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Even the fucking slowpokes knew this...

[-] sudo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

Wym 'opinion'

[-] Gregg@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nuh uh!! That’s antisemitism!! Look what you’ve made us do!! Now you’ve made us bomb a hospital full of different semite children simply out of spite!! It’s actually you’re fault they are all dead and dying!!

[-] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Let them say it. Never forget who stayed mum while hundreds of children were vaporized every day for a year and a half but let them speak now.

[-] Sibshops@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Also breaking news, the sky is blue

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Bombing kindergartners a war crime?

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