Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’
Summary
A group of former Israeli leaders and security officials have sent a leaked letter threatening legal action against the Israeli government. They accuse the government of supporting violence by Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and failing to stop it.Key Facts
- The letter was signed by former prime ministers, security chiefs, judges, a Nobel laureate, and a famous Israeli novelist.
- It calls on Israel’s government to immediately stop what it calls “Jewish terrorism” in the West Bank.
- The letter lists attacks including murder, arson, theft, sexual assault, and desecration of bodies against Palestinians.
- The signatories say the violence breaks Israeli and international law and increases global antisemitism.
- They accuse Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right coalition of allowing this violence to push a plan for ethnic cleansing and annexation.
- The army and police are criticized for failing to act or even participating in violence.
- The letter warns that if the government does not act, they will ask Israel’s high court to intervene.
- The letter compares these acts of violence to past attacks on Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.
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