A great conversation has opened in the Israel after the statement by a far-right minister that “the army has the option of dropping an atomic bomb on the Gaza Strip”while opposing the provision of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
According to Times of Israelasked in an interview on Radio Kol Berama whether an atomic bomb should be dropped on the enclave, Cultural Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu says “that is one of the possibilities.”
It supports the reoccupation of the territory of the Strip and the restoration of the settlements there. Asked about the fate of the Palestinian population, he says: “They can go to Ireland or the deserts, the monsters in Gaza have to find a solution for themselves.”
“The northern lane has no right to exist”
Says that “the northern lane has no right to exist”adding that whoever flies the flag of Palestine or Hamas “should not continue to live on the face of the earth”.
Eliyahu also expresses his opposition during the interview to allowing any humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying that “We would not give humanitarian aid to the Nazis” and charging that “there is no such thing as civilians not involved in Gaza.”
It is noted that Eliyahu, a member of Itamar Ben Gvir’s far-right party, is not a member of the war cabinet that participates in wartime decision-making, nor does he exert influence on the war cabinet that directs the war against the terrorist organization Hamas.
Netanyahu raised him outside ministerial meetings
Benjamin Netanyahu’s reaction was immediate, saying that the minister’s comments are “out of touch” and that Israel and the Israeli military “act in accordance with international law in order to prevent harm to civilians.”
Yes, a little later, Netanyahu Indefinitely Suspends Heritage Minister From Cabinet Meetingsas announced by his office.
Opposition anger
At the same time, the statement of the far-right minister provoked the immediate reaction of the opposition and its leader Yair Lapid, who disapproved of Eliyahu’s statement, calling it “horrific and crazy” from an “irresponsible minister”.
In fact, the leader of the opposition stated that “It insulted the families of the prisoners, insulted Israeli society and damaged our international standing”calling on the Israeli prime minister to “fire him this morning.”
Source: News Beast
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