Under the Government’s Political Insubordination, Aviv Kochavi Turns Lethality into Policy by Yagil Levy on Telem

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The outgoing Chief of Staff promised at the beginning of his term to deploy a deadly army. Kochavi’s approach fit like a glove to governments that are not interested in a political solution, and to the radicalizing Israeli society.

Aviv Kochavi sparked controversy immediately when he entered the position of Chief of Staff in January 2019: At his appointment ceremony, he pledged to “deploy a lethal, efficient, and innovative army.” “Lethal”, according to the The Hebrew Academy of the Hebrew Language, means “causes death”. This was the first time in the history of the position in which a Chief of Staff commits to deploy an army that generates killing.

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The outgoing Chief of Staff promised at the beginning of his term to deploy a deadly army. Kochavi’s approach fit like a glove to governments that are not interested in a political solution, and to the radicalizing Israeli society.

Aviv Kochavi sparked controversy immediately when he entered the position of Chief of Staff in January 2019: At his appointment ceremony, he pledged to “deploy a lethal, efficient, and innovative army.” “Lethal”, according to the The Hebrew Academy of the Hebrew Language, means “causes death”. This was the first time in the history of the position in which a Chief of Staff commits to deploy an army that generates killing.

Continue reading “Under the Government’s Political Insubordination, Aviv Kochavi Turns Lethality into Policy by Yagil Levy on Telem”

The outgoing Chief of Staff promised at the beginning of his term to deploy a deadly army. Kochavi’s approach fit like a glove to governments that are not interested in a political solution, and to the radicalizing Israeli society.

Aviv Kochavi sparked controversy immediately when he entered the position of Chief of Staff in January 2019: At his appointment ceremony, he pledged to “deploy a lethal, efficient, and innovative army.” “Lethal”, according to the The Hebrew Academy of the Hebrew Language, means “causes death”. This was the first time in the history of the position in which a Chief of Staff commits to deploy an army that generates killing.

Continue reading “Under the Government’s Political Insubordination, Aviv Kochavi Turns Lethality into Policy by Yagil Levy on Telem”

Lisa Gay Hamilton Speaks Up For Palestinians At Los Angeles Protest

“The Israelis keep taking and taking and taking. Their objective is to annihilate the Palestinian people… These are international […] violations, right? It’s genocide. People [in Hollywood] are very much afraid of the possibility of it looking bad. Look at Alicia Keys. They begged Alicia Keys… “Do not go perform in Israel. Do you understand what’s happening?”… She sang! She said she’s for “love and peace…” So that’s the mentality we’re dealing with and I’m sure her manager said “honey don’t go there.”

Continue watching at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX4zJPh65mM

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