In a tense interview on Channel 13, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon linked criticism of the IDF to the case of Elor Azaria. Host Eyal Berkovitch reacted strongly, saying, “They slaughtered children, raped children, what are you talking about? They slaughtered us on the seventh of October!”
Ya’alon responded, stating, “I don’t accept that, revenge is not a war plan.” Berkovitch, still fired up, responded, “War is war. I expect a former Chief of Staff to go to war in wartime.”
Ya’alon elaborated, saying, “I expect the State of Israel not to send soldiers to kill babies or women.” When interviewer Moriyah Asraf questioned him, asking, “Do you think the Israeli government sends IDF soldiers to kill babies in Gaza?” Ya’alon explained, “I think that the moment Rabbis talk about there being no innocents in Gaza, and Smotrich and Ben-Gvir talk about evicting and removing the population and then you’ll be clean of Arabs and populate Gaza with Jews – that’s not the state I want to live in.”
Ya’alon’s comments sparked sharp criticism from Likud members. They said, “Ya’alon has lost it again. This time he aligns himself with the Hamas propaganda that spreads blood libels against IDF soldiers. Ya’alon – you should be ashamed.”
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