Hiljuti kirjutas Haaretzis endine Iisraeli peaminister Ehud Olmert arvamusloo
"Enough Is Enough. Israel Is Committing War Crimes". Täna avaldati selle tõlge. Lugu on hetkel maksumüüri taga. Mujalt allikatest tuhnides saab teksti osas aimu.
Olmert wrote that he had previously defended his country against “accusations of genocide and war crimes.” However, the Israeli politician said he can no longer see the widespread killing of civilians, including women, children and the elderly, or the campaign to starve Gaza as just collateral damage in “a brutal war.”
“What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” he said.
“We are doing this not because of an accidental loss of control in a particular sector, not because of a disproportionate outburst of fighters in some unit — but as a result of a policy dictated by the government, knowingly, intentionally, viciously, maliciously, recklessly,” Olmert’s op-ed continued. “Yes, we are committing war crimes.”
Lühidalt siis, eks-peaminister ütleb et tegemist ei ole mõne üksuse kogemata ülekäte minekuga, vaid ülalt poolt kästud kuritahtliku tegevusega, ning et Iisrael ei ole varem nii sõdinud.
Täna tuli ka Saksamaa kantslerilt sõnum, et Iisraeli sõjapidamisviisi enam kauem taluda ei saa - mida Merz teha kavatseb, ta ei lisanud. Ilmselt relvamüügi keeld.