Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Israel is apparently now going after Haaretz for being critical of the government

Israel Cracks Down On Top News Organization

And floats the idea to impose up to 20 year prison sentences on anyone citizen that promotes sanctions

After @Haaretz publisher @AmosSchocken1 suggested sanctions on Israel over apartheid in the West Bank, Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced he’s pushing a bill to impose 20-year! prison sentences for Israelis advocating sanctions. Which ironically proves Shocken's point. pic.twitter.com/s4LswtTN3a

— Etan Nechin (@Etanetan23) October 31, 2024

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in honor of

Attorney Gali Beharev Miara Legal Adviser to the Government

Hello,

Israel

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice

Jerusalem

20th of Tishrei Tashfia 2024 October 31

At issue: legislation against encouraging and supporting the imposition of sanctions on the State of Israel

I would like to contact you regarding the matter in question as follows:

1. Last night it was published that Haaretz newspaper columnist Amos Shokan called on a soldier to impose sanctions on the State of Israel and Israeli leaders. This is not the first time that Israeli citizens act in this way. 2. As you know, for more than a year the State of Israel has been in a war on a number of fronts against murderous terrorism, including against the Hamas organization.
A call to impose sanctions on Israel, its leaders, members of the security forces and Israeli citizens is a blatant violation of a citizen's most basic duty of loyalty to his country. It means encouraging and promoting a move whose purpose is the actual denial of Israel's right to self-defense. This is especially serious when it is done during an existential war, and while our daughters and sons are held in inhumane conditions by a murderous terrorist organization.

3. In view of all this, I would like you to urgently forward to me the draft of a memorandum of law, which would state that actions by Israeli citizens in order to promote or encourage the imposition of international sanctions on Israel, its leaders, the members of the security forces and the citizens of Israel, will constitute a criminal offense punishable by a prison term of ten years. I will also request that such an offense in time of war be an aggravating circumstance that will allow doubling the punishment.

greetings,

MK Yariv Levin

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice

29 Saladin St., P.O. 49029 Jerusalem Zip Code 9711052, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone] Fax