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Haaretz says it won’t be silenced by Netanyahu
Aluf Benn, the editor-in-chief of Haaretz, has hit back at the Israeli government’s decision to boycott the left-leaning newspaper in an editorial titled, “Haaretz will not be silenced by Netanyahu”.
The Israeli prime minister has “never liked our reporting and our strong stance against his policy of occupation and annexation in the occupied territories and his overall denial of Palestinian rights”, Benn wrote.
“Now his political henchmen want to delegitimize and strangle us financially – but we are not alone in the government’s crosshairs,” he said, referring to an ongoing bid “to close Israel’s public broadcaster, which the government sees as too independent”.
Netanyahu’s “coalition colleagues are promoting anti-democratic bills that threaten to undermine free elections and other means of political expression, as they prepare for building Jewish settlements in occupied Gaza”, Benn added.
Ex-minister says his ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark targeted politicians, not Israeli army
Former Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon says his remarks last week on Israel taking the path of “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza were not directed at the army but at “the politicians, who speak proudly of the ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip”, according to the national Channel 12.
Ya’alon, who was slammed by many Israeli politicians for his comments, stood by his words, saying: “I hope that my public appearance will stop the government from committing a war crime, while imposing the responsibility on [Israeli] commanders.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/middleeast/israel-idf-gaza-moshe-yaalon-palestinians-ethnic-cleansing-intl/index.html
The interviewer expressed surprise at Ya’alon’s use of the phrase “ethnic cleansing,” asking, “Is that what you think – that we’re on the way there?”
“Why ‘on the way?’” he responded. “What’s happening there? There’s no Beit Lahia. There’s no Beit Hanoun. They’re currently operating in Jabalya, and essentially, they’re cleaning the area of Arabs,” he said, referring to the IDF.
Netanyahu’s testimony in corruption trial moved for security reasons
Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial will be moved from Jerusalem to an underground fortified hall in Tel Aviv, The Times of Israel has reported citing the country’s court administration.
The decision comes after the Israeli security agency Shin Bet informed the court about “threats” to the prime minister. Since the Jerusalem court does not have adequate bomb shelters, it was decided to choose a different location.
Netanyahu is scheduled to testify on December 10 in three cases related to fraud, bribery and breach of trust, filed in 2019.
