Thread by @luminatus1

As commander of the IDF paratrooper brigade, Halevi participated in the 2008-massacre in Gaza which Israel refers to as “Operation Cast Lead.”
It was an unprecedented assault against a defenseless civilian population; close to 1500 people were killed

Thousands more were injured and an estimated twenty thousand people were made homeless.

The assault ended the day before Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States. Obama did not condemn the assault or the killing of civilians.

One has to wonder why Jodi Rudoren did not ask him about this massive war crime, especially as he was a leading commander in its execution.

Bodies of three toddlers killed by #IsraeliTerrorism

On June 6, 2018, Halevi became the head of Israel’s Southern Command, which oversees the IDF activity around the Gaza Strip.
In November 2019, he commanded an assault on Gaza in which more than twenty people were killed, including several children.

The list of the Philosopher General’s accomplishment includes the First Intifada, the Second Intifada, & “Operation” Defensive Shield, in which Israeli forces attacked, killed & destroyed Palestinian cities throughout West Bank, including the famous battle & massacre at the Jenin

including the famous battle & massacre at the Jenin refugee camp. He also participated in the Second Lebanon War, where Hezbollah soundly beat Israeli ground forces, yet still resulted in over one million refugees in Southern Lebanon.
The list continues to the present day,

The list continues to the present day, every massacre, every brutal assault against Palestinians – whether they were fighters or civilians – Halevi was there. It was on the backs of Palestinians that he earned his stripes, so to speak
Yet none of this was mentioned by the NYT

Yet none of this was mentioned by the New York Times.
Indeed, if one was to believe Jodi Rodoren, this was a deeply thoughtful, perhaps even moral general with a philosophical outlook on life, which allowed him to carry his important work.

What she should have said is that this is yet another Israel war criminal with hands soaked in the blood of innocent Palestinians.
#MikoPeled
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Earlier this month, six brigade commanders, all holding the rank of colonel, were interviewed by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot. The interview was published on Ynet, the paper’s internet edition.

They addressed among other things the rules of engagement,

the rules of engagement, or in other words, the rules under which a soldier is permitted to open fire.

Israel came under attack with claims being made that the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh was possible because the rules were too lax.

However, Prime Minister Lapid & Defense Minister Gantz defended the military’s rules of engagement, highlighting that soldiers must not be afraid to pull the trigger – as though they ever were – & that the military establishment will stand by the men & women in the front lines

https://twitter.com/weizman_eyal/status/1572488370642878466

The report quotes Israeli military sources that in 2021, 79 Palestinians were killed
However, by August 2022, 85 had already been killed, & this, according to one commander, “is an accomplishment.”
The brigade commanders state clearly that the “soldiers are not afraid to shoot

The brigade commanders state clearly that the “soldiers are not afraid to shoot,” “look how many Palestinians were already killed in 2022,” states Colonel Elbaz, commander of the Binyamin Brigade. His command includes the cities of Ramallah, El-Bire, Bir Zeit, the towns of Silwad

Both the New York Times story about General Halevi & the Ynet article about the six brigade commanders fail to point out a few details.
For many decades, the Israeli military has been engaged in nothing but killing Palestinians who are either unarmed or armed with little more

engaged in nothing but killing Palestinians who are either unarmed or armed with little more than semi-automatic rifles, that are usually old & ineffective.
Whatever accomplishments the armed fighters have to show are due to their courage & willingness to engage with the enemy

Whatever accomplishments the armed fighters have to show are due to their courage & willingness to engage with the enemy, & not due to military hardware
Any person who rises 2the rank of Colonel or above has to have been engaged either directly or closely in support of war crimes

either directly or closely in support of war crimes – certainly the subjects of the stories mentioned here.
Yet no mention is made of this in either report.
Furthermore, Palestinians are fighting against a massive, well armed, well-fed and extremely well financed military force

When the Israeli military faces off with Palestinians, they “come heavy” with everything they havve got. Israeli forces use intelligence, reconnaissance, air support, evacuation capabilities, medical units, logistical support, & when all is done they have a warm meal & a safe bed

and when all is done they have a warm meal & a safe bed to return to.
Palestinians, if they manage to survive, are left to live in fear of the next assault on them, their children, their towns & their homes.
Yet the world looks at the two sides and still, shamelessly, dares to

Yet the world looks at the two sides and still, shamelessly, dares to glorify the killers and the oppressors

Glorifying #IsraeliTerrorism

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