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May 24 • 11 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
In Haaretz Hebrew, 22 May, former Israeli PM Olmert says he used to think that the mass killing of civilians in Gaza was a result of a "tragic war" & he denied the charges of genocide & war crimes, but now he thinks: it is an intentional annihilation. archive.ph/3vvOiImage
Olmert: "What is happening in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks has nothing to do with a legitimate war goal. Our fighters are being sent by the state leadership — and the army leadership that obeys it... in an illegitimate military campaign." Image
Olmert: Israel has adopted a deliberate policy of starvation
archive.ph/3vvOiImage
Olmert: "a declaration of genocide" in the West Bank Image
Olmert: "we are committing war crimes". Image
Regarding the previous comments by Yair Golan and Feiglin, see:
Regarding the claim that this is a war without purpose, see
Regarding Olmert's emphasis on changing his mind because of Israel's conduct in "recent weeks", please see South Africa's detailed documentation of genocidal conduct and intent since October 2023
Remember also that the destructive brutality of Israel's genocidal war clear from the start in the nature of its airstrikes by the end of October 2023 itself, see this report by @airwars
@airwars Olmert's belated statements are a vindication of what many experts and human rights advocates have said and documented since October 2023
@airwars Olmert comments are made in May 2025, but @amnesty released its important report on genocide in Dec 2024: amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

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May 21
Those who are surprised by Yair Golan's comments ("killing babies as a hobby"), or are inclined to dismiss Feiglin as a marginal figure, have not been being attention. Search the word "children" in South Africa's submission to UNSC in Feb 2025: 🧵/1
2. Recall that Netanyahu, Gallant framed it from the start as a war against the "children of darkness" and that endless statements by politicians, soldiers, journalists, public figures repeatedly proclaimed: there are no innocents in Gaza, where the majority is children.
3. The genocide did not start after Israel broke the cease fire, as "revisionists" would have it: Centrist Knesset members were clear from the start: Image
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May 11
The Guardian, 18 months late: "What is this, if not genocidal?"
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"International law moves slowly, and signatories to the convention, including the US and UK, are required not only to punish but to prevent genocide. The court of public opinion is reaching its own conclusion."

So why did you wait till now?
"The ICJ ruled in January last year that there was a “plausible risk” of genocide. Amnesty International, a UN special committee and leading scholars, including within Israel, have concluded that genocide is taking place."

And these were not good enough for you to say it then?
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May 5
Israel said it will "burn", "erase", "flatten" Gaza since October 2023, but western media and western officials downplayed and ignored genocidal intent. They pretended it is a "war". Here is a NYT article on 15 November 2023. Image
And here is @ChrisMcGreal on 16 October 2023 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
@ChrisMcGreal The facts were also clear, here is CNN on 22 December 2023 edition.cnn.com/gaza-israel-bi…
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May 5
South Africa's submission to UNSC in Feb. 2025 did not receive the attention it deserves. This is one of the most publicly-available comprehensive documentation of Israel's intent to commit to genocide as evidenced by its pattern of conduct and statements. 🧵 1/ Image
2) South Africa highlights 10 patterns of conduct that are prevalent from the publicly available evidence and that indicate the existence of a genocidal intent: Image
3) A. The pattern of Israel targeting the vulnerable, including children, women, the wounded and disabled, and those who have repeatedly been displaced and are seeking shelter Image
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Mar 13
UN Commission: “There is no escape from the conclusion that Israel has employed sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians to terrorise them and perpetuate a system of oppression that undermines their right to self-determination.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
"Specific forms of sexual and gender-based violence – such as forced public stripping and nudity, sexual harassment including threats of rape, as well as sexual assault – comprise part of the Israeli Security Forces’ standard operating procedures toward Palestinians."
"Other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and violence to the genitals, were committed either under explicit orders or with implicit encouragement by Israel’s top civilian and military leadership, the report said."
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Jan 3
A list of 8 important reports by the leading Palestinian human rights organisations since October 2024: @pchrgaza @alhaq_org @Addameer @AlMezanCenter
1. @Addameer, January 2024, on increasing brutality in arrest tactics since October 2023 addameer.org/media/5262
2. @Addameer February 2024, report on solitary confinement in Israeli prisons addameer.org/media/5354
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