Two Israeli public figures, Dror Eydar and Moshe Feiglin, have called for the complete destruction of Gaza as it continues to be bombarded by Israel, on live television.
Dror Eydar, Israel’s former ambassador to Italy … who is also a columnist with the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom…
He is no longer in public service and does not represent Israeli interests in any official capacity.
…former Knesset member Moshe Feiglin…
He has not held public office since 2015.
Their statements are incredibly racist and dehumanizing, and have been condemned by the majority of the world. But they do not represent Israel in any official capacity. They are simply not newsworthy outside of documenting their existence on the off chance they reenter public life in the future.
We need a browser extension that will replace all headlines with AI-created ones based on the article. How could it be worse than the deliberately misleading shit we get today?
I don’t think anyone thought that this was the official position of the israeli government, and if they did, they should also read the article. Their position as a former diplomat and a politician is about that they are not some fringe nutjobs, but has had or has been in positions of power recently.
I am sorry you somehow thought that this implied offical positions of israel.
Literally the headline is “Israel diplomat calls…”. It’s incredibly misleading - hell, even the tagline that you copied in as the post body doesn’t even qualify it.
Feiglin is absolutely a fringe nutjob, and has been pushed out of politics because he was too extreme even for Netanyahu. His wikipedia entry has more content under the “Controversy and criticism” section than outside it.
The headline is misleading. From the article:
He is no longer in public service and does not represent Israeli interests in any official capacity.
He has not held public office since 2015.
Their statements are incredibly racist and dehumanizing, and have been condemned by the majority of the world. But they do not represent Israel in any official capacity. They are simply not newsworthy outside of documenting their existence on the off chance they reenter public life in the future.
I won’t stoop to the New Arab’s level of trawling for extremist wannabe politicians. I’ll just look for a current Qatari public figure who are currently holding public office. That didn’t take long.
We need a browser extension that will replace all headlines with AI-created ones based on the article. How could it be worse than the deliberately misleading shit we get today?
“Former Israel ambassador opinions have never represented his country!”
You’re delusional.
Way to spread Hamas propaganda, @pleasemakesense
I don’t think anyone thought that this was the official position of the israeli government, and if they did, they should also read the article. Their position as a former diplomat and a politician is about that they are not some fringe nutjobs, but has had or has been in positions of power recently.
I am sorry you somehow thought that this implied offical positions of israel.
Literally the headline is “Israel diplomat calls…”. It’s incredibly misleading - hell, even the tagline that you copied in as the post body doesn’t even qualify it.
Feiglin is absolutely a fringe nutjob, and has been pushed out of politics because he was too extreme even for Netanyahu. His wikipedia entry has more content under the “Controversy and criticism” section than outside it.
I’m less familiar with the other one.
An official position is saying a lot, but I’m pretty sure I’ve read news stories about senior officials making statements along those lines.
For example: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8