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.
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 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