Golan: Israel Is Becoming a Pariah State, ‘Killing Children as a Hobby’
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan has called Israel a “pariah state,” accusing it of killing children in Gaza “as a hobby.”
“Israel is on the way to becoming a pariah state, like South Africa was, if we don’t return to acting like a sane country,” Golan said in an interview with the Kan public broadcaster on Tuesday.
“And a sane country does not fight against civilians, does not kill children as a hobby, and does not give itself the aim of expelling populations,” he added.
“This government is full of vengeful types with no morals and no ability to run a country in a time of crisis. This endangers our existence.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Golan’s statements as “blood libel” and a “wild incitement.”
“I vehemently condemn the wild incitement from Yair Golan against our heroic soldiers and against the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said in a statement, alleging that the Israeli army “is the most moral army in the world.”
Since the start of the assault on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli forces have killed over 53,500 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
