The IDF's daily chorus of incitement

[tinnypriv]

The IDF's daily chorus of incitement
Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz

Who told the director of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Ze'evi (Farkash) to declare, "Better Palestinian mothers should cry and not Jewish mothers"? Is the head of army intelligence now also to be in charge of setting Israel's moral priorities?

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In the past few months, the top military brass have been able to say just about whatever they like, as long as what they say is consistent with the positions taken by the prime minister and the defense minister. Knowing what their masters think, these generals dare to make - in a manner that is unprecedented in terms of the norms that used to exist in Israel - extreme declarations, and always in the same vein.

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The other aspect of Ze'evi's remark is the moral one. What thoughts will go through the head of a soldier whose commander tells him that it's better if Palestinian mothers cry? Can there be anything good in a weeping mother, whatever her nationality? What kind of moral doctrine is it that proclaims weeping by one person to be preferable to weeping by another person? Can bereavement be graded?

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http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=4435

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Comment: This is the first mention "outside" of Israel of this disgusting phrase by Farkash, even though it was front page news (see the white on red text at the top of Ma'ariv).

Still, this doesn't really count I guess, with Zmag being dissident literature (only cutting and pasting Ha'aretz) and Gideon Levy being a Palestinian-focused writer.

So, no need to cross off item 8 just yet :eyes:

[DuctapeFatwa]

1. Hey, it's better than the 1000 Arab lives < 1 Jewish fingernail

gotta give em credit for even those baby steps..

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. You know this reminds me of

Charlie Boykin, who is also forbiden to make statemetns by
military law.

You think they had an agreement to basically politize both services?

[ForestsBeatBushes]

3. From Military Madness by Graham Nash:

Military madness was killing my country
Solitary sadness creeps over me
So much sadness between you and me


(It seems to be universal)