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The author Ehud Olmert

is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006. [source: Wikipedia]

  • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    561·
    3 days ago

    Nor is it possible to ignore what has been happening in some Israeli military units, including special forces, where the best and most daring soldiers serve. There have been too many incidents of cruel shooting at civilians, of destruction of property and homes, even when this should not happen. There is too much looting and theft from homes, about which in many cases Israeli soldiers have boasted. Some have gone as far as posting about their antics online. Israelis are committing war crimes.

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldEnglish
      254·
      3 days ago

      There have been too many incidents of cruel shooting at civilians…

      Is this the opposite of empathetic and humane shooting at civilians?

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        22 hours ago

        I mean, it gets worse:

        even when this should not happen. There is too much looting and theft

        Apparently he believes there are times cruel shooting at civilians should happen, and there’s an overall acceptable level of looting and theft.

      • Muehe@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        I guess he means cruel as opposed to “accidental”. He’s trying to make clear that it happens deliberately.

      • SkyezOpen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        That’s what they were doing before this whole Gaza invasion thing. Can’t condemn that obviously.

      • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        My response would be… Too many? What’s an acceptable number of cruel shootings at civilians?

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      52·
      3 days ago

      Seems like his issue is more about them getting caught doing it.

      • Andy@slrpnk.netEnglish
        141·
        3 days ago

        There’s no ‘getting caught’. They’ve been doing so publicly before, and they’re doing it publicly now.

        I think what upsets him is that their long-term vision of Israel is a right-win illiberal middle-eastern theocratic kleptocracy, and he prefers a neoliberal technocratic imperial republic.

        He’s not, like, a GOOD GUY, but I think in this instance his enemy is my enemy, and I think he’s being pretty frank and sincere.