Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans

[River 127,463]

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli hostages are returned, but “no one in the world would let us.”

In a speech on Monday at the Katif Conference for National Responsibility in the town of Yad Binyamin, the far-right minister said Israel should take control of distributing aid inside Gaza and claimed that Hamas was in control of distribution channels within the strip.

“It is impossible in today’s global reality to wage war – no one in the world would let us starve and thirst two million citizens, even though it may be just and moral until they return our hostages,” he said, adding that if Israel controlled aid distribution instead of Hamas, the war would have ended by now and the hostages would have returned.

“You cannot fight Hamas with one hand and give them aid with the other. It’s his (Hamas’) money, it’s his fuel, it’s his civilian control of the Gaza Strip. It just doesn’t work,” he said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/06/middleeast/israeli-minister-smotrich-starve-gazans-intl/index.html

[Ladle Ghoulash 53,042]

“Look, we wanted to commit more war crimes, but they wouldn’t let us!” 

[StarstruckIllusion 53,565]

I gasped. I just gasped. 

This is insanity. 

I’m glad it’s being said so clearly and outloud. Anyone paying attention shouldn’t be shocked… but I thought they’d be smarter than this in terms of hiding it lol. 

Just wow. 

[Not The Real Gaga 7,582]

Have they ever admitted so openly and clearly that their goal is to commit genocide before? 

I'm disgusted 🤮😭

[thefamebitch 834]

They really are the cesspool of evil huh 

[27monster27 15,864]

This blatant admitting of genocide is insane. I feel like I'm living in a movie at this point. This doesn't feel real anymore.

[Franch Toast 27,737]

He's saying the quiet part out loud. And still, I bet there are those who will defend Israel's actions. 

[Delulu Rogers 7,664]

Must be hard living in the age of social media where starving 2 million people won’t fly under the radar 

[Didymus 34,380]

Then it may be just and moral to target Israeli civilians until Israel stops its decades long illegal occupation too, me thinks?

[Shadow 6,697]

Should Israelis be surprised if empathy for them around the world is drowning a slow death?

If Iran and Hezbollah bomb the hell out of Tel Aviv, would that be "just and moral" as well depending on one's perspective?  

[Scarlet Witch 1,656]

What an utterly sick, depraved, deeply evil society they have. This “country” needs to go. There is no more moral justification for this illegal entity to exist any longer.

[ALGAYDO 35,122]

They’re being so boldly loud about their agenda cause they know nobody will stop them… 

F*ck that government and all the POS a-holes that support it. 

[Celloo Deng 56,318]

Pure evil

[ANTI WP 19,828]

I wish the very worst for Israel, their supporter and their evil people. 

[AndiGaga 7,233]

There is so much hate for each other in this geographical area, we will not see peace in our lifetimes