Israeli lawmaker urges world to act to prevent \u2018genocide\u2019 in West Bank<\/p>\n
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An Israeli Knesset member urged the international community not to wait for another genocide, warning that Israel is moving toward mass atrocities in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI appeal to the international community. You waited too long before intervening to stop the genocide in Gaza. Don\u2019t wait for a similar scenario in the West Bank because we are getting close to that,\u201d Ofer Cassif told Anadolu.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd don\u2019t wait for a civil war inside Israel because we are getting close to that, too. Engage now. Do everything possible to stop these two dangers \u2014 they threaten both Palestinians and Israelis alike, and ultimately the entire region and the world. It\u2019s not only a matter of justice; it\u2019s in your own interest to stop this. You can do it. We can\u2019t do it alone. We need you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\u2013 Incident during Trump\u2019s Knesset address<\/p>\n
Regarding the incident when he and fellow lawmaker Ayman Odeh were expelled from the Knesset during US President Donald Trump\u2019s speech last week, Cassif said, \u201cIt wasn\u2019t really a speech. As you know, it was just a collection of words that weren\u2019t necessarily connected. It was a theatrical performance, a show of three self-obsessed egomaniacs, especially (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and Trump, and to some extent Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He added, \u201cIt was a display of flattery, truly disgusting. I must say it had no real substance other than boasting about each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cassif noted that he and Odeh were expelled because they raised a sign that read: \u2018Recognize Palestine.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\u201cEveryone should understand, though many in Israel refuse to, that the only solution to the conflict, the only way to stop the bloodshed, destruction and suffering for both Palestinians and Israelis, is to recognize Palestine and to establish a real, independent, sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel. That was our message.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cLet\u2019s not forget that Trump himself was complicit in sacrificing Israeli hostages and in the massacre of Palestinians. He supported the Israeli government last March when it violated an agreement that was already on the table, one that could have saved thousands of lives among Palestinians, hostages and soldiers. We must remember that. Trump is part of the problem. He is not the savior,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
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Cassif said their message also concerned the future. \u201cA Palestinian state and an end to the occupation, that\u2019s the only path forward. Ayman Odeh and I held a sign that said, \u2018Recognize Palestine.\u2019 That\u2019s all. We didn\u2019t shout, we didn\u2019t speak, we didn\u2019t say anything \u2014 just that sign. It was necessary, given the past and the future<\/p>\n
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Source: Middle east Monitor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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