Summary
95-year-old Israeli army reservist and veteran of the Deir Yassin massacre, quoted in Application instituting proceedings and request for the indication of provisional measures (South Africa v. Israel) for a broadcast motivational speech to troops ahead of the ground invasion (Application instituting proceedings and request for the indication of provisional measures (South Africa v. Israel), PDF p.64).
Details
- The Application reports he was called up for reserve duty to “boost morale” and was broadcast on social media on 11 October 2023, in an army vehicle in fatigues, saying in part: “Be triumphant and finish them off and don’t leave anyone behind. Erase the memory of them. Erase them, their families, mothers and children. These animals can no longer live” and “Let them drop bombs on them and erase them” (PDF p.64, footnote 477).
Related pages
Application instituting proceedings and request for the indication of provisional measures (South Africa v. Israel), Nakba, Gaza