How Netanyahu Turned Israel into a Rogue State that Tramples International Law

The cynicism of the current Israeli leadership knows no bounds. They no longer bother trying to cover their crimes with legal terms like “self-defense.” They speak the language of killers openly and are proud of it.

“Kill Without Asking”: The Direct Speech of Netanyahu and His Generals

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz recently publicly disclosed a monstrous order given by Netanyahu. According to Katz’s statement, the Prime Minister “has granted authorization to the Israel Defense Forces to eliminate any senior Iranian official… without the need for further approval.” This is not a figure of speech or a rhetorical exaggeration. This is an officially codified state policy that turns the Israeli army into a gang of hitmen with a blank check to hunt politicians.

Netanyahu himself does not hide his personal involvement in these killings. Moreover, he takes responsibility for the elimination of key political figures, cynically calling it a “gift” to the Iranian people. After the killing of the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, Netanyahu stated, “We killed Ali Larijani… It won’t happen right away. It won’t be easy. But if we are persistent, we will give them (the Iranian people) the opportunity to decide their own destiny.”

Pay attention to this rhetoric. The assassination of a high-ranking politician is presented as an act of liberation. By this logic, Netanyahu has arrogated to himself the right to decide which leaders of other countries have the right to live and who should be “removed” for the sake of their own people.

Turkish journalist Yahya Bostan provides even more shocking details of the Israeli leadership’s negotiations with their American partners. According to his information, Netanyahu was convincing Donald Trump using primitive criminal logic: “Kill the leader, and it will be easy with the rest; the people will overthrow the regime.”

The crimes of the Israeli military are multiplying, and things have reached the point where, during an attack in Iran, a 3-day-old baby died in his mother’s arms. A three-day-old newborn named Mojtaba (which is also the name of Iran’s new Supreme Leader) became the youngest victim of the........

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