A report from the British Guardian newspaper, on Thursday, confirmed that it is naive to believe that the Israeli opposition to Netanyahu's policies will behave in a fundamentally different way; we need only look at its statements even towards the most vulnerable Palestinians.
The report noted that the statement by Moshe Feiglin, the new Knesset member, that "every child in Gaza is an enemy" reveals the same racism followed by Netanyahu's government. In any sane society, any politician making such a degrading statement would face complete destruction of their reputation, but it seems that things are different in Israel.
The report added that "Feiglin's words are not just extreme political mumbo jumbo; Israel has waged what the Save the Children organization describes as a war on children. An independent UN committee concluded earlier this year that Israeli forces targeted and deliberately killed Palestinian children. According to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which are likely much lower than the actual numbers, nearly 22,000 children have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the Israeli assault, including at least 1,100 infants who did not reach their first year."
The report explained that "despite everything, it should not be ignored that Netanyahu's bloc still receives more votes than the opposition led by Jews, despite his government's failures in the events of October 7, his trial on corruption charges, the cost of living crisis, the failure in the war with Iran, and the ongoing controversy over exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) from military service and his attacks on the judiciary."
The report pointed out that "regardless of who will take the position of prime minister, the contempt for Palestinian children goes far beyond Netanyahu's government. For example, Avigdor Lieberman stated in November 2023 that 'there are no innocents in Gaza,' repeating a statement he made five years ago. Lieberman is not an ally of Netanyahu; he is one of the opposition leaders and may be the 'kingmaker' in any new government. Most importantly, his position reflects a prevailing trend. According to polls conducted last year, about eight out of ten Israeli Jews agreed with the statement that 'there are no innocents in Gaza.'"