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Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan doubles down after suggesting Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby’

JL;DR SUMMARY After inciting significant controversy, Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan, who once served as a deputy chief of staff for Israel's military, has reiterated his harsh statements criticizing the Israeli government's approach to the conflict in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfBenjamin NetanyahuHuman RightsIsraeli PoliticsGaza ConflictYair GolanInternational CriticismLeadership CritiqueIsraeli Left Wing PoliticsIsraeli Democratic Party

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Yair Golan spoke a truth that is uncomfortable to the Israeli ear, the liberal newspaper Haaretz said in an editorial."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Golan is the most prominent voice in a growing chorus of Israelis who supported the war against Hamas following its Oct. 7, 2023, attack, but are now calling for the fighting to end while airing concerns about Israeli atrocities in Gaza."
South Africa
"Israel is on the way to becoming a pariah state among the nations, what South Africa once was, if it doesnt return to acting like a sane country, Golan, leader of the left-wing Israeli Democratic Party, which has been rising in the polls, said on Tuesday morning."

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