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Wounded soldiers protest against halting Gaza war
2025-07-01
They have better things to do than protest every single week. But every once in a while they insist on correcting the record about what they want.
[Ynet] With scars still visible on their bodies, wounded IDF soldiers gathered outside the Knesset on Monday, urging the government not to end the war in Gaza until Hamas is fully defeated. "We demand that the Israeli government give meaning to our blood—by winning this war," the group, members of the Heroism Forum, said in a statement.

Several Knesset members, including Matan Kahana and Chili Tropper from the National Unity party,
…centrist, Zionist, combines Benny Gantz’s Blue & White party and Gideon Saar’s New Hope. In addition to the usual they are committed to the independence of the judiciary, which suggests their raison d’être is to stop Bibi Netanyahu and Likud’s campaign against the Israeli deep state….
joined the event to show support and speak with the wounded veterans.

Lt. Col. (res.) Tomer Barok, a former battalion commander in the IDF’s Southern Brigade, said that at this stage in the war, halting the fighting would render all their sacrifices meaningless. "It feels like the objectives haven’t been fully achieved, and we’ve been spinning our wheels," he said. "I’m not here to give operational advice, but we have to finish this—there are still terrorists there, not Care Bears."

"We fought without political agendas, shoulder to shoulder, unified," Barok added. "We’re calling for national unity, but also for a clear and decisive outcome—not for us, but for the next generations. So our children can grow up in peace and flourish."

He emphasized that Israel is capable of achieving victory. "At this pace, we can bring the war to a decisive end. It’s not complicated, and it shouldn’t take years. This is a matter of national investment. We trust the state and the General Staff to do everything necessary to defeat the enemy, for all of us."

Posted by:Grom the Affective

#2  On the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they invaded the Philippines in force, taking hundreds of Americans and Filipinos captive.

The press expressed surprise when the U.S. Army Chief Staff said that there would be no attempt at a rescue... that at that point December 8, 1941, it just was too complicated, too dangerous to attempt, and too distracting. He is quoted as saying, "Sometimes men must die."

Postscript (for those who might not know) -- a few years later, Japan surrendered.



Posted by: Angel   2025-07-01 06:45  

#1  ^Stupid is not a crime - but it is a capital offence.
Posted by: Grom on palmtop   2025-07-01 05:34  

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