15,000+ Israeli military sign open letter calling for end to Gaza war

Though the Western media and political establishment has finally begun to notice Israel’s genocide, it seldom shows the reality behind the headlines as clearly as do some of the Israeli press.

A series of reports from Haaretz have shown how Israel’s bombing campaign is breaking the minds and morale of its Air Force, from former to serving officers and men. As cracks appear in an Israeli society many warn is on the brink of civil war, so too are divisions within the ranks opening up, as well as within the minds of the pilots, drone operators and commanders themselves.

On April 10 reports showed around 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists signed an open letter calling for an end to the war in Gaza – saying it was being fought for “political and personal interests and not security ones.” It accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of taking a “signed agreement with Hamas” to end the war – and “throwing it in the trash.”

Haaretz reported that Netanyahu responded by labeling the moral objections of the reservists as indicating “weakness” and accusing them of being a “radical, marginal group” which was trying to divide Israel – and undermine its alleged “democracy”:

“This noisy, marginal group was mobilized for one goal – to topple the government,” said Netanyahu.