Time for a harsh truth: even with Netanyahu gone, the killing won’t stop in Gaza | Owen Jones

It’s naive to think the Israeli opposition will act very differently. Look at what it has said about even the most vulnerable Palestinians “Every child, every baby in Gaza is the enemy.” In a normal society, a politician who said something so depraved would face total reputational ruin. Not so in Israel. Meet Moshe Feiglin, previously considered a “far-right outcast”, who has just been elected to Israel’s legislature. He said this last May, but he has also called for more Palestinian babies to die and for Gaza’s entire population, newborns included, to be expelled. In last month’s election, Feiglin formed an alliance with Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister. Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed this “important union” and praised their “national responsibility”. Feiglin’s words are not simply the ravings of an extremist politician. Israel has waged what Save the Children describes as a “war on children”. A UN independent commission concluded earlier this year that Israeli forces had deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children. According to figures from the Palestinian ministry of health – which are likely significant underestimates – nearly 22,000 children in Gaza have been killed since Israel began its assault, including at least 1,100 under the age of one. Continue reading...