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Golan, who entered politics five years ago after a career in the army, is one of the most prominent of the many brave Israelis who took matters into their own hands that day to save others. His new image as a hero has given his political career a shot in the arm – and he has decided his new mission is to revive his country’s moribund left.

“The right today in Israel is people who think we can annex millions of Palestinians, and Israel should adopt some sort of policy of revenge, that we can live by our swords and not attempt to reconcile with the Palestinians or any other hostile entity in the region. I think 180 degrees the opposite.”

Israeli politics has changed, Golan said. “I’m not sure whether Israel right now is truly a democratic state any more … It is not a question of left or right any more: these titles are meaningless,” he said.

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I had some Israeli friends get radicalised by the whole thing. My roomate was a center-left israeli who used to say Nethanyahu was a dictator, but now with the invasion I guess he got scared by the media’s “anti-semetism” fearmongering, and the fact his brother is in the army, and has taken a strong rightward shift.

Back in the day I took polisci classes with him so the shift is really noticeable to me.

[-] primrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

zionists can't really be saved. they know what they do is unforgivable, and can't imagine anyone else being less vile and disgusting than they are. their fear keeps them trapped in a cycle of atrocity. only one way out. may as well do it before more innocents get hurt.

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