‘Holocaust makes Israelis think international law doesn’t apply’
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‘Holocaust makes Israelis think international law doesn’t apply’
Gideon Levy was the most outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza
Lara Marlowe
Haaretz newspaper columnist Gideon Levy: “In the West Bank, you see the real face of the Israel Defence Forces, the so-called most moral army in the world.” Photograph: Gil Cohen Magen/AFP/Getty Images
Gideon Levy is preaching in the wilderness. Week after week, the columnist for Haaretz newspaper tells his compatriots what they do not want to hear: that the siege of Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank are immoral and counter-productive; that the continued seizure of Palestinian land and the construction of settlements is a “criminal enterprise” intended to foil any chance for peace.
“What Israeli interest does it ser...