Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force personnel have signed a letter demanding hostage return even if it means ending the war on Gaza [which the #ICJ is currently investigating as genocide]. The letter states the war now serves "political and personal interests, not security interests" and won't achieve its goals, instead causing more deaths of hostages, soldiers, and civilians.
The text reads:
A call to return all the kidnapped
Even at the price of a ceasefire!
We urge you to immediately stop the fighting, temporarily release the hostages and immediately start negotiations without preconditions for a comprehensive ceasefire. The goal of returning all the hostages must override any other goal according to the simple and most fundamental values of Israeli society, the #IDF and Judaism. A comprehensive exchange deal is the only way to bring about the immediate return of the hostages without endangering additional lives. Every day that passes endangers their lives. Any additional hostage's death is on our hands.
It's striking that they cite "Jewish values" when calling for hostage returns, yet make no explicit mention of the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians their colleagues in active duty murdered in #Gaza so far.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-04-10/ty-article-live/trump-says-israel-would-be-the-leader-of-a-potential-military-strike-against-iran/00000196-1d6f-d78d-a1de-1d7f8cf80000 or https://archive.ph/pcOMM
See also
Breaking the silence / 360+ Israeli healthcare workers demand justice after IDF forces massacred 15 medical personnel near Rafah on March 23, 2025 https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/114309332191470577
State of the union / Pew Research Center: Increasingly negative views of Israel https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/114308507473467214
palestine group (npub1zxn…0kqm)
israel group (npub1qj0…wryw)
#GazaGenocide
