Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert CNN said on Wednesday that he could no longer defend Israel against accusations of war crimes.
He explained that his growing criticism of the government of Israel is “from a lack of vision of what comes next. What are we going to do to put an end to war, release the hostages and start moving it to a kind of political horizon? ”
Olmert noted the comments of the ministers of the Israeli cabinet in recent days, declaring: “We should starve Gaza.”
“What is it otherwise a war crime? “Olmert said, referring to the comments as well as in the break of the months of Israel on humanitarian aid in Gaza since March 2.
He continued, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu And his government to “commit actions that cannot be interpreted differently”.
Expanded operations in Gaza
With regard to the broad operations of TSAhal in Gaza, which, according to Netanyahu, aim to take control of the whole territory to prevent Hamas from looting humanitarian aid, Olmert said: “We must ensure that no person not involved in Gaza is injured due to this expansion of military operations, which is not entirely unjustified and is not used as a significant interest in the state of Israel.
In the interview, Olmert expressed hope that the current government would soon disappear, saying to CNN: “I believe that the majority of Israelis are sick and tired of these policies, these declarations and the terrible damage caused by this government to the moral integrity of the State and its people.”
Olmert expressed confidence in US President Donald Trump To end the war, declaring that Trump is one of the few to be able to force Netanyahu to stop the conflict.
“I really think that he may be the only person who can force the Israeli Prime Minister to reconcile with the reality and with the moral reality of what is accomplished by this government,” he told CNN.
Potential striks on Iran
Finally, when asked if Netanyahu would launch an attack on Iran if the talks failed, Olmert replied: “You must distinguish between what he can do and what he says.”
“I always believe that President Trump is able to succeed in his negotiations.”
He added that Iran is a threat not only for Israel, but for the whole world, but “there is no one better aware of this and more ready to face it than President Trump.”
