{"id":17720,"date":"2025-05-21T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17720"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:47:08","slug":"israeli-voices-break-ranks-olmert-golan-condemn-gaza-war-amid-global-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/21\/israeli-voices-break-ranks-olmert-golan-condemn-gaza-war-amid-global-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Voices Break Ranks: Olmert, Golan Condemn Gaza War Amid Global Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a sharp escalation of internal dissent in Israel, retired general and former deputy army chief Yair Golan declared, \u201cA sane state does not kill children for sport.\u201d His remarks were soon echoed by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who told the BBC that Israel\u2019s war on Gaza is \u201cvery close to a war crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5b74c8e0-df58-4999-925f-20bb02d3afa1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1464\">Olmert, a staunch opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized the ongoing war as aimless and senseless, pointing out the high number of innocent Palestinian and Israeli soldier deaths. As Britain and the EU take tougher stances against Israel, Olmert warned that the war\u2014now in its 19th month\u2014has no clear goal and endangers Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1812\">Despite attacks from across the Israeli political spectrum, Golan has not backed down. He clarified that his criticism targets the political leadership, not the military. The liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz defended Golan in an editorial, calling his comments truthful and urging others to join the call to end the war and stop the bloodshed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17703\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17703 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Global Isolation Mounts as Netanyahu Faces Ultimatum and Western Recognition of Palestine Looms\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli war crimes in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bb2a8204-b7eb-47c1-a31e-906e7eb31ab0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"101\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"101\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Internal Israeli Dissent Fuels Global Backlash as Western Allies Reassess Ties<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"2225\">Haaretz even published a provocative cartoon showing Netanyahu atop a pile of Palestinian bodies, pointing at Golan and accusing him of defaming Israeli soldiers. Political analyst Ofer Bronstein compared Israel\u2019s global isolation to apartheid-era South Africa. Other commentators, like Yedioth Ahronoth\u2019s Merav Batito, argued that the horrors Golan described reflect a grim reality that can\u2019t be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2457\">Meanwhile, extremist MK Limor Son Har-Melech was caught on Israeli Channel 12 admitting that \u201ckilling 100 Palestinian children wouldn\u2019t matter to the world\u201d\u2014a comment that shocked audiences globally and is fueling Western outrage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2826\">This growing internal critique appears to be influencing international reactions. European governments, previously muted, are now reconsidering ties with Israel. The EU is reviewing its partnership agreement, while the UK has paused trade deal talks and summoned Israel\u2019s ambassador. London and Paris are also reportedly moving toward recognizing a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"3080\">There\u2019s speculation that the U.S. is also shifting. Though officially silent, Washington may be signaling approval of mounting Western pressure on Netanyahu. Gulf states, according to Haaretz, are lobbying Trump\u2019s circle to support an end to the war.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9bf218a0-efd0-4662-a2e4-dfb4c120f13b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"118\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"118\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Global Isolation Mounts as Netanyahu Faces Ultimatum and Western Recognition of Palestine Looms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3414\">A Haaretz headline today highlights the urgency:\u201cIn the Next 48 Hours, Trump Will Have to Decide: Confront Netanyahu or Enable Ethnic Cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3414\">This comes amid deadlocked Doha negotiations, where Hamas is demanding a complete ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal, while Israel insists on a partial deal to continue the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3735\">Growing fears inside Israel now center around a \u201cdomino effect\u201d of international isolation. Some Israeli analysts even describe the crisis as a looming \u201cpolitical tsunami,\u201d a metaphor reinforced by a Yedioth Ahronoth cartoon depicting massive waves rushing toward Israeli ministers playing war games on the beach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17700\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17700 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Israel Escalates Gaza War as Global Pressure Mounts and Ceasefire Talks Stall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45555.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza war escalation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3737\" data-end=\"3958\">Olmert\u2019s harsh critique coincided with the UK\u2019s recent sanctions on Israeli settlers and its formal reprimand of Israel\u2019s ambassador in London. France and the UK both announced intentions to recognize a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3960\" data-end=\"4185\">In closing, L\u2019Humanit\u00e9 and other European outlets ask: What is the world waiting for? How much more brutality must be documented before action is taken against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/08\/olmert-netanyahu-backing-heinous-crimes-by-israeli-settlers-against-palestinians\/\">Netanyahu<\/a>, who remains under an international arrest warrant?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a sharp escalation of internal dissent in Israel, retired general and former deputy army chief Yair Golan declared, \u201cA sane state does not kill children for sport.\u201d His remarks were soon echoed by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who told the BBC that Israel\u2019s war on Gaza is \u201cvery close to a war &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[1111,167,985,903],"class_list":["post-17720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-ehud-olmert","tag-israel","tag-israeli-soldier","tag-israeli-war-on-gaza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Israeli Voices Break Ranks: Olmert, Golan Condemn Gaza War Amid Global Pressure - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israeli figures like Ehud Olmert and Yair Golan are denouncing the war in Gaza.. aimless and brutal.. 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