Tel-Chai Nation

Yair Lapid, on his way out of office, is trying to fearmonger the notion the IDF would end up using "unlawful force" in dealing with Islamic jihadists:

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday warned the military that it may face pressure to employ unlawful force toward Palestinians, saying use of force without restriction was one of the army’s biggest homegrown challenges.

Lapid’s words come against the backdrop of an emerging hard-right coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu that will include members of the far right, where there have been calls to loosen the army’s rules of engagement.

[...] The remarks were likely in reference to views expressed by the heads of the allied Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir.

Smotrich is said to be gunning for the role of defense minister while Ben Gvir desires the role of public security minister, who is in charge of police.

Ben Gvir heavily campaigned in the lead-up to last week’s election for the easing of the IDF’s rules of engagement, to allow security forces to more easily shoot-to-kill Palestinian suspects. Smotrich has also made similar comments.

What's being distorted here is whether the army has the right to kill in self-defense without having to worry about unfair prosecutions. That Lapid would go about trying to influence the army in a way that's hurtful to their ability to use self-defense and defend innocent lives properly is offensive, and explains perfectly why he's unsuited to serve as a politician.

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