Knesset Speaker Ohana Accuses European Leaders of Lying About Gaza Genocide Claims
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana accused European leaders of lying about genocide in Gaza for political gain during a speech at the Council of Europe. He stated Israel is fighting genocide, not committing it, and presented a book illustrating the scale of genocide. Ohana also recounted the October 7th Hamas attacks, emphasizing the deliberate targeting of civilians. He is meeting with several European parliamentary leaders in Rome.
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- Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana accused European leaders of lying about genocide in Gaza for political reasons.
- Ohana stated that Israel is fighting genocide, not committing it, during a Council of Europe session.
- He presented a book illustrating the scale of genocide to the European leaders.
- Ohana described the October 7th attacks as the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
- He emphasized that Hamas terrorists deliberately targeted innocent civilians on October 7th.
- Ohana is meeting with parliamentary leaders from several European countries in Rome.
Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana on Thursday strongly criticized European countries accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, asserting that their leaders are motivated by political gain and a lack of courage. Speaking at the Council of Europe, Ohana stated, "We are facing a severe crisis of a lack of international courage. In the moment of truth, it turns out that only a few world leaders are willing to defend noble values."
Ohana accused some leaders of deliberately lying and cynically supporting false propaganda to gain temporary electoral support and illusory peace. "Israel is not committing genocide, enough of this despicable lie. Israel is fighting genocide," he declared. He presented a book titled "And Every Single One Was Someone" by Phil Chernovsky, which contains 1,250 pages with the word "Jew" printed six million times, to illustrate the concept of genocide.
Recalling the October 7th attacks, Ohana described the day as the deadliest for Jews since the Holocaust. He emphasized that the Hamas terrorists targeted innocent civilians, including men, women, children, and babies, and were not caught in crossfire, characterizing the atrocities as murder, rape, and desecration with medieval cruelty. Ohana is in Rome for the Council of Europe session and is scheduled to meet with parliamentary leaders from Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Montenegro, Cyprus, and Croatia.
