Verzet van binnen Israel zelf, en tegenwoordig steeds vaker van mensen die eens overtuigde zionisten waren. Dorothy Naor stuurt me bijna dagelijks berichten. Hier is er zo een: een open brief van een oude veteraan, eens kolonel in het Israelische leger, die het bedankje naar aanleiding van het zestigjarig bestaan van de staat terugstuurt. Het leger is van een verdedigingsleger een bezettingsleger geworden, zegt Dov Yirmiya.
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\nI am attaching an English translation of an open letter by the 94 year
\nold peace activist, Dov Yirmiya, an ex-colonel in the Israeli army, which
\nwas published on June 11 in Zo Haderekh, the Communist weekly.
\nYirmiya’s book “My War Diary” (1983) played an important role in
\nmobilizing Israeli public opinion against the First Lebanese War. In
\n1983 he was awarded the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award for
\nhis “activities promoting the welfare of civilians in Lebanon”.
\nDorothy Naor<\/p>\n
I am returning your invitation<\/strong> I have received your elegant invitation to veterans of the 1948 war, As a veteran of the 1948 war, who was already wounded in face to I consider you, Ehud Barak, as one of the top military commanders 40 years of occupation have utterly corrupted the Israeli army and all Dov Yirmiya, Naharia<\/p>\n P.S. I sent this letter to Haaretz, but it was not printed…[D.Y.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Verzet van binnen Israel zelf, en tegenwoordig steeds vaker van mensen die eens overtuigde zionisten waren. Dorothy Naor stuurt me bijna dagelijks berichten. Hier is er zo een: een open brief van een oude veteraan, eens kolonel in het Israelische … Lees verder
\nAn open letter to the Minister of Defence<\/p>\n
\non the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel, under the slogan:
\n“The State of Israel expresses its thanks to you.”<\/p>\n
\nface combat two weeks before the Declaration of the State, I feel
\nobliged herewith to return the invitation to you, as Minister of Defence.
\nI do so regretfully but see this as my duty.<\/p>\n
\nand prominent political leaders who were responsible for converting
\nthe army from “the Israeli Defence Force” to an army of occupation
\nand oppression of the Palestinian people and defender of the criminal
\nsettlements in their country. <\/p>\n
\nstrata of Israeli society.They are both characterized by the nationalist
\n‘east wind’ [the east wind brings the chamsin and locusts – C.A.] which
\nblows and kindles conflagrations of endless wars, which threaten our
\npeople and land with the third and final destruction. Your share in the
\nresponsibility for all this is enormous, and therefore I return your
\ninvitation to you, without thanks…<\/p>\n