An Israeli settler living in the illegal Shiloh settlement in the occupied West Bank has publicly advocated for the complete annihilation of Palestinians in Gaza.
Rivka Lafair, who identifies herself as a “proud Jew”, has openly expressed her desire to eradicate Palestinians in Gaza from existence, Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported.
She is reportedly associated with the ‘YogiNazis’ trend, a marginal movement that merges spiritual practices with Nazi ideology. The group, although relatively recent, represents a deeply entrenched subculture in the Israeli-occupied territories.
Lafair rose to fame for publicly speaking to her audience on annihilating and expelling Gaza’s population, especially after the onset of Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza on October 7, 2023.
She seemingly merged opposing ideas like spirituality and genocide, empowerment and displacement, yoga and starvation, as well as solitude and overwhelming bombardment, according to the report.
She has said that the genocide and forced displacement of Gaza's inhabitants commence with “shifting human awareness”.
“To succeed in this important epistemic shift,” Lafair is quoted as saying, “we must recognize that we have an enemy, look them in the eye, and eliminate them. Do not do this behind their backs; we must have direct, unmediated contact with those we eliminate.”
Haaretz highlighted that Lafair’s provocative remarks did not refer solely to fighters from the Hamas resistance movement. She is reported to have said, “We are committed to revenge and to destroying Gaza - from the infant to the elder.”
Since the start of the atrocious military campaign in Gaza by the occupying Tel Aviv regime in October 2023, there has been a notable increase in public incitement by Israeli political, religious, and military leaders. They have called to starve the population of Gaza and to "flatten" the region, and even made suggestions to forcibly relocate Palestinians to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
On Tuesday, Moshe Feiglin, a former member of the Israeli parliament (Knesset ) and affiliated with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, openly advocated for the extermination of Palestinian children in Gaza, labeling them as “enemies.”
In an interview with Israel’s far-right Channel 14, Feiglin said, “Every child, every infant in Gaza is an enemy.”
He went on to justify the rhetoric by claiming, “Every child you’re giving milk to today will slaughter your children in 15 years. Gaza must be occupied and settled.”
At least 53,573 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 121,688 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant, citing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the besieged coastal territory.
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