A senior Israeli air force commander has threatened pilots with dismissal if they sign a letter opposing the war on Gaza, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
In a meeting, Major General Tomer Bar said reservist pilots would be barred from serving if they were to endorse the letter’s message, which was written and distributed by former air force members, Israeli broadcaster Kan said.
The letter said Israel’s deadly war in Gaza “only serves political and personal interests, not security ones,” a claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of, following over a year of war on Gaza, which has killed over 61,700 Palestinians.
Critics say Netanyahu is prolonging the war in a bid to cling to power and to keep hold of his cabinet’s far-right members, who have threatened to quit if the war comes to a halt. ….more
