The Israeli Defence Minister has broadcast an utterly terrifying, utterly sickening speech,

which openly threatens, promises genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza.

There's no subtlety here, none.

There isn't even the slightest pretense about abiding by the very basic fundamentals of

international law.

There isn't even the slightest pretense that theiding by the very basic fundamentals of international law.

There isn't even the slightest pretence that the civilian population isn't to be targeted for death and destruction.

There is no ambiguity or room for interpretation.

And yet this openly, brazenly, unapologetically genocidal speech from the man in charge of the Israeli

army has not been covered at all by many Western media outlets. And even when it has been covered,

it's without accuracy, prominence, urgency, indeed anything proportionate to the murderous

criminality contained in his statement.

Let me just play his little speech, which was tweeted out,

indeed, by the Twitter account of the Israeli defense minister, Israel Katz.

And this is the statement he himself made.

This is your final warning.

The first Sinwa destroyed Gaza, and the second Sinwa will bring upon it total ruin.

The attack by the Air Force against Hamas terrorists was just the first step.

The continuation will be much harder, and you will pay the full price.

Soon, the evacuation of the population from combat areas will

begin again. If all the Israeli hostages are not released and Hamas is not removed from

Gaza, Israel will act with force you have not known before. It takes the advice of the U.S.

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