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Israeli minister renews call for striking Gaza with ‘nuclear bomb’ (www.aa.com.tr)

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The report did forget to mention that the minister was suspended for his first statement in November...

I really don't want to defend anyone here but I think it is important to stay as close to the facts as possible

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I agree that the article should mention such things.

However from what I read he seems to have only been "reprimanded" or suspended from meetings for it, not actually suspended as a minister.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So does that make him not a minister (an ex-minister?).

If he was suspended and not sacked, then I think he is still minister, but I am no expert on Israeli politics.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

AFAIK they have a war cabinet, and this minister's far-right party ('Jewish Power') isn't part of it.

Apparently this story is from november last year, a month after the attacks, and he claimed it was hyperbole after most people in Israel derided him as a lunatic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amihai_Eliyahu#2023_nuclear_weapons_comments_controversy

Obviously, fascists like to say outrageous stuff to disconcert people, but who knows with these lunatics.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

According to your link, he is still a minister.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, but they have a war cabinet, and have suspended all non-war or emergency legislation. So as far as I can tell he's a lame duck or in some kind of limbo.