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Judging Freedom

CHAPTER

Political Turmoil and Historical Memory

This chapter explores the potential visit of a political leader to commemorate the liberation of concentration camps in the context of an international arrest warrant. It delves into the ramifications of his legal challenges, the implications for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the ongoing violence in Gaza, revealing a bleak outlook for affected families.

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gears, did the government of Poland threaten to arrest Netanyahu if he arrived to commemorate the liberation of certain concentration camps?
Speaker 1
Well, it needs to be said that Netanyahu is actually having a pretty good year, a reversal of fortune from October 7th. However, the ICC warrant that has been issued for him and his former defense minister, Yoav Galant, is preventing him from traveling to some important places. And going to Auschwitz has always been important for Israel's soft power. Israel traditionally flies Air Force jets over Auschwitz during the March of the Living and the commemoration of the Holocaust. And this was to be, I guess, the 80th anniversary. It's also significant because this is Netanyahu's ancestral homeland. Netanyahu, like all Zionists, is a phony who pretends that his ancestral homeland is Palestine. And he went to a pawn shop and bought a ring that said Netanyahu on it and claimed that this was an ancient ring that proves that he has a direct connection to Jerusalem and belongs there. When Netanyahu simply meant he was here, it's a fake name that he came up with. His real name is Milikovsky. And his father, Benjamin Milikovsky, was from Poland. Nathan Milikovsky, his father, was from Poland. So Netanyahu would have loved to have gone to Auschwitz to invoke the memory and the horror of the Holocaust that Jews suffered during World War II in order to justify the Holocaust that Benjamin Milikovsky Netanyahu is committing in the Gaza Strip. But he couldn't do it for one simple reason. Poland is a signatory to the Rome statute, and it must observe the ICC warrant. I
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realize he's having a pretty good year. Perhaps even he was surprised at the rapidity with which the Assad government fell, even though the U.S. has been planning for it and paying for it for years. But how are his domestic legal problems piling up? Well,
Speaker 1
Netanyahu has to testify for six hours, three days a week, which is a real headache for him. And his corruption charges are going forward. But these are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, because Netanyahu has Donald Trump, his good friend, entering office in January. Netanyahu was just treated to the ultimate puff piece in the form of an interview by the Wall Street Journal where he claimed victory, was allowed to claim victory for all his triumphs across the region. And this means that for the families of the hostages and captives who are still in the Gaza Strip, the situation is very bleak. They don't factor into his victory anymore. And all Netanyahu really cares about is his direct line to the Gentile authority in Washington, where his lobby enjoys omnipotent status. Then back home, Netanyahu's coalition is stronger than ever after replacing his defense secretary, Yoav Gallant, who is kind of the Biden administration's favorite chess piece. Now Netanyahu has the obsequious Israel cats in that position, along with other sycophantic figures in the coalition. So his coalition is stable. And as long as that remains the case, he's not going to be prosecuted for corruption. And
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he'll probably stay in office for a long time. Meantime, they're still slaughtering Palestinians in Gaza.
Speaker 1
Well, there's a shocking, I wouldn't call it shocking, honestly, a significant piece in Haaretz, everyone should read. And it is about a division that had controlled the Netzerim corridor. This is the seven kilometer corridor that cuts across the Gaza Strip to sever the north as part of the plan to ethnically cleanse the north. And Haaretz got access to numerous reservists, as well as local in that division who described hideous war crimes including a contest on who could kill the most palestinians they said that if one company would kill 150 another would come in and say we need to kill 200 and they estimated that out of every 20 they killed, only one had any affiliation with Hamas. There are discussions. Drone strikes on civilians, children for no reason, helicopters attacking children who are seen crossing the so-called kill zone, waving white flags, and endless stories of snipers killing people for fun, torturing people. It's just sort of like endless savagery, but it's all on the pages of a paper that publishes in Hebrew. All of this had to clear the military censor, and it all focuses on one figure, Golan Vach, who was the commander of this division, someone who clearly isn't fit to command, you know, a platoon, and who is going to be installed again in this very same area in March. And if you remember, Golan Vach was one of the key figures after October 7th, recorded on camera by U.S. and Israeli media spinning out the lie of 40 beheaded babies and babies being hung from laundry lines in order to justify the coming genocide that he would carry out, largely as his own initiative. So it's all continuing. There are hideous horrors that have taken place in the last 72 hours. Tents torched with people set on fire by Israeli drone strikes in areas that are supposed safe zones. Airstrikes. I can't even keep track of the airstrikes. And nobody cares right now. Western media isn't even reporting on this. They've just decided that this killing is acceptable well into the foreseeable future. We don't even know when this genocide will end. We're talking about 444 days of unrelenting genocide. And for the families of the hostages and captives, there doesn't seem to be any hope of them getting them back. Max
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Blumenthal, it's a pleasure, my dear friend, no matter how bad the news is or how horrific it may be. Thank you for letting me pick your very fertile and fruitful brain. Have a great holiday, and I hope you can come back and join us on a regular basis in 2025. It's been a marvelous year with you, this year that is now ending. Well,
Speaker 1
being on your show, Judge, has been a highlight in an otherwise pretty bleak year. So thanks for that opportunity and happy holidays
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to you and yours. Thank you. All the best to your family. Thank
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you. Sure.
Speaker 2
Coming up tomorrow, Tuesday, our last live day this year, though we have a lot of surprises coming during the holiday break. Surprises for all of you. Dr. Gilbert Doctorow at 8 in the morning, Professor Jeffrey Sachs at 9 in the morning, Aaron Maté at 10 in the morning, and last but certainly not least, the cleanup hitter at 11 in the morning, Scott Ritter. Judge Napolitano for Judging Freedom.

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