In an urgent letter to top political, military, and legal leaders, Isaac Herzog underscored that the military, police, and Shin Bet face severe operational limitations on the ground. A major escalation risks destabilizing the state's sovereignty while harming its global standing and relationship with Diaspora Jewry. Beyond practical dangers, Herzog explicitly condemned the targeting of innocent Palestinians as a moral disgrace that violates the principles of a sovereign nation.
Key points
Operational shortcomings among security forces have heightened the threat of a major flar…: Operational shortcomings among security forces have heightened the threat of a major flare-up in the West Bank.
An uncontrolled escalation carries far-reaching consequences for Israel's economic health…: An uncontrolled escalation carries far-reaching consequences for Israel's economic health, security, and international standing.
Lawlessness and violence directed at innocent Palestinians represent a profound moral sta…: Lawlessness and violence directed at innocent Palestinians represent a profound moral stain on the nation.
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Israeli president Isaac Herzog warned prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu other senior officials of a "highly explosive and dangerous reality" in the West Bank amid increasing settler violence.
"The IDF commanders, the police officers and the Shin Bet personnel present a worrying picture of limited tools and a shortage of manpower," Herzog wrote in the letter sent to Netanyahu, defence minister Israel Katz, the Israeli army chief of staff Eyal Zamir and attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara.
Herzog said that the elections in Israel, the US and the Palestinian Authority - which the latter has since been postponed - alongside the olive harvest season are set to "create a highly explosive and dangerous reality".
"A severe flare-up on the ground is liable to carry severe and far-reaching consequences, both for Israel’s security and its functioning as a sovereign state, and for Israel’s international standing, Diaspora Jewry, the Israeli economy, and more," the Israeli president further warned.
He added that there is a "moral disgrace and the stain on us" when innocent Palestinians are harmed, and stressed that "there is no room for…
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