Former head of the Israeli Internal Security Service (Shin Bet) Ami Ayalon (Reuters)
“If I were a Palestinian, I would fight Israel for my freedom,” said the former head of the Israeli Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet), Ami Ayalon, during an interview with the American channel ABC to talk about the war on the Gaza Strip.
In response to a question about the situation of Palestinians who are subjected to Israeli attacks, Ayalon said, “It is the life of people who dream of freedom but cannot see it,” adding, “Whether we like it or not, we control the lives of millions.”
"In my view, the only way Israelis will have security is when Palestinians have hope," he said.
“If I were a Palestinian, I would fight Israel for my freedom.” Former Shin Bet head #Al Jazeera_Live pic.twitter.com/uq4HrcofmB
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Ami Ayalon's statements sparked widespread controversy on social media platforms, as activists circulated them widely. Some of them said, "The occupation leaders are convinced that resisting the occupation is the way to gain rights. Indeed, they respect those who fight them more than they respect those who bow down to them."
#Ami_Ayalon, former head of Shin Bet, “the internal security of the occupation,” when asked what he would do if he were a Palestinian from the West Bank or Gaza.
He replied: I will fight against Israel to obtain my freedom.
- How will you do it, how will you fight?
-I will do everything to achieve my freedom.
Even the occupation leaders are convinced that resisting the occupation… pic.twitter.com/9Qrs81kjGU
— 🇩🇿 Ahmed Daoud 🇩🇿 (@AhmadDaoud14) March 15, 2024
Some bloggers commented on the video by saying that these statements are extremely important, because the speaker is not an ordinary person in the occupying entity, but rather the former head of the Shin Bet and the most powerful man in Israeli security and the most knowledgeable about the Palestinian people, while others focused on the fact that the Israelis know that they are oppressors but do not care. .
This is a very important video because the speaker is not an ordinary person in the Zionist entity. He is the former head of the Shin Bet, and the most powerful man in Zionist security and the most knowledgeable about the Palestinian people. He says: “If I were a Palestinian, I would do everything in my power to fight Israel in order to gain my freedom. They are fighting from For the freedom that... pic.twitter.com/mNpPHx5JGw
- Adham Abu Selmiya 🇵🇸 Adham Abu Selmiya (@adham922) March 16, 2024
If you lived in the West Bank or Gaza, what would you do?
Ami Ayalon, former director of the Israeli Shin Bet security service: “I will resist, and I will do everything in my power to secure my release.”
They know they are the oppressors, but they don't care.
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- Saif_CH (@saif_SH45) March 13, 2024
As for Ibrahim Al-Madhoun, he said, “Every occupied people resists, and then the brothers in the Fatah movement come and say: Why did Hamas consult us regarding the Al-Aqsa Flood operation?”
Look at this statement by the former head of the Israeli Shin Bet, “Ami Ayalon,” in an interview with the American ABC channel in the News-In-depth program, that “If he were a Palestinian, he would fight Israel for his freedom.” And that he would do everything in his power to achieve his freedom. More, no less.
This is an Israeli voice speaking with human logic...
- Ibrahim Elmadhoun Gaza Ebrahem Elmadhoun 🇵🇸 (@ibmadhun) March 16, 2024
This is not the first time that Ayalon has made controversial statements. He made previous statements and said that the war in Gaza cannot be won, and warned of the outbreak of a new intifada in the West Bank, stressing that Israel is waiting for something worse than October 7, 2023. If you refuse peace.
On the 163rd day of the war on Gaza and the seventh day of the holy month of Ramadan, the Israeli occupation army continued to target defenseless civilians in several areas of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Ministry of Health said earlier that the occupation committed 9 massacres within 24 hours, in which 92 people were martyred and about 130 were injured.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving tens of thousands of civilian victims - most of them children and women - in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to its appearance before the International Court of Justice on charges of “genocide.” .
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