The Telegraph quotes Yair Golan: "Israel kills children as a hobby"
An article published on Wednesday in the British newspaper The Telegraph featured a controversial statement by Democrats party chairman Yair Golan in its headline. The piece presented the remark within a profile of the politician seeking to lead the left-wing camp in upcoming elections, drawing a sharp condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
An article published on Wednesday in the British newspaper The Telegraph featured a controversial statement by Democrats party chairman Yair Golan in its headline. The piece presented the remark within a profile of the politician seeking to lead the left-wing camp in upcoming elections, drawing a sharp condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for smearing the State of Israel.
The headline in the British newspaper quotes the words of Yair Golan, a partner of Eisenkot: "Israel kills children as a hobby."
In the article, Golan is described as the leader of the only center-left party that still openly supports the establishment of a Palestinian state. The newspaper notes that he previously caused a storm following comparisons to 1930s Germany, and mentions that his statement about Israel "killing children as a hobby" has become one of the quotes most identified with him globally.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared the headline published in The Telegraph and attacked Golan sharply:
"The headline in the British Telegraph quotes today the words of Yair Golan, partner of Eisenkot: 'Israel kills children as a hobby'. What an absolute lie. What terrible damage to our just struggle and our heroic soldiers. I strongly condemn this despicable lie!"
