Khaled Amayreh, an Arab journalist based near Hevron, wrote in the Egyptian weekly Al Ahram that Jewish Leadership faction leader Moshe Feiglin is a fascist and that Likud newcomer Moshe Yaalon and Kadima's Shaul Mofaz are war criminals. Both men are former IDF Chiefs of Staff.
"Feiglin…advocates the ethnic cleansing or extermination of non-Jews in Israel-Palestine Old Testament-style," Amayreh charged. He accused the upcoming Likud member of adopting a program of "induced Arab emigration…, effectively a mere euphemism for genocidal ethnic cleansing."
He also declared that Feiglin's plan includes "the destruction of Christian and Muslim holy places."
Amayreh, who has a journalism degree from the United States and has authored three books, also claimed that Feiglin's ideology would require Israel to stop the "peace process" because it "is incompatible with the rules and teachings of the Torah and Talmud."
"Feiglin also openly advocates an all-out war on Islam for the purpose of eradicating the religion and its estimated 1.5 billion followers. Feiglin is viewed as a fascist figure even by traditional Likud hardliners," according to the writer.
Amayreh spared no harsh words for Transportation and Road Safety Minister Shaul Mofaz (Kadima), who preceded Likud newcomer as IDF Chief of Staff.
Mofaz is "widely considered a certified war criminal," he wrote in Al Ahram. "Mofaz, who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent Palestinians in his capacity as both Chief of Staff and Defense Minister, suggested this week that the Israeli army ought to carry out ruthless operations in Gaza in order to defeat Hamas which he termed a 'key strategic threat.'"
He labeled Yaalon "a certified war criminal" whose tenure as Chief of Staff "was marked by numerous acts of almost pornographic murder of civilians in both Gaza and the West Bank."
As for Labor party chairman and current Defense Minister Ehud Barak, also a former Chief of Staff, Amayreh commented that "he is not interested in making a big conflagration in Gaza prior to the inauguration of the Obama administration in the White House on 20 January because this might leave a bad impression on the new president."