Because all Gazans are Hamas, there’s no moral or operational limitation on exterminating them all, over two million people.”

Olmert then explains the wholesale dysfunction pervading Israeli society. He decries how much of the media in Israel is providing its audience a sanitized version of the bloody reality in Gaza while Israeli officials chalk up the international outcry over the genocide of the Palestinians as pure antisemitism.

“Israeli media outlets, each for its own reasons (some understandable) are trying to present a moderate version of events in Gaza. But the picture displayed around the world is much broader, much more devastating. It’s impossible to view it with equanimity and a nod, as if the world’s reaction is merely a widespread outburst of antisemitism, because everybody hates us and they’re all antisemites. Well, no… They’ve been hearing the voices from Gaza. They see the suffering of hundreds of thousands of civilians. They’ve been hearing the voices from Israeli cabinet meetings and realize the obvious: Israeli cabinet ministers, headed by crime boss Netanyahu, are actively, unhesitatingly and with malice aforethought are pursuing a policy of starvation and humanitarian pressure, with potentially catastrophic results,” Olmert writes.

Olmert then begins warning about the potentially dire consequences Israel will face if it continues its policies of extermination in Gaza, leading to war crimes tribunals, as well as political and economic isolation from the rest of the world. “Voices are already rising from Israel-friendly governments such as Canada, the U.K. and France, calling for concrete measures against the government, though these could cause grievous harm to Israel. Macron suggested a review of the association agreement between Israel and the European Union, a suggestion seconded by the prime ministers of Spain, the Netherlands and Italy. These latter two, unlike Macron, are both right-wing leaders, and until recently had declined any move that could have embarrassed Israel.”

Olmert continues, “These voices will grow. There’s a risk that tangible punishment will be directed at Israel beyond steps by the International Criminal Court at The Hague, with lethal financial and diplomatic results. The Netanyahu government’s choir of thugs and the poison machine it has been operating will immediately decry typical victimization: the Gentiles are antisemites. They hate us. They’ve always been against us. They support terrorism – while we fight terrorism. In truth, these governments aren’t anti-Israeli, they oppose the Israeli government. They believe the government has declared war on the state of Israel and its inhabitants, and it may have caused irreversible damage. I concur. I believe the government of Israel is now the enemy from within. It has declared war on the state and its inhabitants. No external foe we’ve fought against over the past 77 years has caused greater damage to Israel than what the Itamar Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich-led government has inflicted on us.”

The former Israeli leader then turns to the brutal violence unleashed against Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023, where approximately 900 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF and illegal settlers including nearly 200 children. “And while all this mess is going on, we keep on slaughtering Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, too. I have said so before, and I will not go back on my word. Members of the horrible hilltop youth are daily perpetrating heinous crimes all over the West Bank, while the police and military units deployed in the area are turning a blind eye.”

For years, the “Hilltop Youth” have been some of the most radical settlers rampaging throughout the West Bank, stealing Palestinian land, attacking and killing innocents including some as young as infants. In recent years, members of the group have been inducted into an IDF unit called ‘Desert Frontier‘ carrying out attacks against Palestinians living the West Bank.

Olmert warns that settler leaders are now calling for “genocide” against Palestinians in the West Bank. “The statement by head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, saying that Palestinian villages must be destroyed, is a declaration of genocide. When a Palestinian village burns down, and quite a few already have, they’ll tell us that the perpetrators are a small, violent group that does not represent settlers. This is a lie. They are many. The vanguard is always smaller. Behind it are the Yossi Dagans who are inspiring them, helping them to avoid exposure and preparing the next wave of rioters. Where is the police? Where is the military? Where are the tens of thousands of settlers who ought to say that these horrifying hilltop youths are criminals who should be sent to prison rather than wandering around olive orchards belonging to West Bank residents.”

Pointing to the footage proliferating on Israeli social media since the IDF invaded Gaza, Olmert condemns the daily execution of civilians, as well as the looting and destruction of Palestinians’ homes. “Nor is it possible to ignore what has been happening in some Israeli military units, including special forces, where the best and most daring soldiers serve. There have been too many incidents of cruel shooting at civilians, of destruction of property and homes, even when this should not happen.