They Wanted to Break In
Amichai Attali attacks the letter by hundreds of retired security establishment officials to Trump, warning of settler violence against Palestinians. He accuses them of exploiting the reputation of the IDF and Mossad, and of implying, even subtly, a link between settler actions and the October 7 massacre. Attali defends the settlers, claims an inherent Palestinian hostility, and warns against appealing to the US president in internal disputes.
Amichai Attali, a ynet commentator, launches a sharp opinion piece against the letter by hundreds of retired security establishment officials to US President Donald Trump, which warns of Jewish violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and cautions that the consequences could be more devastating than the October 7 massacre. Attali accuses the officials of exploiting the reputation of the IDF and Mossad to promote a dangerous agenda, and of implying, even subtly, a link between settler actions and the Simchat Torah massacre. He defends the settlers, claiming an inherent Palestinian hostility that does not depend on Jewish actions, and cites examples such as the Ramallah lynching and the murder of Maj. Yuval Ezra and Binyahu Malet in Havat Gilad. Attali calls for maintaining the rules of the game and not appealing to the US president in internal disputes, comparing the letter to that of Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya, who sought sanctions on senior judicial officials.