The Israeli academic and independent analyst Ori Goldberg has died at the age of 50 after a long struggle with colon cancer. He was a frequent contributor to Al Jazeera English and Democracy Now!, writing and commenting on Israeli politics, Israel’s regional security plans and, most recently, Israel’s reaction to the documentary film ”NAZA.” He was one of the few critical voices from Israel willing to speak to international media. Here he is on Democracy Now! about a year ago, just before the start of the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire in Gaza.
Ori Goldberg: “There are Israelis who — especially religious ones, who celebrate overtly the killing of Palestinians. And they, of course, are disappointed. They wanted a total victory. They wanted Hamas destroyed. But the great majority of Israelis enable the genocide and support the genocide by not talking about the genocide.”