{"id":559380,"date":"2026-07-25T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/559380\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T20:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:07:11","slug":"our-soldiers-blood-is-on-your-hands-golan-blames-netanyahu-for-fueling-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/559380\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Our soldiers\u2019 blood is on your hands\u2019: Golan blames Netanyahu for fueling West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel\u2019s Democrats party<\/a> launched its election campaign Saturday evening with a rally at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, where party leader Yair Golan accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz of fueling instability in the West Bank.\"\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8<\/a>\"\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8<\/p>\n

Democrats party leader Yair Golan <\/p>\n

(Photo: Amir Yaakobi)<\/p>\n

\u201cNetanyahu and draft-dodging minister Katz are turning Judea and Samaria, on the eve of the election, into a powder keg that endangers human life and Israel\u2019s security,\u201d Golan said. \u201cThe blood of our soldiers that has been spilled, and will be spilled, is on their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the crowd, Golan presented the rally as the beginning of a broader political campaign to replace the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what an awakening looks like,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is what a camp looks like when it gets back on its feet, looks reality in the eye and decides to take the wheel. We are much more than a party. We are the great democratic movement that has risen to defend Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golan said the party must convert the energy of public protest into electoral power.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtest alone does not replace a government. The ballot box replaces a government,\u201d he said. \u201cTonight, we are embarking on the most consequential campaign ever fought over Israel\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

He accused government supporters of operating what he described as a \u201cpoison machine\u201d that would spread lies, incitement and fear during the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are doing it for one reason: They are afraid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\u05e2\u05e6\u05e8\u05ea<\/a>\"\u05e2\u05e6\u05e8\u05ea<\/p>\n

The Democrats\u2019 election campaign launch rally <\/p>\n

(Photo: Democrats)<\/p>\n

Turning again to the previous day\u2019s deadly events in the West Bank, Golan called for a full investigation and said such incidents must be brought to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did not happen by chance,\u201d he said, accusing Netanyahu and Katz of deliberately turning the territory into a volatile arena ahead of the election.<\/p>\n

Golan pledged that a government led by his political camp would halt unauthorized Israeli incursions into Palestinian-administered Areas A and B, combat Jewish terrorism, dismantle armed militias associated with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and remove illegal outposts linked to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IDF will return to focusing on defending Israel\u2019s security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also promised to bring active fronts of conflict to a close and advance a regional diplomatic and security initiative intended to restore stability.<\/p>\n

Golan further pledged to repeal legislation passed as part of the government\u2019s judicial overhaul, establish an official state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and pass a law preventing a person facing criminal charges from running for prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will restore security through military strength alongside diplomatic initiative,\u201d Golan said. \u201cWe will restore personal safety, protect property and rebuild the rule of law. We will restore hope.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Democrats party launched its election campaign Saturday evening with a rally at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-559380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}