As Israel continues its downward spiral towards authoritarianism, sponsored in part by the US administration under President Biden, it has taken another step in the wrong direction, a budding army of #mercenaries.

The #IDF has been recruiting #African asylum seekers to perform life-threatening tasks in the #Gaza Strip in exchange for permanent residency. This practice is a form of exploitation and extortion, similar to Russia's #WagnerGroup, where prisoners are used as mercenaries. The IDF has also been using Palestinian civilians as human shields, which is a war crime prohibited by international law. A "despicable low" in Israel's behavior during the Gaza war.

Recruiting African #Asylum Seekers for Gaza War Is New Despicable Low haaretz.co.il/opinions/editori… or archive.ph/2zXbu (in Hebrew)

Interestingly, the Haaretz's Hebrew edition correctly titled this editorial: Local Wagner Group: The "most moral army in the world" extorts asylum seekers with threats.

#Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow