Israel's former chief intelligence slams PM over Jewish nation- state bill
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/15572-israels-former-chief-intelligence-slams-pm-over-jewish-nation-state-bill
The former head of Israel's Security Agency Shin Bet, Carmi Gillon, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, slamming him as an "egomaniac".
Gillon's remarks came during a demonstration against the controversial "Jewish State Law" organised by Israel's Labour Party, Meretz (part of the Peace Now group), outside Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Israel's Maariv newspaper reported.
"Israel is headed by a group of pyromaniacs and is being led by an egomaniac to its final destruction," declared Gillon. "The continuation of the radical and messianic policy on the Temple Mount will bring about a Gog and Magog war against the Jewish people" he warned.
Referring to the proposed bill that would legally enshrine Israel's status as a "Jewish state", Gillon described the changes as a "cancer" that will "eat the body of the entire nation". Introduced in the wake of a recent wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, the controversial legislation would reify the role of Jewish law in the Israeli legal system and is due to face its first vote this week.
