Netanyahu deletes 'children of darkness' post after Gaza hospital attacked

Article from Hindustan Times Oct 18 2023

As hundreds died in the Gaza hospital attack including children, Netanyahu's ‘children of darkness’ tweet was deleted

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday deleted a post in which Netanyahu said the struggle (between Israel and Hamas) is between the children of light and the children on darkness, between humanity and the law of the jungle. The post was deleted as a hospital in Gaza came under attack killing around 500 people, including several children. As Israel and Netanyahu's post came on radar after the massacre in the hospital, the 'children of darkness' tweet was deleted following outrage on social media. However, the post was from Netanyahu's remarks at the Assembly which remains on record.

My note:

This is pure genocidal speech and intent. As genocide is all about the intent - the intent is here.

"This is a struggle between the children of light and the children of darkness, between humanity and the law of the jungle”

Why did he use the term ”children”? He is using it for the second time.

He said as well remember what Amalek has done to you:

“The Prime Minister invoked the Biblical story of the total destruction of Amalek by the Israelites, stating: ‘you must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember’,” the charging document said. It also quotes I Samuel 15, in which King Saul is instructed to “spare no one” in attacking Amalek.

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys

This dangerous rhetoric that he used is clearly genocidal call.

For me as a linguist it cannot be interpret in any other way.