Architect of plan to starve Gaza invited to Israeli left-wing conference

The architect of the controversial Generals' Plan, retired Israeli general Giora Eiland, is expected to participate in a conference organised by the left-wing Israeli party The Democrats to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

The conference is expected to take place on Friday at a teacher training seminar in Tel Aviv.

According to the conference programme, Yair Golan, head of The Democrats, will deliver a speech after a recorded message by President Isaac Herzog.

Afterwards, a discussion will be held on the subject of "Responsibility and Leadership" with Eiland, alongside former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and former mayor of Beit Shemesh, Aliza Bloch.

According to Uri Weltmann, an activist in the left-wing Jewish-Palestinian group Standing Together, Eiland's participation in the conference "at the very least indicates that there are people in the leadership of the party who do not feel the need to distance themselves from statements that support starvation or support a sweeping attack on civilian population".

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