Far-right researcher says ex-chief justice’s body should be burned when he dies, later deletes post
3 June 2025
Far-right former intelligence analyst Eliyahu Yosian says former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak’s body should be burned upon his death, and that he should not be buried in Israel.
Yosian, who now conducts research and lectures on Iran and the Islamic Revolution, deletes the X post shortly after drawing backlash on social media.
“Good morning to the Jewish nation,” Yosian wrote on X, along with a picture of Barak in a wheelchair. “He cannot have a grave in the State of Israel. This is a desecration of the people of Israel, the land of Israel, and the State of Israel. This is a desecration of the Jewish state. His body must be burned in this world and his soul in the next,” he wrote.
Barak has long been reviled by many on the hard right for his activist approach during his tenure. The Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul plan is aimed at sidelining the powers assumed by Israel’s highest court during his time as chief justice, and the retired judge has been vocally critical of the effort.
Yosian’s calls to kill “at least 50,000 Gazans” in the days immediately after the October 7, 2023, massacre drew attention in Israel.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/far-right-researcher-says-ex-chief-justices-body-should-be-burned-when-he-dies-later-deletes-post/
And why ???
Ex-Supreme Court chief Aharon Barak says he fears Israel headed to civil war
‘The rift in the people is immense, with no effort made to heal it,’ jurist says, adding that if he were still chief justice, he would block PM’s dismissal of Shin Bet chief, AG
Israel’s most revered jurist, former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, said in multiple interviews Thursday that he fears the government’s latest actions, including moves to fire the Shin Bet chief and attorney general, are pushing the country toward civil war.
Speaking to the Ynet news site shortly before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet to vote on firing Bar, Barak said that “the main problem in Israeli society is… the severe rift between Israelis.”
“This rift is getting worse and in the end, I fear, it will be like a train that goes off the tracks and plunges into a chasm, causing a civil war,” he said.
Israel’s most revered jurist, former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, said in multiple interviews Thursday that he fears the government’s latest actions, including moves to fire the Shin Bet chief and attorney general, are pushing the country toward civil war.
Speaking to the Ynet news site shortly before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet to vote on firing Bar, Barak said that “the main problem in Israeli society is… the severe rift between Israelis.”
“This rift is getting worse and in the end, I fear, it will be like a train that goes off the tracks and plunges into a chasm, causing a civil war,” he said.
In another interview, with Channel 12, when asked why he thinks Israel is close to civil conflict, Barak said it is “because the rift in the people is immense, and no effort is being made to heal it. Everyone is trying to make it worse.
“Today there are demonstrations, then a car drives through them and runs over someone,” he said, referring to an incident at an anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem on Wednesday when a driver rammed into a protester, injuring him.
“But tomorrow there will be shootings, and the day after that there will be bloodshed,” Barak continued.
Source :
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-supreme-court-chief-aharon-barak-says-he-fears-israel-headed-to-civil-war/
Lets not forget the recent death threats towards yet another leader of Avoda Yair Golan and the violence on the streets
towards the demonstrator's protesting this government by right wing mobs .
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