Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’

Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Dozens of Israelis from the country's security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an ideology of ethnic cleansing" in the occupied West Bank, according to a leaked letter.

Two former prime ministers, former heads of all Israeli security services, former judges, a Nobel laureate and the country's most revered living novelist were among the signatories to a final warning" over violence against Palestinians.