Major Rafael Rosenshein, Brazilianborn spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), spoke exclusively to Papo Antagonista this Tuesday, November 7th in Portuguese, of course. Watch the full interview below.
He detailed the horror of the October 7 massacre, cited episodes analyzed in our coverage of the Gaza Strip (e.g. the hospital case), explained Hamas’s methods, and defended Israel’s stance in the military response against the terrorist group .
Here are some of his statements:
“Hamas has not only murdered Jews, it has even murdered Israeli Arabs. Hamas’ goal is to destroy the State of Israel, with anyone who does anything for the State of Israel.”
“As Hamas leaders themselves say, ‘That was just the beginning.’ Your intention is to create more “7. “October.”
“This is what motivated the Israeli army to launch this war against Hamas in order to end any military power or administrative capacity of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.”
“We cannot believe Hamas’ publications. When we hear “the Gaza Ministry of Health,” it is not “controlled by Hamas,” but by Hamas.”
“We cannot believe these sources [do grupo terrorista]. Hamas uses these lies to achieve its goals.”
“It is a shame to see antiSemitism increasing worldwide.”
“I really believe that the lack of information right now is making people feel like there is something wrong with the state of Israel. That is what we are doing here: making clear the truth and the role of the Israeli army in this moment.”
“There are Hamas rockets that are deliberately hitting the Gaza Strip. Hamas prohibits its civilians from evacuating from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south because Hamas civilians serve as human shields. Hamas is shooting and even firing rockets to prevent civilians from evacuating.”
“Hamas is using civilians as human shields, but we cannot turn this operation into a defense for Hamas to prevent the Israeli army from achieving its goals in this war.” What is at stake is Israel’s existential future.”
“The Israeli army is doing everything necessary so that at the end of this war, Hamas will no longer govern the Gaza Strip and no longer have military power.”
Watch the full Papo Antagonista interview with Major Rafael Rosenshein, a Brazilianborn spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces: