President of Israel; quoted in this record on collective responsibility framing contested in genocide analyses.
Government salary.
Ceremonial head of state; previously Labor party leader.
Oct 2023 press remarks on collective responsibility in Gaza are cited by genocide plaintiffs and UN experts as intent evidence; Israeli government allies argue context was misread. Ceremonial presidency — not operational military command.
Primary-source statement; disputed as evidence of genocidal intent.
On the record
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Case: gaza palestinians 2023 →“It is an entire nation out there that is responsible. It is not true this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved.”
Cases in this record
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Sources & disclosures
- Press conference remarks — Cited in legal analyses