Hostage's mother: Netanyahu is lounging in a DC hotel while we watch a Holocaust reality show . [View all]

[Israeli]

By Noam Lehmann
Today, 9:27 pm

Some 1,000 people protest outside the Begin Road entrance to the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, accusing the government of abandoning the hostages to certain death, after captives Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi returned to Israel this morning visibly emaciated.

The Begin Road protest, held down the block from Hostages Square, is bolstered by some 300 anti-government protesters who marched over from Habima Square, where they heard speeches from several public figures including The Democrats chief Yair Golan.

The Begin Road protesters accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to block the deal from progressing to its second phase — potentially leaving dozens in captivity — so his government stays intact. The premier, currently in Washington, decided not to commence talks on the second phase on Monday, as scheduled in the Gaza deal, reportedly to first discuss the matter with US President Donald Trump.

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan Zangauker has been held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and is not up for release in the deal’s first phase — roars to the crowd: “I love you, but I’m boiling.”
“Our prime minister is lounging in a Washington hotel while we watch a Holocaust reality show,” she says, accusing Netanyahu of agreeing to a protracted deal specifically so he could back out of it.

Source : https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hostages-mother-netanyahu-is-lounging-in-a-dc-hotel-while-we-watch-a-holocaust-reality-show/