Brother of Hamas hostage slams Smotrich: "Like Jews who aided Nazis during Holocaust"

Mor Shoham, brother of Tal Shoham, who remains in Hamas captivity following the October 7 attacks, drew a comparison between Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's stance regarding the hostage deal and the Jews who collaborated with the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Mor posted the following statement: "During the Holocaust, too, there were Jews who helped the Nazis."

Smotrich took aim yesterday (Sunday) at those who compared the released hostages to Holocaust victims in order to push for a deal with Hamas. "To those who compared Hamas' treatment of our hostages to the Holocaust today and are pushing for us to surrender because of it, I have a question: Would you have signed a deal with Hitler that left the Nazis in power and allowed them to prepare for the next Holocaust? Of course not. That is why there will be no deal that keeps Hamas in control and lets them plan the next October 7."

Smotrich made it clear that while the return of all hostages is a priority, Hamas must be completely eliminated. "Under no circumstances. As much as bringing back our hostages is crucial, Hamas and everything connected to it—inside Gaza and beyond—must be destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth, so that no one will ever again consider kidnapping Jews or treating them this way.".