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One year since 20 hostages returned alive

Freed hostage's mother: Netanyahu "angel of death"

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan was released a year ago, says the prime minister's latest interview was knives in the heart of bereaved families and accuses him of spreading conspiracy theories against the IDF

Einav Zanguaker: Netanyahu is the Angel of Death of an Entire Nation

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan was among the 20 living hostages brought home a year ago, published a scathing post attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over an interview he gave last night.

"We will never forget the 46 brothers and sisters who were kidnapped alive and could have been saved," Zangauker wrote. "And instead of bowing his head and asking forgiveness, the man who for three years prevented an investigation by every possible means came to his propaganda studio yesterday and began spreading conspiracy theories against the army and against IDF soldiers."

She continued with sharp criticism of the prime minister's conduct on air: "This interview was knives in the heart of the bereaved families and of everyone hurt by the failure. The murder of close to 2,000 Israelis has become a cynical campaign event for the Qatari advisers running the State of Israel. They want the citizens of the state to hate the IDF. What Bibi did yesterday is worse than Al Jazeera's broadcasts."

Zangauker then addressed an earlier statement she had made about the prime minister, clarifying that she has changed her position: "I once called him my private angel of death. I was wrong, I admit --- he is the angel of death of an entire nation. What a moral abyss."

With elections approaching, Zangauker turned to the public with a call for political change: "Dear people of Israel, the nation that brought Matan back to me a year ago today, we deserve more. We deserve the truth and we deserve repair. If this government is elected again, the next failure is around the corner. A ballot for them tomorrow is a ballot for another failure. Don't be afraid of change, vote for repair."

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