Likud Candidate Tells Hamas Hostage Survivor: 'Wish I Could Return You to Hamas'
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A Likud party candidate, Itzik Bonzel, posted on Facebook that he wished he could return former Hamas hostage Yocheved Lifshitz to the organization, apparently in response to her criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Likud candidate Itzik Bonzel wished former hostage Yocheved Lifshitz could be returned to Hamas.
- Bonzel's remarks followed Lifshitz's criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Lifshitz stated Netanyahu did not bring back hostages and criticized the government.
- Bonzel is a bereaved father running for Knesset on the Likud list.
Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father who is ranked 29th on the Likud party's Knesset list, posted on Facebook a message directed at Yocheved Lifshitz, a former Hamas hostage. In the post, Bonzel wrote, "I have never written in this style, but I wish there was a way to turn back the clock and return you to Hamas."
Bonzel's remarks appear to be a response to recent comments made by Lifshitz in an interview with Channel 13. During the interview, Lifshitz stated, "Bibi [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] did not bring back any hostages, Miri Adelson bought us from Trump. If this government remains after the elections, it is a disaster for the country."
Lifshitz, who was released by Hamas in November 2023 along with her husband, has been a vocal critic of the Israeli government's handling of the hostage crisis and the ongoing war. Bonzel, whose son was killed in the October 7th Hamas attacks, is running for a seat in the Israeli parliament.
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