Einav Zanguaker, whose son is held in Gaza: ‘Israel must join with the US, abandon the madness of eternal war’

Einav Zanguaker, whose son Matan is being held hostage in Gaza, calls on Israel to join with US President Donald Trump and “abandon the madness of eternal war.”

“This is the time for Israel to join hands with the US, to abandon the madness of eternal war and to advance Trump’s vision for ending the war and returning all the hostages,” she says in an address ahead of the weekly demonstrations calling for a hostage deal.

Yesterday, US President Donald Trump said he believes that a breakthrough in a partial deal that would see at least 10 living hostages released was coming “very shortly.”

Zanguaker issues a call for a comprehensive deal that would see the release of all 50 people held by terrorists in Gaza.

“This is the 652nd day that our children are rotting in Hamas tunnels. The entire nation wants to bring all 50 hostages home and end the war with a comprehensive agreement, but Netanyahu is delaying signing an agreement,” charges Zanguakar.

“[Netanyahu] is playing petty politics on the backs of the 50 hostages and our heroic soldiers. My Matan is sitting alone in the tunnels with muscular dystrophy that makes it difficult for him to stand on his own two feet. He doesn’t have time,” she says.

“Stop using selektzia. Jews do not make selections on their brothers,” says Zanguaker, addressing Netanyahu directly and referring to the Holocaust-era practice of Nazis to distinguish between Jews deemed fit for hard labor and those who were to be immediately executed.

“We see the pressure that Trump is exerting to bring about a comprehensive agreement and end the war. He understands what people here refuse to understand — that only ending the war will ensure everyone’s return,” she says.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to join a rally calling to free the hostages held captive on the Gaza Strip this evening in Tel Aviv, with organizers then leading a march to the US Embassy office in the city, to urge a comprehensive deal to return all remaining hostages and end the war in Gaza.