Guard who Likud MK likened to ‘Judenrat’ is grandson of Holocaust survivor, has served 400 days in reserve duty since Oct. 7

The mother of the security guard, who Likud MK Tally Gotliv compared to the Holocaust-era “Judenrat” today, calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to condemn her comments, and expresses astonishment as to how such remarks could be uttered.

The mother, whose name is given as Chani, tells Channel 12 News in an interview that her son is a combat soldier and deputy company commander in the IDF reserves and has served some 400 days in IDF reserve duty since the war with Hamas began following the October 7 atrocities.

Chani also notes that her mother, his grandmother, was a Holocaust survivor. And she adds that she has four sons and a son-in-law, and that at any given time, at least one of them is serving in IDF reserve duty.

“I really think that the leadership needs to get a grip on itself,” she said, adding that “the nation deserves better.”

She said that her mother, a Holocaust survivor, had been very happy to live in the Jewish state and had always been proud of her grandsons.

“How can you say something like this?” she asked of Gotliv’s comments.

“I very much expect people to condemn this, especially Bibi [Netanyahu], who is prime minister and head of the Likud,” she continued, adding that Netanyahu knows the family personally.

Gotliv was forcibly removed by the security guard on a judge’s order after she repeatedly interrupted a court hearing and called the guard “an animal” on her way out.

When he responded that he was doing his job, Gotliv retorted that the Judenraete (Jewish councils), which the Nazis established and forced to implement their policies, had done the same.