From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Mother of Gaza hostage says anyone who remains silent is ‘complicit’
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Addressing a conference at Tel Aviv University, Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, says she feels betrayed by the state.
“I used to believe there was a contract between the state and its citizens,” she says, “but that illusion was shattered on October 7.”
“Parents don’t put a price on their children’s lives — and neither should the country,” she continues, blaming not only the government but people of influence who fail to protest. “As long as you are silent in the face of a war that serves only one man, you are complicit.”
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