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Smotrich refers to Nazis as he brands Germany 'hypocrites' over Israeli settler criticism

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Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused Germany of hypocrisy regarding criticism of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Smotrich invoked the Holocaust, stating Germany should apologize for its past rather than lecture Israel on morality.
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Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 11:26 Far-right Israeli minister responds to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's 'concern' over 'de facto annexation' in the West Bank Bezalel Smotrich holds a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025 (Menahem Kahana / AFP) Off Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has invoked the history of the Nazi Holocaust as he branded Germany "hypocrites" aft

Smotrich refers to Nazis as he brands Germany 'hypocrites' over Israeli settler criticism
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