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Hostage Families Outraged Over Netanyahu's Shin Bet Pick

5/24/2025

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Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, expressed her outrage over Prime Minister Netanyahu's choice of Maj. Gen. David Zini as Shin Bet chief, labeling it "un-Jewish" and "inhumane." Zini's firm stance against hostage exchanges has left families of hostages in Gaza feeling anxious, as he declared, “I am against hostage deals; this is an eternal war.”

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Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, expressed her outrage over Prime Minister Netanyahu's choice of Maj. Gen. David Zini as Shin Bet chief, labeling it "un-Jewish" and "inhumane." Zini's firm stance against hostage exchanges has left families of hostages in Gaza feeling anxious, as he declared, “I am against hostage deals; this is an eternal war.”