Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli settler violence reminds him of the Holocaust

Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli settler violence reminds him of the Holocaust Submitted by Mera Aladam on Tue, 04/28/2026 - 11:14 Tamir Pardo adds that curbing settler assaults could spark a civil war in Israel Israeli settlers hold a flag during the re-establishment of an illegal settlement in the Palestinian town of Sanur, the occupied West Bank, 19 April 2026 (Reuters/Shir Torem) Off A former head of Israel ’s Mossad intelligence agency has said that settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank reminds him of the Holocaust. Tamir Pardo, who served as director of Mossad from 2011 to 2016, made the remarks in an interview with Channel 13 while touring Palestinian villages affected by ongoing settler attacks, alongside former Israeli army officials. "My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and what I saw reminded me of the events that happened against Jews in the last century," he said.