Israel's former defence minister compares settler ideology to Nazism

Israel's former defence minister compares settler ideology to Nazism Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 08:46 Moshe Ya'alon accused Israeli authorities of failing to investigate attacks against Palestinians and said the religious Zionist movement embraces 'Jewish supremacy ideology' Israel's former defence minister Moshe Ya'alon gives a press briefing in Jerusalem on 15 March 2017 (Thomas Coex/AFP) Off Israel 's former defence minister has compared settler ideology to Nazism, and accused authorities of failing to investigate Israelis responsible for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. In a wide-ranging interview with the Israeli news site Ynet on Sunday, Moshe Ya'alon said that factions within the religious Zionist movement, which is closely aligned with Israeli settlers, hold a "Jewish supremacy ideology". "What is Jewish supremacy?