Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’

Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’ Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 11:27 Trump’s envoy allegedly used dehumanising language after Gaza visit during Israel’s campaign of starvation and genocide Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, pictured in March (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said US envoy Steve Witkoff described Gaza’s entire population as “two million Nazis” during a private meeting last year. Speaking at a conference in Israel on Thursday, the far-right minister recounted a conversation held after Witkoff’s visited Gaza last August at the height of the Israeli genocide. Smotrich said: "When Witkoff was appointed, I sat with him and Ron Dermer [former Israeli ambassador to the US].