MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit) on Thursday sharply criticized Central Command Chief Major General Avi Bluth following the deadly terror attack in Samaria, calling on him to “take stock of his soul.”
In 2003, Son Har-Melech and her husband were attacked by Arab terrorists. Her husband was killed in the attack, and she was seriously injured and gave birth by emergency caesarean section. She told the IDF general: “A woman was murdered on her way to the delivery room – and that’s on you!”
She continued: “You’re confused. Over the past month, you’ve opened numerous checkpoints across Judea and Samaria, even as terrorist cells operate freely – and what concerns you is how Jews might respond? The Jews are not the enemy.”
She continued: “I gave you a chance. I wanted to believe you’d be different from those who came before you. But that’s over. A woman was murdered on her way to give birth, and the responsibility lies solely with you. I will no longer remain silent.”
מתעדכנת על הפיגוע הנורא הלילה בשומרון ולא מצליחה לנשום.
קוראת על צאלה גז הי״ד — אישה צעירה, בהריון, בדרכה לחדר לידה, לאירוע המשמח ביותר בחייה, הבאת חיים לעולם. בעלה נפצע בפיגוע שעה שנלחמים על חיי התינוק — ואני לא יכולה שלא לחזור 21 שנה לאחור.גם אני הייתי שם. גם אני הייתי אישה… pic.twitter.com/3Ukm2NPVYP
— לימור סון הר מלך (@limor_sonhrmelh) May 15, 2025
Here is Limor Son Har-Melech’s tweet following the murder, translated:
I’m following the reports about last night’s horrific attack in Samaria — and I can’t breathe.
I’m reading about Tzeela Gez, a young pregnant woman, on her way to the delivery room for what should have been the happiest moment of her life: bringing a child into the world. Her husband was injured in the attack, and together they were fighting for their baby’s life. I can’t help but be pulled back 21 years.
I was there too.
I was also a pregnant woman traveling with my husband on the roads of Samaria when we were ambushed by a squad of terrorists who opened fire on our car. My beloved husband, Shuli, was murdered. I was wounded and rushed into emergency surgery. Our daughter Sara was born in the sixth month of pregnancy — three hours after her father was killed. Her life was hanging by a thread.
And yesterday, as we were celebrating Sarah’s engagement, the terrible news came. The media reached out for interviews, but I couldn’t speak. The pain was too heavy.
I saw Tzeela Gez in my mind — and her husband, whom I pray will recover. I imagined their excitement, their joy as they headed to the hospital. I imagined how they decided: now is the time. And at that exact moment, a squad of terrorists lay in wait — not to target soldiers, not even to “resist occupation” — but to murder Jews, simply for being Jews.
We are facing a cruel and calculated enemy. One whose goal is to kill Jews — in the dead of night, on dark roads, without remorse. To defeat this enemy, we must first recognize his nature and his intent: to murder, to terrorize, to destroy.
And to you, Major General Avi Bluth — I say this with both pain and fury:
You are confused.
In the past month, you opened numerous checkpoints throughout Judea and Samaria, even as terror cells continued to roam freely. And what concerns you most is how Jews might react?
The Jews are not the enemy. They are not the ones lying in ambush at night. They are not the ones opening fire on women on their way to give birth.
Look within: how did it come to this?
A woman was murdered on her way to the delivery room — and it’s on you.
You opened checkpoints even though you knew a terror cell was operating in the area — the same cell responsible for four recent attacks and attempted attacks. And why? To “avoid disrupting the enemy’s daily routine.”
You perpetuated the shameful policies of your predecessor, Yehuda Fox. Even when the defense minister canceled administrative detentions, you rushed to override the political decision with deportation orders.
You allowed the antisemitic and disgraceful ‘Massuah’ program — a program that labels Jews as enemies — to remain intact. A program that demonizes the righteous residents of Judea and Samaria (The Masuah Museum in Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak, ostensibly dedicated to commemorating the Holocaust, has been accused of pushing an extremely leftist political line comparing right-wing Israeli politics to Nazi Germany – DI).
You were given the tools and the political support to eliminate the threat in Judea and Samaria, but you chose to act like a timid bureaucrat in a war zone filled with terrorists and weapons. And once again, you failed.
I gave you a chance. I wanted to believe you would be different from those who came before you.
But enough is enough.
A woman was murdered on her way to give birth — and the responsibility is yours.
I will not stay silent any longer.
