‘You dealt with Nazi Germany, now we are dealing with Iran,’ says Israeli Ambassador

Hotovely's comments come as Israel marks the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, which killed 1,205 people according to official Israeli figures

Speaking to GB News she said: "October 7 changed Israel forever. I don't think there is even one Israeli who will say his mindset, his life, will be the same after what we have experienced as a nation.

"The barbaric attack from Hamas came from the same ideology that drove the Nazi regime back then in Germany, it's a genocidal ideology that doesn't want the Jews to exist, it is simple as that.

"This is antisemitism at its highest level, that they don't want Jews to exist in their homeland.

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"They came to Israel to commit those atrocities, including sexual violence, horrible actions of rape, butchering, burning to death. Families have been devastated and shattered. This day, the first thing I'm thinking about is our 101 hostages, the fact they're still there.

"Every Israeli knows someone that was [there] on October 7, in the battlefield, because the country became a whole battlefield.

"And now, 10 months after, I can tell you that Israel is actually a stronger country because we are facing our enemies with no illusions about their intentions."

She explained: "We know that Europe was occupied under Germany because people were appeasing the leaders back then, were appeasing Hitler.

"We cannot appease the evil sides of the world. We cannot appease all the countries that want to eliminate Western values."

She added: "Western leaders need to understand that if we want to make sure that Iran will pay the price for its attack, for firing 180 cruise missiles to a populated area like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, if they don’t pay the price now, this is pure appeasement. And we know how appeasement ended up.

"We know that Europe was occupied under Germany because people were appeasing leaders back then, were appeasing Hitler. We cannot appease the evil sides of the world. We cannot appease all the countries that want to eliminate Western values."

Hotovely concluded by expressing gratitude for British support, particularly referencing a recent rally in Hyde Park.

"I want to thank all the British Jews that came yesterday to Hyde Park and all the non-Jewish people that came to stand with us, with Israeli flags, proudly supporting Israel, standing in solidarity," she said.

The ambassador emphasised the unity of the Jewish community in supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism in London.

She called for collective action against discrimination, stating: "I believe we all should fight antisemitism in the streets of London. No Jew should feel like he needs to hide his head cover or his Star of David when he walks in the streets of London."