'Lies made in Haaretz': Netanyahu sues Israeli newspaper over 'fabricated' UAE warning report
NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his lawyers to file a libel lawsuit against left-wing newspaper Haaretz, journalist Shlomi Eldar and other parties over what he described as a fabricated report claiming that the United Arab Emirates warned him about a possible Hamas attack before October 7.
Netanyahu shared a letter detailing the planned lawsuit in a post on X, accusing Haaretz and Eldar of publishing a false account of a conversation that, he said, never took place.
In a letter titled "Lies Made in "Haaretz"", Netanyahu said the alleged conversation between him and the President of the United Arab Emirates did not take place between the beginning of September and October 7.
The letter said: "Contrary to the claims, from the beginning of September until October 7, no conversation took place between the Prime Minister and the President of the United Arab Emirates.
The Prime Minister's Office, the National Security Council, and the Military Secretary meticulously reviewed the Prime Minister's call log for those days—and found no trace of it whatsoever.
In general, the diplomatic conversations between the Prime Minister and the Emirati President take place exclusively through the Prime Minister's Office via the Emirati representative who arrives at the office with a special encrypted device.
All these conversations are documented.
Eldar himself said last night in an interview on Channel 12 that the conversation he claims took place, in which he claimed a warning was given to the Prime Minister, was conducted in this manner.
However, a thorough investigation conducted not only in the Prime Minister's call log but also in the records of entries to the Prime Minister's Office during that period shows no entry of the Emirati representative to the Prime Minister's Office.
There is no possibility of entering the Prime Minister's Office without documentation and recording by the security forces at the facility.
Eldar also lied when he said that Egypt warned the Prime Minister of a possible attack—a claim that was already debunked at the beginning of the war.
All this proves that we are dealing with a malicious fabrication with a clear political timing, as part of the left's election campaign, and there will be more such false stories.
This fabrication was intended to distract from what the public already understands:
Ronen Bar and Herzi Halevi saw all the signs indicating many hours before the start of the attack. If, instead of fearing a miscalculation, they had instructed the IDF, the Shin Bet, and the standby units to preempt the blow, and if they had updated Prime Minister Netanyahu in time, the terrible massacre could have been prevented."
Netanyahu shared a letter detailing the planned lawsuit in a post on X, accusing Haaretz and Eldar of publishing a false account of a conversation that, he said, never took place.
In a letter titled "Lies Made in "Haaretz"", Netanyahu said the alleged conversation between him and the President of the United Arab Emirates did not take place between the beginning of September and October 7.
The letter said: "Contrary to the claims, from the beginning of September until October 7, no conversation took place between the Prime Minister and the President of the United Arab Emirates.
The Prime Minister's Office, the National Security Council, and the Military Secretary meticulously reviewed the Prime Minister's call log for those days—and found no trace of it whatsoever.
In general, the diplomatic conversations between the Prime Minister and the Emirati President take place exclusively through the Prime Minister's Office via the Emirati representative who arrives at the office with a special encrypted device.
All these conversations are documented.
Eldar himself said last night in an interview on Channel 12 that the conversation he claims took place, in which he claimed a warning was given to the Prime Minister, was conducted in this manner.
However, a thorough investigation conducted not only in the Prime Minister's call log but also in the records of entries to the Prime Minister's Office during that period shows no entry of the Emirati representative to the Prime Minister's Office.
There is no possibility of entering the Prime Minister's Office without documentation and recording by the security forces at the facility.
Eldar also lied when he said that Egypt warned the Prime Minister of a possible attack—a claim that was already debunked at the beginning of the war.
All this proves that we are dealing with a malicious fabrication with a clear political timing, as part of the left's election campaign, and there will be more such false stories.
This fabrication was intended to distract from what the public already understands:
Ronen Bar and Herzi Halevi saw all the signs indicating many hours before the start of the attack. If, instead of fearing a miscalculation, they had instructed the IDF, the Shin Bet, and the standby units to preempt the blow, and if they had updated Prime Minister Netanyahu in time, the terrible massacre could have been prevented."
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