Likud fires in all directions: 'Demand to investigate Haaretz journalists and Yair Golan'

Likud is demanding a criminal investigation against Haaretz journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, the newspaper itself, Yair Golan, and the Democrats party, on suspicion of election interference through foreign entities. Prime Minister Netanyahu claims that Haaretz's investigation into a warning from the UAE president about a Hamas attack is 'fake news' funded by the left, and that behind it is Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan. Yair Golan responded sarcastically.

In response to Haaretz's investigation into the UAE president's warning to Netanyahu before October 7, Likud is demanding a criminal investigation against Haaretz journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, the newspaper itself, Yair Golan, and the Democrats party. The suspicion: attempted election interference through foreign entities. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated in an official announcement that the investigation is 'fake news' funded by the left, and that behind it is Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan, who seeks to topple the right-wing government. It was also claimed that Shlomi Eldar received payment from a left-wing NGO linked to Golan's party. Yair Golan responded sarcastically on X: 'Bibi, you sound like you're in distress, send me your coordinates and I'll come rescue you.' Ron Dermer, former Minister for Strategic Affairs, denied at the MEAD conference in Washington that the conversation between Netanyahu and bin Zayed ever took place, calling the story a 'fabrication' and a 'made-up story.' The original investigation claims that bin Zayed warned Netanyahu about a Hamas attack, but the information was not passed on to security chiefs. The article presents Likud's position and the responses of Golan and Dermer, using conspiratorial claims and accusatory language.