To Blame Netanyahu, You Now Have to Believe That bin Zayed Is Also Lying

Commentator Mati Tuchfeld sharply attacks reports that Netanyahu secretly flew to Abu Dhabi to ask Mohammed bin Zayed to deny a warning before October 7. Tuchfeld calls the reports a 'spin', a 'campaign of lies', and a 'conspiracy libel', arguing that bin Zayed has no interest in cooperating with such a lie. He notes that Ronen Bar joined the 'campaign' by threatening a libel suit, warning that the attack aims to make Netanyahu the sole culprit for the failure.

Commentator Mati Tuchfeld, head of the political desk at Channel 14, sharply attacks reports published in recent days that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to the United Arab Emirates to ask UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed to deny that he warned him before October 7 of an expected massacre in the Gaza Strip. Tuchfeld calls the reports a 'full-blown spin', a 'campaign of lies', and an 'embarrassing conspiracy libel', arguing they are ridiculous because bin Zayed, a leader of a regional power, has no interest in cooperating with such a lie. According to him, had there been such a warning, the Emirates' interest would have been to present itself as having known and warned. He adds that former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's joining the threat of a libel suit against Netanyahu is nothing but an official joining of the political campaign against the prime minister. Tuchfeld concludes that the campaign's goal is to make Netanyahu the sole culprit for the failure, at any cost, and that the public is not stupid and sees the desperate attempt.