Likud Slams Yair Golan's 'Chauvinistic, Violent Show' Amid Lawsuit Threat

The Likud party launched a sharp attack on Democratic Movement chairman Yair Golan on Tuesday, following his threat to sue Sara Netanyahu, the Prime Minister's wife, over statements she made in a recent interview. Likud claims Golan's response is an attempt to divert attention from the issues Netanyahu discussed, harshly criticizing his conduct.

"We are witnessing a chauvinistic, bullying, and violent show by Yair Golan and others, not for the first time," the party stated. "All this is to divert attention from the real and important issues that Prime Minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu, discussed in the interview." Likud also referenced past protests outside the Prime Minister's residence, alleging Golan "led thousands of people who carried out an unprecedentedly aggressive and wild siege against any prime minister's wife ever."

Likud rejected claims that Sara Netanyahu alleged a conspiracy surrounding the October 7th events. "Contrary to the propaganda of the left-wing media, Sara Netanyahu never claimed a conspiracy regarding October 7th. She said the exact opposite in the interview," the party asserted.

Likud then escalated to personal attacks on Golan, listing past statements and actions attributed to him. "Golan is an extreme left-wing figure who compared the State of Israel to Nazis, said IDF soldiers kill babies as a hobby, led draft refusal in the IDF, and that 'Aizencot must recruit him to form a left-wing government with the Arab parties,'" the party's statement read.

Previously, Golan, a former IDF general, sent a legal warning through his lawyers, threatening a defamation lawsuit over statements attributed to him in an interview on Channel 14. Golan's lawyers claim the statements were false and baseless, intended to discredit him and his actions during the October 7th attack. The letter demanded a public apology and financial compensation within 24 hours, to be donated to Nova party survivors, or Golan threatened to file a lawsuit for at least 2.5 million shekels.