Likud Accuses Palestinian Official Dahlan of Fabricating Haaretz Report
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Israel's Likud party accused Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan of fabricating a Haaretz report about a phone call between the UAE leader and Prime Minister Netanyahu, calling for an investigation into the journalists.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Likud claims Mohammed Dahlan fabricated a Haaretz report.
- The report concerned a phone call between UAE leader and Netanyahu.
- Likud called for an investigation into the journalists.
- The party did not provide evidence for its claims.
Israel's ruling Likud party issued a sharp response Tuesday evening, alleging that senior Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan is behind a "false" report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Haaretz report claimed a phone call took place between the leader of the United Arab Emirates and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In their statement, Likud called for an investigation into the journalists involved in publishing the story. The party did not provide evidence to support their accusation against Dahlan or detail the nature of the alleged fabricated report.