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IcePolitics

PR Executive Rani Rahav and Netanyahu Aide Yonatan Urich Exchange Fierce Public Barbs

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Public relations executive Rani Rahav and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's advisor Yonatan Urich engaged in a public war of words over a WhatsApp exchange about a Flydubai flight incident. Rahav accused Urich of being a "liar," a "scammer," and a "Qatari agent," also alleging security breaches that warrant imprisonment. The dispute follows a previous confrontation in July where Rahav insulted Urich over a Likud propaganda video.

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  • PR executive Rani Rahav and PM advisor Yonatan Urich had a public fight over a WhatsApp chat.
  • Rahav accused Urich of being a "liar," "scammer," and "Qatari agent" in a social media post.
  • Rahav also made serious security accusations against Urich and two others, calling for their imprisonment.
  • The dispute involved an incident on a Flydubai flight and references to "Kaplan" protests.
  • This is the second major public clash between Rahav and Urich in recent months.

Public relations executive Rani Rahav and Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have engaged in a heated public dispute, escalating their ongoing conflict. The latest confrontation began after Urich shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation between them concerning an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. Urich questioned Rahav about the incident, suggesting he should apologize, to which Rahav responded cryptically with "Everyone." Urich pressed further, implying Rahav's comments were politically motivated and demanding an explanation for his statements while the plane was in the air. He accused Rahav of being unintelligent if he could not provide answers. In response to Urich's conduct, Rahav posted a scathing message on X (formerly Twitter), calling Urich a "liar" and a "scammer," accusing him of being a "Qatari agent." Rahav asserted that "everyone from Kaplan" saved the country, contrasting them with Urich, whom he accused of betraying it. He further leveled serious security accusations, claiming Urich holds a position in the Prime Minister's office without proper clearance due to fear from the chief of staff and security officer, and suggested all three should be imprisoned for national security offenses. Rahav concluded by praising "Kaplan" and four heroes, plus another heroine, for their bravery. This is not the first public clash between Rahav and Urich; in July, Rahav harshly criticized Urich in a post on X, calling him a "racist and traitor" after the Likud party distributed a propaganda video using AI to depict Gadi Eisenkot "hugging" Mansour Abbas.

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