Israeli PM Aide Threatens Lawsuits Over Hacked Phone Messages
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Yonatan Urich, an assistant to the Israeli Prime Minister, threatened lawsuits over the publication of hacked personal messages from his phone. Political commentator Amit Segal defended his professional interactions with politicians, calling the hacking a crime. Segal suggested similar conversations could be exposed if other politicians' phones were hacked, naming Gadi Eisenkot and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yonatan Urich, Israeli PM's aide, threatened legal action over hacked phone messages.
- Urich stated the hacker who released altered messages will be held accountable.
- Commentator Amit Segal defended journalistic exchanges with politicians.
- Segal called the hacking and publication of private messages a crime.
- Gadi Eisenkot and Itamar Ben-Gvir were mentioned in connection with such exchanges.
Yonatan Urich, an assistant to the Prime Minister of Israel, has threatened legal action against anyone publishing or distributing personal messages stolen from his phone. Urich stated that the individual who hacked his WhatsApp and released the correspondence, including altered messages, will be held accountable.
Political commentator Amit Segal of Channel 12 addressed the publication of his own messages with Urich. Segal explained that journalists obtain information through professional interactions with politicians, which can involve exchanging details and opinions. He rejected accusations of crossing journalistic ethical boundaries, calling the phone hacking and publication of private messages a crime. Segal also suggested that similar conversations could be found on the phones of politicians from various political factions if their devices were compromised. Among the politicians mentioned in relation to such exchanges are Gadi Eisenkot and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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