Netanyahu Advisor Threatens Journalist with Exposé Amid Text Leak
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Channel 13 journalist Michael Shemesh of publishing false and distorted text messages. The messages, allegedly from Urich to Eli Feldstein, contained critical remarks about Netanyahu and his wife. Urich threatened to expose damaging information about Shemesh's own conduct and motives, claiming to possess evidence that he said would prove Shemesh is "far from being a journalist."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu advisor Yonatan Urich accused journalist Michael Shemesh of publishing false text messages.
- The leaked texts allegedly showed Urich criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife.
- Urich claimed he possesses materials that could question journalist Michael Shemesh's conduct.
- The messages were reportedly exchanged between Urich and Eli Feldstein during the war.
- Urich threatened to reveal dramatic conversations and correspondences of Shemesh soon.
Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, launched a sharp attack on Channel 13 journalist Michael Shemesh on Tuesday. This followed Shemesh's report of alleged text messages between Urich and Eli Feldstein, in which Urich reportedly made harsh remarks about the Prime Minister and his wife, Sara Netanyahu.
Urich claimed the report was false and distorted. He stated that he possesses materials that could raise questions about Shemesh's own conduct. "As fate would have it, I have all the investigation material, including all my correspondence with Eli Feldstein," Urich wrote in response to the publication.
Channel 13's main broadcast had presented text messages from two conversations between Urich and Feldstein during the war. According to the report, in one exchange from August 20, 2024, Urich criticized Netanyahu's media handling, with one message attributed to him stating, "Keep in mind, Bibi briefs the worst in the country." In another conversation on July 24, 2024, concerning an attempt to promote a story about Sara Netanyahu's attire during a visit to the United States, Urich allegedly wrote to Feldstein, "She's confusing my goyavot" (a slang term implying annoyance or confusion).
Channel 13 emphasized that these messages were not part of personal WhatsApp exchanges that circulated online recently. However, Urich rejected the report and directly attacked Shemesh, calling the publication "false and distorted" and claiming Shemesh published it despite being warned he was "going to fall into a trap."
Urich then shifted from denial to threatening to expose materials concerning Shemesh himself. "I am abiding by the law, so I cannot publish the materials now, but they will be revealed soon," he wrote. He added that these include "dramatic conversations and correspondences of Michael Shemesh, which raise more than one question mark about his actions and motives." Urich also claimed to possess a conversation that he believes proves the journalist is "far from being a journalist."
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