Netanyahu's Claim About Not Meeting Chiefs Contradicted by 2021 Video
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he never met with an intelligence chief, despite acknowledging an Egyptian intelligence minister's visit before October 7. An official video from 2021 has emerged showing Netanyahu meeting with Abbas Kamel, the head of Egyptian General. This footage directly contradicts Netanyahu's statement that prime ministers do not meet with intelligence chiefs.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he never meets with intelligence chiefs.
- An official video from 2021 contradicts Netanyahu's claim.
- The video shows Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian intelligence head Abbas Kamel.
- The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem.
- Netanyahu made his claim on Channel 14.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Channel 14 that the Egyptian intelligence minister visited Israel before October 7, but asserted that he himself did not meet with him. Netanyahu further claimed that "a prime minister never meets with an intelligence chief." However, an official video from 2021 shows Netanyahu meeting with the head of Egyptian General, Abbas Kamel, at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem.
The video directly refutes Netanyahu's assertion that he never met with an intelligence chief. The meeting depicted in the footage occurred in 2021, prior to the October 7th events, at the Prime Minister's official residence in Jerusalem.