Amit Segal Questions Netanyahu's Account of Egyptian Intelligence Visit
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Amit Segal, a senior Israeli political commentator, questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's denial of meeting with the head of Egyptian intelligence. Netanyahu had stated he didn't meet the official and that prime ministers don't meet intelligence chiefs alone, but Segal presented evidence of past meetings, including a 2021 encounter and a 2019 video. This discussion follows recent controversy surrounding Segal's alleged political advice to a Netanyahu aide whose communications were leaked.
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- Amit Segal questioned Prime Minister Netanyahu's denial of meeting the Egyptian intelligence chief.
- Netanyahu stated he did not meet the Egyptian intelligence chief and prime ministers don't meet them alone.
- Segal presented video evidence of Netanyahu meeting the Egyptian intelligence chief in 2021 and 2019.
- The commentary follows a controversy over Segal's alleged political advice to a leaked Netanyahu aide.
- Segal's colleague criticized his actions, calling them a betrayal of viewer trust.
Amit Segal, a prominent Israeli journalist and senior political commentator for Channel 12 News, has raised questions regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements about a recent visit by the head of Egyptian intelligence. During an appearance on Channel 14's "The Patriots" program hosted by Yinon Magal, Netanyahu denied meeting with the Egyptian intelligence chief, questioned who he met with, and stated that prime ministers do not typically meet alone with intelligence heads.
Segal, addressing Netanyahu's remarks on his popular Telegram channel, highlighted two key discrepancies. He questioned how the Egyptian intelligence chief could visit Israel, meet a "mysterious figure," and the Prime Minister remain unaware. Segal also pointed out that Netanyahu's claim about prime ministers not meeting alone with intelligence chiefs contradicts past events.
To support his point, Segal referenced a 2021 event where Netanyahu hosted the same Egyptian intelligence chief at his official residence in Balfour, Jerusalem, and shared an official video of the meeting. He further provided a video from the Prime Minister's official YouTube channel from five years prior, explicitly titled "Prime Minister with Head of Egyptian General Intelligence Abbas Kamel."
This commentary comes amid a separate controversy involving Amit Segal. His name recently surfaced in connection with a security breach and alleged leak of communications belonging to Yonatan Uriach, a strategic advisor to the Prime Minister. Reports suggest Uriach connected his mobile phone to a server in the United Arab Emirates, leading to a leak of WhatsApp messages. These messages purportedly indicated close contact and political advice provided by Segal to Uriach during an election campaign.
Segal's father, veteran journalist Hagai Segal, defended his son by sarcastically commenting on the media's reaction. However, this defense drew sharp criticism from Segal's colleague at Channel 12 News, Ilan Lokač, who accused Segal of betraying viewer trust and engaging in "suicide bombing" at the news company.
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