Netanyahu Denies Meeting Egyptian Intelligence Chief Amid Controversy
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied meeting with the head of Egyptian intelligence, stating such meetings always involve counterparts or military secretaries. He claimed the allegations are an attempt to falsely attribute information to him that he says was concealed from him. Netanyahu expressed a desire to know who met and what was discussed, implying a cover-up.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied meeting with the head of Egyptian intelligence.
- Netanyahu stated that meetings with intelligence chiefs always include their counterparts or military secretaries.
- He accused accusers of trying to "attribute to me" information concealed from him.
- The Prime Minister expressed a desire to know who met and the subject of the discussion.
- Netanyahu suggested the allegations were an attempt to shift blame.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports that he met with the head of Egyptian intelligence, calling the allegations an attempt to "attribute to me" information that he claims was concealed from him. Speaking in an interview, Netanyahu stated, "I do not meet with heads of intelligence branches alone; their counterpart or the military secretary always appears. It is clear I did not meet with him; they are trying to attribute it to me again."
Netanyahu further questioned the basis of the claims, asking, "And against whom are they claiming? Against whom did they hide it? I don't know who came up, I want to know who came up and what the subject of the conversation was." The Prime Minister suggested that attempts were being made to assign responsibility to him for information that was allegedly kept from him.
