Ex-Shin Bet Chief Sues Netanyahu Over 'Blood Libel' Blaming Him for October 7
Summarized from Haaretz English by baba
Former Shin Bet director Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for libel over an X post blaming Bar for the October 7 Hamas attack. Bar's suit claims Netanyahu fabricated a "blood libel" to shift blame and provided evidence of 20 warnings and intel shared before the attack. The X post accused Bar of concealing information and committing "failures and criminal offenses."
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Former Shin Bet director Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for libel on Wednesday.
- Bar accuses Netanyahu of fabricating a "blood libel" to shift blame for the October 7 Hamas attack.
- The lawsuit cites an X post by Netanyahu on September 28 blaming Bar for intelligence failures.
- Bar's legal response includes evidence of at least 20 security warnings and intel shared before the attack.
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