Poll: 75% Want Investigation into Egyptian Spy Chief's Pre-Oct 7 Visit
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A Channel 14 poll indicates 75% of Israelis want an investigation into who met Egypt's former intelligence chief before October 7th. Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed the visit but denied knowing the Israeli official involved. The survey also found 71% believe withholding this information from the PM is improper, and 48% suspect intentional concealment. The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA with 568 participants.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- 75% of Israelis believe the Shin Bet chief should investigate the identity of the official who met Egypt's spy chief before Oct. 7.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed the Egyptian spy chief's visit but denied knowing who he met.
- 71% of Israelis find it improper for security officials to hide the visitor's identity from the Prime Minister.
- 48% of respondents believe the information about the meeting was intentionally concealed from Netanyahu.
- The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA with 568 adult participants.
- The Egyptian spy chief visited Israel 11 days before the October 7th Hamas attack.
A new poll by Channel 14, conducted by NEXT DATA, reveals that 75% of Israelis believe the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, should order an investigation into the identity of the official who met with the former Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Abbas Kamel, in Israel days before the October 7th massacre. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a Channel 14 interview on Tuesday that while he confirmed Kamel's arrival in Israel prior to the attack, he does not know who met with the Egyptian official.
According to the poll results released Wednesday, 71% of respondents consider it improper for security officials to withhold such information from the Prime Minister. Furthermore, 48% believe the information was intentionally concealed from Netanyahu, while 30% do not think it was deliberate, and 22% had no opinion. The survey involved 568 adult participants.
Netanyahu, speaking on the "Patriots" program, expressed his desire to know the identity of the official who met Kamel, stating, "I am the Prime Minister of Israel, the Egyptian Intelligence Minister was here, I want to know who he met with." He added that documentation exists, including camera footage, to uncover the truth, suggesting that whoever met Kamel is attempting to attribute a meeting that did not occur to him.
The visit of Kamel, which occurred 11 days before the Hamas attack, is central to reports that Egyptian intelligence had allegedly conveyed warnings to Israeli officials. The identity of the official who met Kamel, if a meeting indeed took place, and the content of any information exchanged remain publicly unclear.
