Israeli Journalist Debunks Netanyahu's Claims
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Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker has challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statements, calling them a "parade of lies." Drucker refuted claims about an airport in the Negev, meetings with an Egyptian intelligence chief, and comments attributed to former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot. He also disputed allegations about funding for Hamas and Netanyahu's assertion that Iran was close to nuclear weapons, stating Iran was still far from a bomb.
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- Journalist Raviv Drucker accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of making a "parade of lies" in a recent interview.
- Drucker disputed Netanyahu's claims about an airport in the Negev and meetings with a former Egyptian intelligence chief.
- The journalist corrected Netanyahu's remarks concerning former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot's stance on Iran.
- Drucker refuted Netanyahu's accusation that Avigdor Lieberman funded Hamas-supporting organizations.
- Drucker called Netanyahu's claim about Iran being close to nuclear weapons a "serious lie."
Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker, a prominent critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, dedicated his daily monologue on Channel 13's "Selection Area" to refuting several statements made by the Prime Minister in a recent interview with Yinon Magal on Channel 14.
Drucker began by addressing Netanyahu's assertion that his government established an airport in the Negev, which Drucker claimed has not happened due to Netanyahu's prolonged delays. He then tackled Netanyahu's denial of meeting with former Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel shortly before the October 7th attack. Drucker presented a photograph showing Netanyahu meeting Kamel two years prior, countering Netanyahu's claim that he never met with such a figure alone, implying the meeting was not solitary.
Further challenging Netanyahu, Drucker addressed comments about former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu claimed Eisenkot advocated for containing Iran and not attacking Ayatollah Khamenei. Drucker corrected this, stating Eisenkot wrote that the army should prepare for the possibility of weapons of mass destruction entering the Middle East and that he believed assassinating Khamenei was the right move.
Drucker also disputed Netanyahu's claim that Avigdor Lieberman, as Finance Minister, allocated 53 billion shekels to organizations supporting Hamas. Drucker clarified that the funds were transferred to the Arab community through a structured program, which Netanyahu himself approved and did not cancel during his first three years in office.
Finally, Drucker strongly refuted Netanyahu's statement that Iran was on the verge of producing atomic bombs a year ago, calling it the "most serious lie." Drucker asserted that, even by the most stringent assessments, Iran was at least a year and a half away from a bomb. He questioned how, after 20 years of fighting Iranian nuclear ambitions, Israel found itself on the brink of annihilation under Netanyahu's leadership, if the claim were true.
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