The movement of former Palestinian official Muhammad Dahlan responded Wednesday night to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that Dahlan was the source of a recent critical Haaretz article, calling them 'ridiculous and misleading' and an 'incitement campaign,' according to N12.
The movement of former Palestinian official Muhammad Dahlan on Wednesday night rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's allegations that Dahlan was the source of a recent critical Haaretz article, calling them "ridiculous and misleading" and an "incitement campaign," according to N12. The denial came hours after Likud officials first named Dahlan as the article's source.
Likud's accusations unfolded Wednesday evening in a series of statements, all published at around 19:14 Jerusalem time. The party initially told Channel 14 that Dahlan, a former Fatah figure based in the UAE, was behind the article. It then escalated, naming opposition leader Yair Golan, journalist Shlomi Eldar, Ruth Yuval, and the Democrats party as co-conspirators in an alleged foreign election interference scheme. Likud further alleged that Eldar was paid by a left-wing NGO linked to Golan and questioned a secret visit by Golan and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to the UAE two months ago.
Dahlan, a former senior Fatah operative who broke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, has been the subject of Israeli political accusations before. As The Zioneer reported, Likud's claims have been denied by Dahlan's movement. The Haaretz article in question has not been publicly identified, and the allegations remain unverified.
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