Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding that Haaretz remove an article, publish an apology, and pay NIS 1 million in compensation, according to journalist Yaki Adamker. The report does not identify the article in question.
At 12:15 Jerusalem time today, journalist Yaki Adamker reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding Haaretz delete an article, publish an apology, and pay NIS 1 million in compensation. The report does not identify the article, the subject of the dispute, or whether the demand was set out in a formal legal document. It echoes the pre-suit warning letter The Zioneer reported at 10:17 this morning, in which Netanyahu threatened legal action if his demands were not met.
At 10:17 Jerusalem this morning, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu sent Haaretz a pre-suit warning letter demanding deletion, an apology, and financial compensation, and that he separately instructed his lawyers to file a libel suit against the newspaper. The dispute turns on Haaretz's investigation alleging that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of an impending Hamas attack ten days before the October 7, 2023 massacre. The Prime Minister's Office said a review of call logs and entry records found no evidence of such a call and called the report a 'malicious libel' with political timing; Netanyahu also accused journalist Shlomi Eldar of lying about an Egyptian warning. Haaretz said it stands behind its investigation, while i24NEWS reported, citing sources, that the Biden administration had no concrete advance warning from the UAE.
Still open: the new report does not say whether the article in question is the October 7 warning-call investigation or another Haaretz piece, and it quotes no Haaretz response to the fresh demand. The instruction to file suit has been reported, but there is no confirmation that a suit has actually been filed.
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