Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair Netanyahu, sent a letter to Police Commissioner Danny Levy demanding a criminal investigation of Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav. According to Netanyahu, Misgav's reports about his Miami residence and security arrangements enabled Iran to locate him and attempt his assassination.
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sent a letter to Police Commissioner Danny Levy demanding a criminal investigation of Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav. According to the letter, as reported by N12, Misgav's reports about Netanyahu's Miami residence and the security arrangements around him enabled Iran to know his location and attempt his assassination.
The demand adds a new legal dimension to the ongoing security saga surrounding Yair Netanyahu. As The Zioneer has reported, the Shin Bet confirmed that an Iranian-directed terror cell targeting Netanyahu was foiled. Netanyahu was the target of an assassination plot in Miami, which was intercepted before it could be carried out.
Netanyahu's letter directly accuses Misgav—a veteran left-wing columnist for Haaretz—of contributing to the security breach that made the plot possible. Police Commissioner Danny Levy has yet to respond publicly. The case raises questions about the boundaries of journalism and national security when reporting on the private security arrangements of public figures under active threat.
2 developments
- ConfirmedNew details surface of Yair Netanyahu's hasty evacuation after Iranian assassination plot
- DevelopingBardugo: Shin Bet investigations division and legal adviser block leak probe despite Zini's order
- StrongShin Bet chief requests investigation into leak allegations to journalists after ministers' demand
- StrongShin Bet chief Zini 'surrendered to whims' over Netanyahu family security decision, source tells ynet
Source and signal
- Open-source intake