- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Netanyahu Slams Israeli Media, Opposition for Attempts to Smear Government

© AP Photo / Kamil Zihnioglu, PoolIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 75nd anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Paris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 75nd anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Paris - Sputnik International
Subscribe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, plagued by corruption allegations, on Wednesday lashed out at the country's left-wing parties and the media, who he said were working together to bring him down.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The prime minister said that "fake news media" outlets predicted isolation for Israel if it did not give in in the protracted land dispute with Palestine, but the forecast never became reality.

"Now, you see, because both the left and the media – it's the same thing, you know – they are enlisting now in an obsessive, unprecedented hunting trip against me my family with a goal to carry out a government coup. Their goal is to apply unacceptable and incessant pressure on law enforcement authorities to indict at all costs, regardless of the truth and justice," Netanyahu said at a rally with the supporters of his conservative Likud party, as quoted by the Haaretz newspaper.

"The media and the left that it serves – it’s hard for them to accept that [the government's popularity], so they produce endless affairs and articles and headlines so that maybe something will stick… They’re demanding from the law enforcement authorities: 'Give us something; it doesn’t matter what'," Netanyahu said.

A Syrian national flag hangs in a damaged neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria - Sputnik International
Israel, US, Russia Reported to Have Held Secret Talks on Syrian Ceasefire
Israeli authorities are currently investigating several corruption cases against Netanyahu. One of the probes concentrates on suspected improper acceptance of expensive gifts, while the other is linked to alleged Netanyahu's negotiations with a publisher for better coverage.

The rally took place shortly after Ari Harow, a former chief of staff in Netanyahu's government, decided to become a state witness in corruption cases against the prime minister.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала