Likud calls Facebook’s removal of Iranian accounts that pushed anti-Netanyahu rallies an ‘earthquake’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party calls Facebook’s removal of fake accounts operated by an Iran-based network for allegedly targeting Israel and promoting mass demonstrations against the premier an “earthquake.”

In a statement shared on Netanyahu’s social media accounts, Likud accuses Iran of working “to fuel” the protest movement against Netanyahu.

“Iran, which is working to destroy Israel in an attempt to acquire nuclear weapons and arm the enemies around us, is investing efforts to topple Prime Minister Netanyahu because it knows Netanyahu has already stood for years as a fortified wall against these attempts,” the party says.

Likud also claims the protests “are supported by one of the darkest regimes in the world” and says the anti-Netanyahu demonstrators and Tehran have a “shared goal.”

There is no evidence that the accounts had any influence on the anti-Netanyahu protests, which have been held since the summer and regularly drawn tens of thousands of people.