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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Likud slams Golan’s ‘outrageous comments’ over call for probe into ties between PM’s office and Qatar
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
A Likud spokesman slams Yair Golan’s “outrageous remarks” after The Democrats chair asserted “there is a suspicion of treason in the Prime Minister’s Office that must be investigated” over ties between associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatar.
The spokesman says Golan’s “incitement” crossed a “red line” and “the only one who needs to be investigated” is the left-wing politician himself, referring to baseless internet conspiracy theories claiming that Golan was involved in espionage against Israel following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
Responding to Likud, Golan invites Netanyahu “to come with me to an investigation into what each of us did on October 7,” referring to the premier’s refusal to allow a state commission of inquiry into the lead-up to the events of that day and the war that followed.
