That Obama-Netanyahu phone call. Or not

Oren Nahari is sticking by his story. The story he broadcast — on state-owned Channel 1 TV Tuesday — purporting to quote from Sunday’s Obama-Netanyahu phone call.

Oren Nahari (photo credit: Courtesy)
Oren Nahari (photo credit: Courtesy)

It ostensibly shows a very hostile president giving a very unhappy prime minister firm orders to halt the fighting in Gaza, and do it now. Quite a big deal.

Except that both Israel and the US deny that the transcript is accurate.

And they deny it adamantly.

In almost the exact same language.

— Here’s ToI’s Raphael Ahren on the (non) story.

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