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Al Bawaba
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Netanyahu's son blames Arabs for Jerusalem wildfires
ALBAWABA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, recently sparked controversy on social media after blaming Israel's left and Arabs for the raging wildfires in Jerusalem. Despite sounding confident, his claims were proven baseless. He accused the left of trying to cancel Israel's Independence Day in cooperation with the Arabs in occupied Palestine. Netanyahu's son blames Arabs for Jerusalem Hills wildfires אני רואה שיש כאלה שצריכים לחזור למילון לחיפוש המילה הסתה. כולל כמה עיתונאים ״ימנים״ אכולי רגשי נחיתות מול השמאל. הסתה זה - לקרוא לאנשים לרצוח או לפגוע באדם מסוים או קבוצה מסוימת. מה שהשמאל וקפלן עושה לראש הממשלה , משפחתו , לימין, לחרדים, מתנחלים וכו כבר שנים ללא הפסקה. — Yair Netanyahu🇮🇱 (@YairNetanyahu) April 30, 2025 Yair Netanyahu took to Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote in Hebrew, "Something here is suspicious. The Kaplanist left has been frantically trying in recent weeks to cancel Independence Day celebrations and the torch-lighting ceremony." He added, "I really hope the arson was only carried out by Arabs, without any collaboration from our own people." Yair later deleted the post and shared a new onetelling people to search the meaning of the word "incitement" in the dictionary. According to Quds News Network, while the cause of the fire remains unclear, Ehab Jabareen, who is an expert in Israeli affairs, accused Israel of casting the blame for failing to extinguish the ongoing fires. Moreover, he blamed the Jewish National Fund (JNF) for planting trees in an unsuitable climate. He further stated that it was Israelis who committed arson in hopes of concealing traces of the Palestinian Nakba. According to the Times of Israel, an individual was recently arrested in East Jerusalem after they were accused of arson. Ehab Jabareen, an expert in Israeli affairs, states that the Israeli occupation casts blame for its failure to extinguish the fire that broke out in the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem on the Palestinians. He adds that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) decided to plant trees… — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 1, 2025
Euronews
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
'Screw you': Netanyahu's son lashes out at Macron over plans to recognise Palestine
ADVERTISEMENT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, lashed out at the French president after he said Paris planned to recognise a Palestinian state in June. 'Screw you!' Yair Netanyahu wrote on X on Saturday night, responding to a post by Emmanuel Macron in which he had endorsed a 'Palestinian state without Hamas' and 'the pursuit of a political two-state solution'. 'I support the legitimate right of Palestinians to a state and to peace, just as I support the right of Israelis to live in peace and security, both recognized by their neighbors,' Macron had written on X. Following the crude insult, Yair Netanyahu's post continued : 'Yes to independence of New Caledonia! Yes to independence to French Polynesia! Yes to independence of Corsica! Yes to independence of the Basque Country! Yes to independence of French Guinea!' It appeared that Yair Netanyahu may have confused Guinea, a country in West Africa, and French Guiana, an overseas department of France on South America's northeast coast. Guinea has been an independent nation since 1958. The exchange followed Macron's announcement that Paris intended to recognise a Palestinian state in June. He told a French television station last week: "Our goal is, sometime in June, to chair this conference with Saudi Arabia where we could finalise the movement of reciprocal recognition," he said. "I will do it ... because I think that at some point it will be fair and because I also want to participate in a collective dynamic, which must also allow all those who defend Palestine to recognise Israel in turn, which many of them do not," he continued. France will chair a two-day UN conference with Saudi Arabia in New York in June focused on a two-state solution after 18 months of the Israel-Hamas war. Related President Macron announces potential recognition of Palestinian state in coming months Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in following his son's remarks, in a comment that rejected his language, saying 'the style of his response … is unacceptable to me' while echoing his son's comments about French overseas departments – and 'French Guinea'. 'President Macron is gravely mistaken when he continues to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our country, whose sole ambition is the destruction of the State of Israel,' the Israel Prime Minister wrote in Hebrew on X, adding that neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority have condemned the Hamas militants' 7 October attacks. 'We will not jeopardise our existence because of illusions disconnected from reality, and we will not accept moral sermons for the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger the existence of Israel, from those who oppose granting independence to Corsica, New Caledonia, French Guinea, and other territories, whose independence would not endanger France in any way,' the Israeli prime minister added. The Israel-Hamas war started on 7 October 2023, when Hamas militants killed 1,200 people during the attack on southern Israel and took 251 captive. Some have since been freed in ceasefire agreements and other deals. Fifty-nine remain in Gaza, 24 of whom are believed to be still alive.
Daily Tribune
14-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Tribune
Israel PM's son says ‘Screw you!' to Macron in Palestinian statehood row
Yair Netanyahu, the son of the Israeli prime minister, lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron after he said Paris could recognise a Palestinian state within months. "Screw you!" Benjamin Netanyahu's son wrote in English on the social media platform X late on Saturday. "Yes to independence of New Caledonia! Yes to independence to French Polynesia! Yes to independence of Corsica! Yes to independence of the Basque Country! Yes to independence of French Guinea!" he added, apparently confusing it with French Guiana. Macron, in an interview to France 5 broadcast on Wednesday, stated that France could take the step during a UN conference in New York in June, saying he hoped this would trigger a reciprocal recognition of Israel by Arab countries. "We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," Macron said. "I will do it because I believe that at some point it will be right and because I also want to participate in a collective dynamic, which must also allow all those who defend Palestine to recognise Israel in turn, which many of them do not do." His remarks sparked a wave of criticism from right-wing groups in France, after which Macron appeared to clarify his initial remarks on Friday. "I support the legitimate right of Palestinians to a state and to peace, just as I support the right of Israelis to live in peace and security, both recognised by their neighbours," he said on X. "I am doing everything I can with our partners to reach this goal of peace. We truly need it," he said. France has long championed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including after the October 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. But formal recognition by Paris of a Palestinian state would mark a major policy switch and risk antagonising Israel, which insists such moves by foreign states are premature.
Roya News
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
Netanyahu's son Yair meets with US Vice President Vance
Yair Netanyahu, son of 'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with the US Vice President JD Vance in Washington. 'Israel never had a better friend in the White House than the Trump administration!' Yair wrote on his X account. Yair Netanyahu is the eldest son of Benjamin Netanyahu. He pursued studies in Theatre at the High School for the Arts in Jerusalem and later served in the 'Israeli' military Spokesperson's Unit. He has been an active figure in 'Israeli' politics, notably assisting his father's 2015 election campaign by producing a viral video targeting Arab voter turnout, which drew both support and criticism. In recent years, Yair has maintained a significant presence on social media, where his posts have sparked controversy. In 2018, he was temporarily banned from Facebook for hate speech, and in 2021, Twitter and Instagram also suspended his accounts following provocative content. Despite his parents' requests to limit his online activity, Yair continued to post, leading to public disputes and legal challenges.
Express Tribune
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Israeli Lawmaker accuses Yair Netanyahu of assault on PM, exiled to Miami
Listen to article An Israeli lawmaker has accused Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of being exiled to Miami following an alleged assault on his father. The accusation, made by Labor MK Naama Lazimi during a Knesset finance panel, raised questions about the government's decision to continue funding Netanyahu's extended stay in the US. Lazimi questioned the justification for maintaining the security budget for Yair Netanyahu, which amounts to 2.5 million shekels annually. She suggested that the continued allocation of public funds was tied to his alleged assault on the prime minister, asking whether the funds were being used to finance his stay in Miami because he had "desecrated a symbol of state authority." Photo: Labor MK Naama Lazimi at a Knesset committee meeting/Oren Ben Hakoon However, Netanyahu's Likud party quickly rejected the accusation as "an absolute, repugnant lie" and threatened legal action, calling it a defamation attempt. The party denounced the claim as part of what they described as an ongoing degradation of discourse by the political left. In the same panel discussion, Lazimi also questioned the funding for the prime minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu, regarding her two-month stay abroad, inquiring about the source of the public funds used for her travel. Yair Netanyahu's departure from Israel in 2023 came amid significant political unrest, including the retracted firing of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Initially reported to be residing in Puerto Rico, Netanyahu later relocated to an exclusive compound in Hallandale Beach, near Miami. His legal representatives have argued that his stay abroad is a result of ongoing "persecution," which they claim has made it impossible for him to lead a "normative life" in Israel. Netanyahu's lawyer has reiterated that the allegations against him are baseless and that his stay in the United States is rooted in personal and political challenges, not an exile imposed due to any wrongdoing. As legal battles continue, it remains clear that the accusations against Netanyahu are part of a broader political and public debate surrounding the Netanyahu family's actions and their funding.
