New details have emerged regarding an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Yair Netanyahu in Miami, with the son of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu claiming that terrorists acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence reached the entrance of the home where he was staying before the attempt was thwarted.
The allegations were detailed in a complaint Netanyahu submitted to Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy, Shin Bet chief David Zini and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. Netanyahu is demanding a criminal and security investigation into Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav, accusing him of publishing information online about his Miami residence, his security arrangements and his movements. Netanyahu alleges that the information ultimately reached hostile actors and assisted them in targeting him.
“Following those publications, and relying directly on them, terrorists sent on behalf of Iranian intelligence physically reached the entrance of the home at the address in question in Miami, and carried out a sudden and targeted assassination attempt against Yair Netanyahu,” the complaint states.
According to the letter, Shin Bet security personnel assigned to protect Netanyahu were forced to confront the alleged Iranian terror cell. Netanyahu claims that their quick actions prevented the assassination attempt from succeeding.
Netanyahu’s attorney, Uriel Nizri, is demanding that authorities open an investigation into Misgav and take him into custody, arguing that the journalist’s publications provided hostile actors with a “road map” that endangered both Netanyahu and the security personnel protecting him.
Misgav rejected the accusations and responded sharply to Netanyahu’s complaint.
“Yair Netanyahu/Yonatan Hon and his parents are failing in all the legal proceedings they insist on conducting against me. Just this week, Yair lost another proceeding and was ordered to pay legal expenses. I understand that they are under pressure after the exposure of another fake, this time about the ‘assassination attempt’ and the ‘urgent flight’ of Yair from Miami in December, while in practice, as I showed, he continued spending time in Miami in January and February as well — but it makes no sense to continue bothering the police and Shin Bet with these baseless complaints. They have enough work dealing with real threats,” Misgav said.
{Matzav.com}
