The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu,
has come under fire for nominating a new spokesman, who has in the past
derided Israel’s president, made sniping remarks about US leaders and
voiced support for Jewish extremists.
The nomination of Ran Baratz, the founding editor of a conservative news site, sparked an uproar in Israel on Thursday. Netanyahu said he had been unaware of the comments.
Baratz recently said on his Facebook page that the response of Barack Obama to the Israeli prime minister’s speech to the US Congress this year was an example of “modern antisemitism in liberal western states”.
Netanyahu’s speech marked a low point in relations between the two leaders. Obama skipped the speech, which sought to persuade US lawmakers to vote against a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme
The nomination of Ran Baratz, the founding editor of a conservative news site, sparked an uproar in Israel on Thursday. Netanyahu said he had been unaware of the comments.
Baratz recently said on his Facebook page that the response of Barack Obama to the Israeli prime minister’s speech to the US Congress this year was an example of “modern antisemitism in liberal western states”.
Netanyahu’s speech marked a low point in relations between the two leaders. Obama skipped the speech, which sought to persuade US lawmakers to vote against a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme
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