Demand to Investigate Netanyahu for Treason

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Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman petitioned Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demanding that a criminal investigation be opened against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on suspicion of treason. According to Maariv, Liberman announced in an interview with 103fm that he would approach the Attorney General, adding that Netanyahu "is clearly a traitor to the State of Israel."

According to Israel Hayom, Liberman claimed that Netanyahu is pressuring heads of the defense establishment to take steps that could produce a miscalculation with Iran. According to Arutz Sheva, he claimed that Netanyahu is trying to drag Israel into war ahead of the elections out of fear of losing at the ballot box.

According to Channel 13 News, the petition was sent against the backdrop of reports of a clash between the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff over the possibility of a move against Iran.