New Delhi : Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has apologized to Indian Hindus for his controversial tweet. Yair, active on social media, had shared a morphed picture of Goddess Durga. The photo that Yair shared from his Twitter account had the face of Liat Ben Ari. Significantly, Liat Ben Ari is a prosecutor in the corruption case against Prime Minister Netanyahu.
When the controversy grew on this tweet of his, he deleted his post. Giving his clarification and apologizing to the Indian Hindus, Yair wrote in his next tweet, “I’ve tweeted a meme from a satirical page, criticizing political figures in Israel. I didn’t realize the meme also portrayed an image connected to the majestic Hindu faith. As soon as I realised it from comments of our Indian friends, I removed the tweet. I apologize.”
I’ve tweeted a meme from a satirical page, critizing political figures in Israel. I didn’t realize the meme also portrayed an image conected to the majestic Hindu faith. As soon as I realised it from comments of our Indian friends, I have removed the tweet. I apologize>>
— Yair Netanyahu 🇮🇱 (@YairNetanyahu) July 27, 2020
Netanyahu is accused of taking bribes and cheating
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set a record for the longest reign in his country last year. But now the trial in Jerusalem court started in May on charges of bribing, cheating and fraud against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Netanyahu is accused of cheating, breach of trust and bribery in many cases. He is accused of favoring media owners for favorable news coverage of such business families in exchange for accepting expensive gifts from rich friends. The most serious charge on Netanyahu is to get the owner of a major telecom company a profit of millions of dollars by influencing the editorial of a popular news website owned by a firm.
However, Netanyahu dismissed these allegations. He claimed that he had been the victim of a “coup attempt” by exaggerated police, biased prosecutors and hostile media.