Benjamin Netanyahu
Role at the time: Prime Minister of Israel, in a post on his X account
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was demanding that the IDF chief of staff, the Shin Bet director and the attorney general open a comprehensive investigation against the people who took part in NAZA and prosecute them for information-security offenses, criminal defamation and harm to Israel's diplomatic and security interests.
“I demand that the Chief of Staff, the head of the Shin Bet and the Attorney General open a comprehensive investigation against the participants in the film "NAZA" and put them on trial for serious information-security offenses, criminal defamation and harm to Israel's diplomatic and security interests. (Translated from Hebrew. Original: אני דורש מהרמטכ״ל, מראש השב״כ ומהיועמ״שית לפתוח בחקירה מקיפה כנגד המשתתפים בסרט ״נז״א״ ולהעמיד אותם לדין בגין עבירות ביטחון מידע חמורות, הוצאת דיבה פלילית ופגיעה באינטרסים מדיניים וביטחוניים של ישראל.)”