Emma Vigeland
Role at the time: Co-host of The Majority Report, on her X account
Condemned
Statement summary
Emma Vigeland says Netanyahu stalled 2023 talks with Hamas, that Sinwar then cut off the talks, and that Netanyahu brushed off what she says was a United Arab Emirates warning of an imminent Hamas attack.
“In 2023, Hamas and Israel were discussing lifting the Gaza blockade and prisoner exchanges, but as they neared a deal, Netanyahu changed the terms and stalled. Sinwar cut off talks in September. Weeks later, the UAE warned of an imminent Hamas attack. Netanyahu brushed it off.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Emma Vigeland's X post on the reported UAE warning to Netanyahu · Emma VigelandX post 2097344093797913005
Emma Vigeland posted this on X on September 8, 2026, the day Haaretz reported that the UAE president warned Netanyahu before October 7, 2023.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the reported UAE warning, Vigeland says Netanyahu received it and brushed it off. That criticizes his handling of the warning.