Shlomi Eldar
Role at the time: Co-author of the Haaretz investigation and related book
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
Shlomi Eldar says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence showing that Mohammed bin Zayed called Netanyahu and delivered the reported warning.
“I have the document, I have records, I have everything that shows that the president of UAE called Netanyahu.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32
Why we used this label
The statement directly challenges the government’s characterization of the report as fabricated. It establishes Eldar’s attributable evidentiary claim but does not make the underlying materials public.