Shlomi Eldar
Role at the time: Co-author of the Haaretz investigation and related book
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.”
Direct interview in which Eldar answers the Prime Minister’s Office denial and says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence. CNN published the transcript, but the underlying documents and records were not displayed or independently authenticated in the segment.
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.