{"id":328006,"date":"2026-06-15T11:11:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328006"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:19:28","slug":"ex-israeli-premier-urges-removal-of-netanyahu-with-sticks-stones-if-elections-are-sabotaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328006","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Israeli premier urges removal of Netanyahu \u2018with sticks, stones\u2019 if elections are sabotaged"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was deeply involved in the Jeffrey Epstein affair. He’s pictured above, face covered, outside Epstein’s New York mansion where he was a regular visitor<\/p>\n

Zein Khslil \u2013 aa.com June 14, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be removed \u201cwith sticks and stones\u201d if he attempts to undermine the upcoming general election.<\/p>\n

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and some of Epstein’s ’emplyees’ photographed outsidehi New York mansion Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Barak, who served as Israel\u2019s prime minister from 1999 to 2001, made the remarks in an interview with Israel\u2019s public broadcaster KAN.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fear Netanyahu may try to sabotage the elections, and he can do it very easily,\u201d Barak said. \u201cIf he tries, we will have no choice but to remove him with sticks and stones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu, 76, has led the current government since late December 2022. His coalition has been widely described as the most right-wing since Israel was established on Palestinian territories in 1948.<\/p>\n

The Knesset\u2019s current term expires in October 2026, with elections expected to be held in September or October.<\/p>\n

Barak argued that Netanyahu \u201ccould sabotage the elections by launching operations in Lebanon that would provoke retaliation from Hezbollah and Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cNetanyahu wants an endless war because he understands that ending it would accelerate his trial,\u201d Barak said. \u201cJust as he obstructed some prisoner-exchange deals (with Hamas), he also blocked the possibility of progress in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu is currently standing trial in Israel on corruption charges and is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2024 on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Barak also criticized the emerging agreement between the US and Iran. \u201cIn one word: bad. In two words: very bad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He warned that \u201cIsrael is paying the price for Netanyahu\u2019s arrogance and lack of foresight,\u201d adding that the arrangement under discussion was \u201cnot an agreement, but a memorandum of understanding that failed to address either missiles or Iran\u2019s regional allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barak argued that \u201cnone of the objectives of the war against Iran have been achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remarks drew immediate criticism from Netanyahu\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n

Boaz Bismuth, a Likud lawmaker and chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, called for a criminal investigation into Barak for what he described as legitimizing violence against the prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe should be sent to a psychiatrist, and if he is found mentally fit, a criminal investigation should be opened against him immediately,\u201d Bismuth said in a post on US social media company X.<\/p>\n

While US President Donald Trump said an agreement with Iran that would open the Strait of Hormuz would be signed on Sunday, Tehran has disputed the timeline and says the signing could happen in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Since the April 8 ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, efforts aimed at ending the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28 have continued.<\/p>\n

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul<\/p>\n

Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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