video shared on Instagram Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been shown refusing a microphone from a United Arab Emirates (UAE) official, citing his belief that Arabs are “unclean.”
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Verdict: False
The video has been cut out of context. This was taken in November 2020 during the pandemic. Prime Minister Netanyahu beckons someone to bring hand sanitizer before taking the microphone.
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Netanyahu rejected the idea of ”unilateral” recognition of a Palestinian state, and reported that 99 out of 120 Israeli parliamentarians voted in his support. Al Jazeera. According to the paper, talks on establishing a Palestinian state last took place in 2014.
An Instagram video purportedly shows Netanyahu refusing a microphone from an Arab man, citing prejudice. The video shows Netanyahu being offered a microphone, but he initially did not accept it. He is then seen rubbing his hands together and making a beckoning motion.
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to take the microphone from UAE officials and called supporters to bring hand sanitizer, which is considered unclean in Arab and Islamic cultures. “Suggests that,” the caption reads. He added that Prime Minister Netanyahu may have feared that “the microphone was rigged with explosives.”
The video has no context.Not recent, but posted instead X It was posted by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s official account in November 2020 at the height of the pandemic. According to the caption, Prime Minister Netanyahu is commemorating the first commercial flight from Dubai to Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu beckons to someone off-camera and hands him his hand sanitizer. He rubbed his hands together before grabbing the microphone.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this at a welcoming ceremony for the first flydubai commercial flight from Dubai at Ben Gurion Airport.
“This is the first commercial flight from Dubai to Israel. It’s a historic flight.”Full comment >>https://t.co/E6GSqNnQtO pic.twitter.com/5y0KTSQ7R8
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) November 26, 2020
Full video posted YouTube It shows that more precautions are being taken. At around 12:05 timestamp, Prime Minister Netanyahu and several other men can be seen entering wearing masks. Rather than shaking hands, Prime Minister Netanyahu can be seen bumping elbows with people.
Check Your Fact has reached out to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s spokesperson for comment and will update this article if we receive comment.
