Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak says the current premier Benjamin Netanyahu sparked recent tensions at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a bid to distract public attention from the investigations into the corruption allegations against him.
In a video he posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, Barak blasted Netanyahu for his handling of the situation at the highly-sensitive site and the West Bank.
Netanyahu “is ready to set … the region on fire in order to save himself from his fear of criminal investigations,” Barak said.
Source: Bibi Ignited Al-Aqsa Tensions to Divert Attention from Probes: Ex-Israeli PM