Daijiworld Media Network – Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Nov 14: Simon & Schuster will distribute a new book by Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which alleges that foreign and domestic forces worked together to remove his father from power.
Titled Two-Front War: Inside Israel’s Fight for Survival – Against Foreign Enemies and Domestic Saboteurs, the book has been authored by 35-year-old Yair Netanyahu, a political activist. It is scheduled for release by RatPac Press in March 2027.
According to the book's description on Simon & Schuster's website, Yair claims that several Israeli institutions, including prosecutors, judges, intelligence agencies, military leadership, media organisations and foreign-funded non-governmental organisations, conspired against his father.
The description portrays Yair as a supporter of Israel and Zionism who believes that these institutions were involved in efforts to remove the prime minister from office.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been facing trial since 2020 in three corruption cases involving allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He has denied the charges. His son has repeatedly accused prosecutors and police involved in the cases of attempting to stage a coup against his father.
The book's promotional description also links the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel to what it describes as an alliance involving extremist movements and political networks seeking to destabilise Western societies.
Yair Netanyahu's Controversial Political Views
Yair Netanyahu is known for his outspoken social media posts supporting his father's political positions and promoting far-right conspiracy theories.
In 2017, he faced international criticism after sharing an image depicting Jewish philanthropist George Soros as controlling his father's political opponents. The post also received praise from the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
Earlier this week, Yair alleged that Israel's October 27 election had been rigged against his father, claiming that enemy states had bribed Arab voters.
RatPac Press, the publisher of the book, is part of RatPac Entertainment, founded by filmmaker Brett Ratner and Australian billionaire James Packer.
Ratner moved to Israel in 2023 after sexual misconduct allegations affected his Hollywood career. He has denied the allegations. In September 2023, he attended the United Nations General Assembly as a special guest of Benjamin Netanyahu and later shared a photograph with the prime minister on social media.
Packer was named in one of Netanyahu's corruption indictments, which alleged that he had given gifts of cigars and champagne to the prime minister and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, between 2014 and 2016. Packer sold his stake in RatPac in 2017.
Simon & Schuster and RatPac Entertainment did not respond to requests for comment.