For decades, the medical evidence was unequivocal: Yoni Netanyahu, the prime minister's brother, was killed by Ugandan fire at Entebbe. So why accuse Israeli Sayeret Matkal veterans of killing their own commander?Amir Oren02:17 PM • July 21 2026 IDTJust over a week after Operation Entebbe, at the end of the shivah for Yoni Netanyahu, Benzion Netanyahu summoned Dr. Eran Dolev to a meeting at a hotel on the Herzliya coast.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuHistoryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran2026 World CupResettle GazaIsrael ElectionsWest Bank settlers HemisphericHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Netanyahu Family Knows How Yoni Died. Why Revive the Blood Libel?Cash-strapped and Cornered, the Palestinian Authority Gets CreativeIsrael's Embarrassing Turnaround on the Armenian GenocideThe Democrats Primary: Netanyahu's Oct. 7 Government Jumpstarted Israel's LeftEngraved Reed Found From Middle Bronze Age: Did It Have Meaning?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop ThemNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Between Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic Vote
Opinion | The Netanyahu family knows how Yoni died. Why revive the blood libel?
For decades, the medical evidence was unequivocal: Yoni Netanyahu, the prime minister's brother, was killed by Ugandan fire at Entebbe. So why accuse Israeli Sayeret Matkal veterans of killing their own commander?






