WATCH: Netanyahu, Barak take to social media to throw shade at one another
After PM Netanyahu took a jab at Barak in a viral video posted to his Facebook page, Barak fought back in his own sharply-worded post.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Ehud Barak at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 8, 2009.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByGIL HOFFMANUpdated: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started fighting back late on Monday night after months of anti-Netanyahu videos being posted by former prime minister Ehud Barak on Facebook and Twitter.The prime minister smiled when he imitated Barak, mocking his lisp and his prediction that Israel would suffer from a “diplomatic tsunami.”“Israel is a country that countries around the world are seeking out, appreciate and admire,” Netanyahu said. “Where is the isolation? Where is the tsunami? It’s the opposite. Israel goes everywhere.”Barak responded immediately with his own video, in which he accused the prime minister of acting as the real editor of the pro-Netanyahu newspaper Israel Hayom, which Barak called an illegal gift worth hundreds of millions of shekels. He said the newspaper prints Netanyahu’s political spin for free.“Yes, Bibi, the tsunami of corruption came faster than the diplomatic tsunami,” Barak said.