On Sunday, Netanyahu attacked Peleg on Twitter for publicizing a testimony about Netanyahu's use of sinus medicine on Channel 12, calling the quote "fake news."
על זה הוציאו רבע מיליארד ש״ח בחקירות נגדי? גיא פלג וחדשות 12 בשיא חדש של פייק ניוז. תחרות צמודה בדרך לתואר הפייק ניוז השבועי! https://t.co/QhNRHXLKCR
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) July 7, 2019
Peleg responded in a tweet, saying "Mr. Netanyahu, let's tell the truth for once. You're the one who asked that this quote from Shefer's questioning be added in."
Barak used the opportunity to attack Netanyahu, tweeting, "The shame of the dweller of [the official residence of] Balfour has been revealed. Who would have believed that this is what the prime minister of Israel is dealing with?! As Netanyahu himself said about Olmert: 'A prime minister who is buried up to his neck in probes cannot function ...' Sad."
נחשפת ערוותו של מאחז העיניים מבלפור. מישהו היה מאמין שבזה מתעסק ראש ממשלת ישראל?!כפי שאמר נתניהו עצמו על אולמרט:׳ראש ממשלה ששקוע עד צוואר בחקירות - לא יכול לתפקד...' עצוב pic.twitter.com/WaYejGbH5g
— אהוד ברק (@barak_ehud) July 8, 2019
On Sunday, Netanyahu and Barak fought over Twitter, where Netanyahu posted an article about alleged pedophile and sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on Saturday night in New York on sex trafficking charges. Netanyahu complained that the Israeli media was not criticizing Barak over his connections to Epstein.
Barak responded by turning the tables on Netanyahu.
“It pains me that people I know have gotten in trouble with the law,” Barak wrote on Twitter. “First came Netanyahu and now Epstein. I hope for both of them that the truth will come to light.”
Netanyahu began the social media battle on Sunday by calling Barak’s new Israel Democratic Party a joke, when speaking to supporters live on Facebook during a visit to a Jerusalem coffee shop.
Gil Hoffman, Yvette J. Deane contributed to this report.