Israeli politicians were quick to respond to the social media firestorm.On Twitter, Ehud Barak asked, “Is this what the boy hears at home? Is it genetics or his very own mental illness? No matter, at any rate, we should pay for his mental therapist and not his security detail and personal driver.”Yair quickly posted a Facebook post in retaliation claiming that Ehud Barak "reeks of whiskey" and that "he needs a geriatric evaluation."Labor leader Isaac Herzog responded to the Tweet by stating, “Every Jew should feel revulsion and shame this cartoon, [in the style of] the pages of [Nazi newspaper] Der Stürmer, that came out of the home of the prime minister and embraced by antisemites. Delete it, apologize, speak out against it.”Communications Minister Ayoub Kara defended Netanyahu on Sunday, telling Israeli radio that he's "just a kid playing on Facebook." Kara further said that Yair may have been "driven crazy" by the criminal allegations being leveled at his parents and that if his parents were being attacked, he would do the same.Netanyahu's son posts a meme suggesting (((Soros))) is controlling the world: "Meme rife with anti-Semitic themes"https://t.co/6WxSTUNU4e
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) September 9, 2017
Yair Netanyahu is not a stranger to social media controversies. In July, he attacked Molad, a progressive think tank, and Ariel Olmert, the son of former prime minister Ehud Olmert. In a Facebook post in response to Molad's post titled “Five things you did not know about Yair Netanyahu,” Yair accused the organization of trying to destroy Israel and Ariel Olmert of having a homosexual relationship with a Palestinian."There are a few problems with this story. The first is that it’s made-up lies. I like women and share my life with a female partner and my daughter," Olmert said in response. “The bigger problem is the racism and homophobia dripping from this story... And for dessert, you decided to claim that we, my imaginary friend and I, harmed national security. Good for you.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to respond to the allegations surrounding his son's Facebook post.Hagay Hacohen contributed to this story.זה מה שהילד שומע בבית? מה זה, גנטיקה או מחלת רוח עצמונית? לא משנה. בכל מקרה כדאי מאוד שנממן לו פסיכיאטר, ולא אבטחה ונהג צמוד pic.twitter.com/JOc4vCk8rv
— אהוד ברק (@barak_ehud) September 9, 2017