Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis" in English language version.
In May 2024, Haim Rubinstein, official spokesperson for an Israeli opposition leader (Ofer Shelah), a member of the media team for an opposition party (Yesh Atid), and a former spokesman for a group of hostages' families, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "preventing a deal" due to a "conflict of interest": when "the hostages are released, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir will leave the government because they’ll think the price was too high ... Netanyahu knows that if he goes to elections at this time he won't be able to form a new government, and he is motivated by cold political considerations."Allon, Gideon (26 April 2024). "'No doubt' Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
Haim Rubinstein, official spokesperson for an Israeli opposition leader (Ofer Shelah) and a member of the media team for an opposition party (Yesh Atid), served until April 2024 as the spokesman of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum representing the families of the hostages. Rubinstein contradicted the above official contemporaneous public statement of the Hamas military spokesperson by claiming six months later that his group "found out that Hamas had offered on October 9 or 10 to release all the civilian hostages in exchange for the IDF not entering the [Gaza] Strip, but the [Israeli] government rejected the offer."Allon, Gideon (26 April 2024). "'No doubt' Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 May 2024. Rubinstein did not cite any source for his claim.
In May 2024, Haim Rubinstein, official spokesperson for an Israeli opposition leader (Ofer Shelah), a member of the media team for an opposition party (Yesh Atid), and a former spokesman for a group of hostages' families, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "preventing a deal" due to a "conflict of interest": when "the hostages are released, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir will leave the government because they’ll think the price was too high ... Netanyahu knows that if he goes to elections at this time he won't be able to form a new government, and he is motivated by cold political considerations."Allon, Gideon (26 April 2024). "'No doubt' Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
Haim Rubinstein, official spokesperson for an Israeli opposition leader (Ofer Shelah) and a member of the media team for an opposition party (Yesh Atid), served until April 2024 as the spokesman of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum representing the families of the hostages. Rubinstein contradicted the above official contemporaneous public statement of the Hamas military spokesperson by claiming six months later that his group "found out that Hamas had offered on October 9 or 10 to release all the civilian hostages in exchange for the IDF not entering the [Gaza] Strip, but the [Israeli] government rejected the offer."Allon, Gideon (26 April 2024). "'No doubt' Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 May 2024. Rubinstein did not cite any source for his claim.
In May 2024, Haim Rubinstein, official spokesperson for an Israeli opposition leader (Ofer Shelah), a member of the media team for an opposition party (Yesh Atid), and a former spokesman for a group of hostages' families, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "preventing a deal" due to a "conflict of interest": when "the hostages are released, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir will leave the government because they’ll think the price was too high ... Netanyahu knows that if he goes to elections at this time he won't be able to form a new government, and he is motivated by cold political considerations."Allon, Gideon (26 April 2024). "'No doubt' Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
