Journalist Gilad Zwick, who was recently appointed as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's media advisor, retracted remarks he had previously published in opposition to US President Joe Biden.
Zwick, who previously worked for Channel 14 and Israel Hayom, had dubbed Biden "unfit" for the presidency, accused him of "destroying America," and shared claims by supporters of former President Donald Trump regarding election fraud in the 2020 election.
Last June, Zwick wrote: "The media is doing everything to hide that Biden is not fit, but the Chinese, Russians, and Iranians aren't stupid; they understand that there's no one in charge in Washington." A year earlier, the journalist wrote, "Slowly but surely, Biden's destroying America."
Today, as mentioned, Zwick disavowed these remarks, writing on Twitter: "I was a private citizen when I wrote the tweets about President Biden. I don't hold those views today, and I will act in a completely professional manner in the Prime Minister's Office.