Netanyahu to Yedioth: I have experience with binoculars

During visit to Gaza border, PM Benjamin Netanyahu photographed during brief moment in which he was looking through covered binoculars • Netanyahu pokes fun at Yedioth's Ynet website after it runs photo at top of its home page for hours.

During a visit to the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin was photographed during a brief instant in which he was looking through compact binoculars while the lens caps were still on. Netanyahu quickly removed the lens caps, but the Ynet website, which belongs to the Yedioth Ahronoth, chose to feature the picture at the top of its home page for several hours on Tuesday, with the headline, "The situation here is under control."

The incident sparked memories of a similar occurrence in 2007, when then-Defense Minister Amir Peretz was photographed viewing a military exercise through covered binoculars. Peretz's image was already tainted by his performance as defense minister during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, and the binoculars incident was widely viewed as further evidence of his lack of suitability for the post.

In a sarcastic Facebook post on Tuesday night, Netanyahu took a swipe at Yedioth Ahronoth, writing, "I want to reassure Ynet and Yedioth: I have some experience with bird watching binoculars." Attached to the post was a photo of Netanyahu from his time as an officer in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit. In the photo, a pair of binoculars is strapped to the young Netanyahu's chest.

While at the Gaza border on Tuesday, Netanyahu was briefed on the security situation in the area. "We are fighting for Israel's security on a number of fronts -- the Temple Mount, Judea and Samaria and Gaza," Netanyahu said. "Any of these fronts could ignite and set the others ablaze."

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