Minister Nir Barkat (Likud) attacked former IDF chief of staff and war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday, accusing him of seeking to bring 150,000 Palestinian workers into Israel, erase the government's achievements, and build a Palestinian state, according to a Channel 14 report. Barkat said Eisenkot's associates ask themselves 'what they need to do to be seen as right-wing,' implying they know they are not.
Minister Nir Barkat (Likud) escalated his political attacks on Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday, accusing the former IDF chief of staff and war cabinet observer of advocating policies that would roll back Israel's security gains. Barkat's remarks, reported by Channel 14, come as a direct challenge to Eisenkot's growing influence in the opposition.
Barkat has previously criticized Eisenkot, calling him a 'leftist who believes in a Palestinian state' in June. The Zioneer has also reported on Eisenkot's proposal to bring 150,000 Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria into Israel, which Barkat now frames as a security threat. The exchange highlights the deepening political rift within Israel's security establishment, pitting Likud ministers against the former military chief who now leads the opposition Yashar party.
Eisenkot has not yet responded to the latest remarks. The attack underscores the coalition's effort to paint the opposition as ideologically aligned with Palestinian statehood, a charge Eisenkot denies.
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- DevelopingMinister Barkat calls Eisenkot a 'leftist who believes in a Palestinian state'
- DevelopingEisenkot: If elected, I will end the war and bring back Palestinian workers
- DevelopingBardugo: Eisenkot seeks to defeat Israel, not win for it
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