Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot condemned what he called wanton incitement against the military chief at a rally in Bnei Brak on Monday night, attended by coalition allies of Prime Minister Netanyahu, warning it effectively sanctions violence against IDF commanders and soldiers.
Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday morning sharply condemned the incitement directed at the current IDF chief of staff at a rally in Bnei Brak the previous night. In a statement quoted by N12, Eisenkot described the event, which was attended by coalition partners of Prime Minister Netanyahu, as a "wanton crossing of a red line" that effectively sanctions violence against the commanders and soldiers of the IDF. The condemnation follows The Zioneer's earlier report on the same rally, where a Haredi rabbi was quoted cursing the IDF chief. Eisenkot, a former security chief now leading an opposition party, has been a frequent critic of the Netanyahu government's policies and rhetoric, but this is among his most direct interventions on the issue of military hierarchy and incitement. The statement did not name specific coalition members at the rally.
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