MK Gadi Eisenkot responded Friday evening to Yuli Edelstein's announcement that he would not run in Likud primaries, posting on X that he hopes Edelstein will serve as a model for other Likud members unwilling to 'endanger state security and promote draft evasion in the name of narrow politics' and who are 'disgusted with the culture of lies and intimidation.' The statement was reported by N12's Daphna Liel.
MK Gadi Eisenkot responded Friday evening to Yuli Edelstein's announcement that he would not run in the Likud primaries, posting on X that he hopes Edelstein will serve as a model for other Likud members unwilling to 'endanger state security and promote draft evasion in the name of narrow politics' and who are 'disgusted with the culture of lies and intimidation.' Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff and current member of the Knesset, has been a prominent critic of the current coalition's policies on conscription. The statement was reported by N12's Daphna Liel.
3 developments
- DevelopingEdelstein tells N12 he can no longer justify Likud policies, will form new unity government framework
- DevelopingYuli Edelstein expected to leave Likud, reportedly in talks with Erdan, Shaked
- DevelopingLikud tells ministers: We will not sit under center-left figures like Eisenkot
- StrongTelegram analysis warns Likud against ethnic-bloc campaigning, says it could boost Eisenkot
Source and signal
- Internal intake