The Likud party accused opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot of using IDF soldiers in his campaign video in violation of the law, according to a Likud statement. The party called on Eisenkot to 'stop whining,' following an earlier demand that he delete the video.
The Likud party formally accused opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday afternoon of using IDF soldiers in his campaign video in violation of the law. The accusation, issued shortly after 16:26 Jerusalem, escalated a dispute that began minutes earlier when Likud demanded the video's removal and told Eisenkot to "stop whining," as The Zioneer reported at 16:26.
The earlier demand followed an attack by Eisenkot on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Central Elections Committee ordered the removal of a Netanyahu campaign video, also reported by The Zioneer. Likud's new statement cites a specific legal prohibition on the use of soldiers in political propaganda, adding a formal charge to the earlier rhetoric.
The Zioneer has reported on the intensifying campaign, including a Likud ad targeting Eisenkot's rising poll numbers on July 6 and Eisenkot's warnings to the coalition over security costs on July 10. The exchange over the video is the latest in a series of confrontations between the parties.
The legal claim remains an assertion by Likud; no independent verification or ruling from the Central Elections Committee has been issued.
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