A Likud campaign strategy document outlines the party's messaging against opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. The memo instructs campaigners to portray Eisenkot as left-wing, arguing he would have opposed the beeper operation, the elimination of Nasrallah, Haniyeh, Deif, and Sinwar, and the strike on Iran. It also claims Eisenkot cannot form a government without Arab parties and Yair Golan, and distances from Haredi parties.
The Likud party has circulated a campaign strategy document outlining its messaging against opposition leader and Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, according to the document. The memo instructs campaigners to define Eisenkot as left-wing, arguing that under his leadership, Israel would not have carried out the beeper operation, the elimination of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, or the strike on Iran. It also claims Eisenkot cannot form a government without the support of Arab parties and Yair Golan's party, and identifies him as the weak link in the change bloc. The document further advises distancing from the Haredi parties and promises a 'broad national unity government,' concluding with a reference to 'the deep state.'
The memorandum comes as Eisenkot has solidified his position as the leading opposition candidate for prime minister, having overtaken Naftali Bennett in recent polls. As The Zioneer previously reported, Likud in July told its ministers that the party would not sit under center-left figures like Eisenkot, and that only Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could form a broad national government.
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