The Likud party demanded MK Gadi Eisenkot delete a video in which he recounts his life story and military service, calling it 'a desperate, irrelevant and invalid attempt to harm the central candidate to replace Netanyahu.' In response, Likud said: 'Gadi, stop whining, you are breaking the law.'
The latest development comes as tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot continue to escalate. Earlier Tuesday, as The Zioneer reported, Eisenkot attacked Netanyahu after the Central Elections Committee ordered the removal of a campaign video from Netanyahu's social media accounts. Now, Likud has demanded that Eisenkot delete a video in which he recounts his life and military service, accusing him of breaking the law. The party called the video 'a desperate, irrelevant and invalid attempt to harm the central candidate to replace Netanyahu.' This is the latest in a series of confrontations between the two sides. In recent weeks, Likud has run aggressive campaign ads targeting Eisenkot, who has challenged Netanyahu to a public debate and has seen his popularity rise in polls, according to N12 and other reports. Eisenkot has also petitioned the elections committee to remove campaign videos by other Likud leaders. The law referenced by Likud is not specified in the report.
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