Heritage Minister Amichai Shikli (Likud) accused opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot of projecting unity publicly while working to form a minority government. The statement, reported by Channel 14, escalates Coalition political attacks against the former IDF chief ahead of the upcoming election.
Heritage Minister Amichai Shikli (Likud) sharpened the Coalition's political line against opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Monday afternoon, accusing him of seeking to form a minority government backed by those he described as 'refuseniks and the Kaplan protest.' The remarks, delivered in a Channel 14 interview, assert that Eisenkot's public calls for unity mask a plan to establish a government dependent on Arab parties and the left-wing protest movement.
The attack comes amid a series of similar Coalition broadsides against the former IDF chief of staff turned opposition figure. As The Zioneer reported over recent weeks, other senior Likud figures—including ministers Nir Barkat and Yoav Kisch—have leveled similar accusations, framing Eisenkot as a leftist whose stated unity rhetoric conflicts with his political alliances. Political commentator Amit Segal (N12) has mapped the emerging electoral race between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Eisenkot, while analyst Chaim Cohen has assessed that the government is positioning the former general as the center-left's candidate.
Shikli's accusation follows a pattern of Coalition messaging that seeks to tie Eisenkot to protest movements and political elements considered beyond the pale by the right-wing base. The statement itself is a single-source report from Channel 14 and has not been independently corroborated; Eisenkot's office has not yet responded.
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