MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) warned in an interview with Israel News Channel that a government led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot would be worse than the government that signed the Oslo Accords. Rothman said the damage from a left-wing government would be immediate and long-term, and that 'it is much easier to spoil than to fix.'
MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) warned Tuesday that a government led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot would be "worse than the Oslo government," in an interview with Israel News Channel. Rothman said the Oslo Accords, which he described as having sown the seeds for ongoing damage, took time to exact their price, but a left-wing government would cause immediate and "almost inconceivable" long-term harm.
As The Zioneer has reported, several right-wing figures have recently issued similar warnings about the prospect of an Eisenkot-led government. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday that the right is in a "coma" and warned that Eisenkot would reverse policies in Judea and Samaria. MK Tzvi Succot warned Monday that a left-wing government would create a "terrorist state" in the heart of the country. The Likud party has also circulated a message refusing to serve under Eisenkot, characterizing him as left-wing.
Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, has positioned himself as a centrist alternative. The political discourse comes as the current coalition faces potential instability, with opposition parties seeking to form an alternative government. Rothman's remarks reflect deepening right-wing opposition to any scenario that places Eisenkot in the prime minister's office.
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