Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said Friday he is in a sharp dispute with former IDF chief of staff and opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot over the so-called Fayyad plan, a framework for Palestinian statehood. Bennett's statement, posted by a subscribed channel, marks a rare public airing of internal opposition divisions over the plan.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said Friday he is in a sharp dispute with former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot over the Fayyad plan, as reported by a subscribed channel. The Fayyad plan, named after former Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad, is a framework for establishing a Palestinian state through institution-building, and has been a point of contention in Israeli political discourse. The statement is a rare public acknowledgment of internal opposition divisions, as Bennett and Eisenkot are both seen as potential candidates to replace the current government. As The Zioneer reported in June, an analysis described the internal rivalry between the two as a 'civil war' hurting the opposition. Bennett did not elaborate on the specifics of his disagreement. The exchange was posted without video or additional context, and no other source has independently confirmed the statement.
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