Prime Minister Netanyahu said he will work to establish a national unity government, according to a report. In response, Gadi Eisenkot, chair of the Yashar party, accused Netanyahu of using the term as a cynical election campaign tactic. The exchange comes ahead of the upcoming elections.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that he will work to form a national unity government, according to sources. The statement was met with a sharp retort from Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, who said Netanyahu is cynically using the unity concept as a campaign gimmick.
Eisenkot has previously clashed with Netanyahu over unity — as The Zioneer reported last Saturday, Eisenkot rejected Netanyahu's remarks and called the prime minister unfit to lecture on unity. Netanyahu had earlier laid out a vision for a broad national unity government, asserting principles including opposition to a Palestinian state. The exchange marks the latest flare-up in election-season rhetoric between the two camps.
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