Bardugo attacks: Eisenkot checked with me in the past about joining Likud, claimed he is "more right-wing than Netanyahu"
Yaakov Bardugo, a Likud candidate, attacks Yashar! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, claiming that Eisenkot was the one who approached him four years ago and examined the possibility of joining Likud, while presenting himself as "more right-wing than Netanyahu." Bardugo adds that Eisenkot concealed his left-wing positions regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state and partnership with Arab parties. The remarks come in response to an interview Eisenkot gave on "Sofshavua," in which he claimed Netanyahu sent Bardugo to him and offered him the position of defense minister.
Yaakov Bardugo, a Likud candidate placed 11th on the list, attacks Yashar! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, claiming that Eisenkot was the one who initiated contact with him four years ago, before the previous elections, to examine the possibility of joining Likud. Bardugo claims that Eisenkot presented himself at the time as "more right-wing than Netanyahu" and concealed his positions regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state and his desire for partnership with Arab parties, which Bardugo calls "Arab parties that say Hamas is a charity organization." The remarks come in response to an interview Eisenkot gave on the program "Sofshavua" with Daniel Roth-Avnery, in which Eisenkot said that Netanyahu sent Bardugo to him and offered him to be the Likud candidate for the position of defense minister, an offer he rejected. In the interview, Eisenkot also spoke about his part in the war cabinet after October 7 and about the possibility of forming a government with Arab parties, saying that Ra'am does not accept his principles. The article presents a sharp political confrontation between two figures against the backdrop of the election campaign, focusing on claims of concealing true positions.