Draft reaches the campaign: Eisenkot opens a new front against Deri

The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, demands that Shas remove a campaign video, claiming it illegally uses IDF soldiers and party symbols. Shas responded with an attack, accusing Eisenkot of legitimizing the Muslim Brotherhood, and rejected the claims. The dispute reflects the centrality of the draft issue in the election campaign.

The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has opened a new front against Shas in the election campaign, demanding the removal of a Shas campaign video titled "A Father's Life." The party claims the video illegally uses IDF soldiers and the party's letters, and that it is hypocritical given Shas's policy on the issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription. Shas responded with a sharp attack, accusing Eisenkot of legitimizing Mansour Abbas and the Muslim Brotherhood, and rejected the claims regarding the use of the IDF. The current dispute is part of a broader trend of using campaign laws and warning letters between the competing parties. Yashar itself was required last week to remove an advertisement following a demand from Likud, and the parties are waging a parallel legal battle over the public agenda.