Likud launches campaign against Eisenkot in Arabic – Yashar! demands removal

The Yashar! party sent an urgent legal notice to Likud's legal advisor demanding the removal of billboards placed in Jerusalem and other locations, featuring Gadi Eisenkot alongside other political figures with Arabic-only text. The party claims the signs mislead the public, as they are designed in Yashar!'s colors without clear party identification in Hebrew.

The Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, sent an urgent legal notice to Likud's legal advisor, attorney Ilan Bombach, demanding the immediate removal of billboards placed in Jerusalem and other locations across the country. The signs feature the figures of left-wing bloc and Arab party leaders with the Arabic text: "This is not Yashar! This is left!" The letter, sent through attorneys Uri Haberman and Adi Marenberg, attacks the move, arguing that Likud uses advertisements designed in Yashar!'s colors while displaying Eisenkot's image alongside other political figures and text in Arabic only. According to party representatives, the lack of clear party identification in Hebrew misleads voters who do not read Arabic, potentially causing the public to attribute the ad to Yashar! or mistakenly believe it was done with its consent. The legal notice emphasizes that this constitutes deliberate deception and a serious concern for violating the identification and transparency requirements of election law, as well as unfair interference with a competing party's election campaign. Yashar! calls on Likud to stop hiding behind their images and colors, issuing an ultimatum demanding an official response and a commitment to remove the misleading signage, along with a public clarification in Hebrew.