The draft reaches the campaign: Eisenkot opens a new front against Deri

The Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, demands that Shas remove a campaign ad, 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 ad titled "A Father's Life." The party claims the ad 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 ad following a demand from Likud, and the parties are waging a parallel legal battle over the public agenda.