Netanyahu Pursues Ex-IDF Chief Gabi Ashkenazi for Likud Party List
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively working behind the scenes to recruit former IDF Chief of Staff and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to join the Likud party's Knesset list. Recent efforts have gained momentum, with several prominent Likud-affiliated mayors reportedly engaging with Ashkenazi to persuade him to accept a protected spot on the party's slate.
The Likud party views Ashkenazi as a valuable addition, aiming to position him as the party's senior security figure ahead of the upcoming elections. While attempts to bring Ashkenazi into the party are not new, the approaching deadline for finalizing party lists has intensified these efforts, with a push for a decision in the near future.
Ashkenazi previously served as the 19th Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2011 and later as Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2020 in the government led by Netanyahu.
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