Feiglin Slams Eisenkot Over Claims of Armed Civilians Attacking Villages

Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, launched a sharp attack against Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of "Yashar," following statements attributed to Eisenkot alleging that armed Israeli civilians enter Palestinian villages and open fire. Feiglin vehemently denied these claims, challenging Eisenkot to provide evidence.

"Mr. Eisenkot, let's talk facts: give one name. One name of an Arab in the last ten years who was killed by a settler or a hill youth who proactively went to his village and murdered him there. You have no such name," Feiglin stated. He asserted that any instances where Arabs were killed in the context Eisenkot alluded to were strictly in self-defense against terrorists who infiltrated communities, attempted to harm residents, and were neutralized by security forces or emergency response teams.

Feiglin accused Eisenkot of misrepresenting events, claiming, "You took the neutralization of terrorists and invented a narrative about 'civilians entering villages and murdering', this is a gross lie and incitement with no basis in reality." He further argued that individuals unable to define the enemy eventually turn Jewish settlers into the enemy, portraying those defending their homes as aggressors. Feiglin concluded by stating that while residents of Judea and Samaria face daily attacks and loss of life, Eisenkot chooses to echo accusations against the public that is physically defending the country.