Eisenkot Campaign Manager Faces Internal Criticism Ahead of Elections
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- Eisenkot's "Yashar" party faces internal conflict before elections.
- Senior members accuse campaign manager Ronen Menelis of exclusion.
- A confrontation occurred between Menelis and list member Shaul Meridor.
- The party claims Meridor and Menelis spoke frequently.
Internal conflict has erupted within Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party less than a month before elections, with senior party members expressing sharp criticism of campaign manager Ronen Menelis. According to these sources, Menelis is excluding party list members from key decisions and campaign moves, leading to escalating tension.
The friction reportedly reached a peak in recent weeks with a confrontation between Menelis and Shaul Meridor, who is ranked seventh on the "Yashar" list. Meridor, who has long been associated with Eisenkot, allegedly felt sidelined from campaign decision-making. This reportedly led to a shouting match between Meridor and Menelis, and a subsequent estrangement.
Some within the party view this incident as a symptom of a broader issue: a campaign managed in a highly centralized manner around Menelis, while senior list members feel excluded from shaping the path to the elections.
The "Yashar" party responded to the reports by stating, "We estimate that the number of times Shaul Meridor and Ronen Menelis spoke with each other just in the last 24 hours is many times greater than the number of times [Likud campaign figures] Yonatan Urich and Tzvi Brodt spoke with members of the Likud list."
