Netanyahu Aide Mocks Former IDF Chief Eisenkot in Social Media Spat
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- Netanyahu aide mocked MK Gadi Eisenkot on social media.
- The spat concerned Eisenkot's challenge for a televised debate with Netanyahu.
- Eisenkot had questioned Netanyahu about his fears regarding the debate.
- The aide listed trivial fears, including Eisenkot speaking at the UN.
- The Prime Minister's office appears unwilling to participate in the debate.
A sharp political exchange has erupted on social media between Likud and MK and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, as the upcoming elections approach. The dispute escalated after Eisenkot directly addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X (formerly Twitter), asking, "What are you afraid of?" following Netanyahu's refusal to accept an invitation for a public televised debate. Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Netanyahu, responded to Eisenkot's post with a sarcastic list of things he truly fears. Urich's list included "forgetting hard-boiled eggs on the stove, a mistake in a Wolt delivery, canned mushrooms on pizza, running out of dog poop bags mid-walk, and you speaking at the UN."
The controversy began when Eisenkot challenged Netanyahu to a live televised debate. The Likud party dismissed the invitation, questioning if Eisenkot would appear "alone or with Mansour Abbas, Tibi, and Yair Golan." Urich had previously commented that the call for a debate at this stage indicated "panic." His latest mocking response suggests that the Prime Minister's circle has no intention of participating in the requested debate.
