Journalist Ben Caspit Urges Netanyahu to Debate Gadi Eisenkot
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
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- Journalist Ben Caspit urged PM Netanyahu to debate Gadi Eisenkot.
- Caspit called Netanyahu a "cowardly honorable sir" for avoiding the debate.
- He argued Netanyahu is more verbal and excels on television.
- Eisenkot's campaign is actively seeking a televised debate.
- Critics on the right suggest the debate is an opposition poll tactic.
Journalist and presenter Ben Caspit has sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to participate in a direct televised debate with Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the center-left bloc. Caspit directly addressed Netanyahu during a radio broadcast, urging him to face Eisenkot before the elections. "I repeat my call to Netanyahu: my cowardly honorable sir, come to a debate with Gadi Eisenkot. Between us, you have an advantage in terms of speaking. In actions, a little less, what are you afraid of?" Caspit argued that Netanyahu, who excels in the media, has no reason to avoid such a confrontation. "I don't think Netanyahu can say 'this is not my field.' Netanyahu is Mr. Television, he is much more verbal than Eisenkot. I appeal to my cowardly honorable sir, go to the debate!"
Caspit's remarks come amid increasing calls from Eisenkot's campaign headquarters for a televised debate with Netanyahu. There is also criticism from the right that this is an attempt by the opposition to improve its standing in the polls. Shimon Riklin was also quoted as estimating, "He is going to win."
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