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Behadrei HaredimPolitics

Netanyahu Advisor Mocks Eisenkot, Gets Hit Back Over Qatar Ties

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Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, released a video mocking Gadi Eisenkot by simulating a phone hack. Eisenkot retaliated by questioning Netanyahu's security, referencing Qatar ties and fuel for Gaza. The exchange escalated into a dispute over phone security and alleged foreign connections.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Yonatan Urich, Netanyahu's advisor, released a video mocking Gadi Eisenkot via a simulated phone hack.
  • The video featured Eisenkot's alleged statements on a Palestinian state and Arab party cooperation.
  • Eisenkot responded by questioning Netanyahu's security and referencing Qatar ties.
  • The dispute shifted to an exchange about phone security and alleged foreign connections.

Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, published a video mocking Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party. The video simulated a phone hack, revealing Eisenkot's alleged statements on Mansour Abbas, a Palestinian state, and potential political cooperation with Arab parties. It included claims that Eisenkot and Avigdor Lieberman would form a left-wing government with Yair Golan and Arab parties.

Eisenkot responded not by addressing the political claims directly, but by using the same phone-hacking theme to criticize Urich and Netanyahu. He questioned Netanyahu's ability to protect national interests, referencing alleged ties between individuals close to the Prime Minister and entities acting for Qatar during the war. Eisenkot linked this to his criticism of Netanyahu's policy regarding fuel supplies to Gaza.

The exchange, initially intended by Urich to discredit Eisenkot's political positions, evolved into a back-and-forth over the security of their respective phones and alleged foreign connections.

Behadrei HaredimHaredi · Jerusalem

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