Gadi Eisenkot Expresses Deep Contempt for Netanyahu's Campaign Tactics
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Gadi Eisenkot expressed "deep contempt" for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his team over a controversial AI campaign video. The video, which viewers believed depicted Eisenkot's deceased son, sparked outrage. Netanyahu's Likud party denied the resemblance, and the Prime Minister later released a modified version of the video. Eisenkot stated his wife also felt "great anger" over the clip.
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- Gadi Eisenkot expressed "deep contempt" for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign tactics.
- A controversial AI video released by Netanyahu's Likud party depicted Eisenkot embracing Mansour Abbas.
- Viewers claimed the video's depiction of a young man resembled Eisenkot's son, Gal, who was killed in Gaza.
- Eisenkot's wife, Hana, reacted with "great anger" to the video.
- Netanyahu later released a revised version of the video and accused critics of spreading "false conspiracies."
Former IDF Chief of Staff and Yisrael! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot has spoken out about a controversial AI-generated campaign video released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party in July. The video depicted Eisenkot running towards a young man labeled "Unity of Israel" but then veering off to embrace Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party. Many viewers claimed the young man resembled Gal Eisenkot, Gadi Eisenkot's son who was killed in Gaza.
In an interview segment to be aired on Thursday, Eisenkot described his reaction upon seeing the video. "Deep contempt for Netanyahu and his circle," he stated, questioning their motives and accusing them of perpetuating "hatred and fear" for decades. He revealed that one of his aides showed him the video.
When asked about his wife Hana's reaction, Eisenkot said she felt "great anger" and that the video had indeed hurt her, reopening the painful memory of their son's death. The Likud party had previously vehemently denied that the young man in the video represented Gal Eisenkot, calling the comparison baseless.
Following the widespread criticism, Netanyahu released an altered version of the video, replacing the young man with a woman. He also posted a message on social media denouncing what he called "shocking attempts by extremists online to create false conspiracies," and suggested the criticism aimed to distract from his campaign's message that Eisenkot would need the support of Arab parties and Yair Golan to form a government.
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