Lieberman Accuses Eisenkot of Planning Coalition with Netanyahu
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Avigdor Lieberman accused Gadi Eisenkot of planning to form a government with Benjamin Netanyahu after the elections, violating opposition agreements. Lieberman claimed Eisenkot aims to negotiate from strength and secure a rotation premiership. Benny Gantz countered that Lieberman is lashing out after his own minority government plan was exposed, and that Lieberman has achieved far less than he and Eisenkot for Israel.
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- Avigdor Lieberman accused Gadi Eisenkot of planning to form a government with Benjamin Netanyahu post-election.
- Lieberman claims Eisenkot seeks to surpass Likud and negotiate from a position of strength.
- Benny Gantz criticized Lieberman, stating he is lashing out due to his own failed minority government plan.
- Gantz asserted Lieberman has achieved less for Israel than he and Eisenkot combined.
- Lieberman compared Eisenkot's political inexperience to that of former chiefs of staff Benny Gantz and Yitzhak Rabin.
Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has accused Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the National Unity party, of violating an agreement among opposition bloc leaders reached in late September. Lieberman stated that Eisenkot is planning his actions for the day after the elections, aiming not to be the largest party within the "service bloc" but to surpass Likud and negotiate from a position of strength to form a government with Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Lieberman, Eisenkot seeks to establish a government with Netanyahu, Goldknopf, and Deri, keeping a minority government option open as leverage to secure the first premiership in a rotation agreement. Lieberman added that Eisenkot's "lack of political experience is a phenomenon we have already observed in the past with chiefs of staff who entered politics," drawing parallels to Benny Gantz and Yitzhak Rabin.
Benny Gantz responded sharply to Lieberman's remarks, asserting that in 30 years of Israeli politics, Lieberman has achieved less than 10 percent of what he and Gadi Eisenkot have done for the State of Israel. Gantz claimed that since he exposed Lieberman's plan to form a minority government with Bennett and Arab parties, Lieberman has been "nervous and striking out in all directions."
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