Eisenkot Calls Netanyahu 'Delusional' Over Iran Nukes, Recalls 'Panic' After Oct. 7
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
National Unity party chairman Gadi Eisenkot launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him "delusional" and recalling Netanyahu's "panic" after the October 7th attacks. Eisenkot criticized Netanyahu's claims about Iran's nuclear program and campaign tactics, vowing to defeat Netanyahu and form a "Zionist majority" government within days. He also reiterated that leaders responsible for the October 7th failures, including Netanyahu, must resign.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot called Prime Minister Netanyahu "delusional" and recalled Netanyahu's "panic" after Oct. 7.
- Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of lying about destroying Iran's non-existent nuclear bombs.
- Eisenkot vowed to eliminate Hamas's military power within 18 months.
- Eisenkot pledged to form a government with an "absolute Zionist majority" soon.
- Eisenkot stated leaders responsible for Oct. 7, including Netanyahu, must resign.
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the National Unity party, intensified his attacks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with i24NEWS, three days before the elections. Eisenkot called Netanyahu "delusional" and claimed he had to "hold his hand during the panic hours" in the initial days following the October 7th Hamas attack. Eisenkot, speaking to Daniel Roth Avneri on "Weekend," pushed back against campaign attacks against him, stating, "He knows what I was as chief of staff, that I am nothing? He knows how I held his hand during the panic hours and the initial days. Am I nothing?" He characterized the statements against him as "arrogance and contempt for people," linking them to what he termed the "ethnic demon" Netanyahu has brought into Israeli politics, asserting that Netanyahu "learned nothing from October 7th."
Eisenkot also criticized "Right or Palestine" campaign posters that featured his image alongside others from his political camp. He questioned, "Me, Palestine?! Shira Shapira, Aner's mother, is Palestine?! Nir Hajbi, who lost his son, is Palestine?! Elisef Peretz, is he Palestine?!" He described this as a manifestation of the "evil spirit" Netanyahu has introduced to Israeli politics.
Further criticizing Netanyahu regarding Iran's nuclear program, Eisenkot alleged that Netanyahu claimed in a studio interview to have "destroyed the Iranian nuclear bombs." Eisenkot countered, "I state that Iran never had nuclear bombs. He is a delusional person, he knows they didn't have them." When pressed by Roth Avneri, Eisenkot elaborated that a prime minister claiming to have destroyed non-existent nuclear bombs displayed "very strange behavior that requires clarification."
Eisenkot also committed to a clear timeline for dealing with Hamas, pledging to "eliminate or dismantle Hamas's military-governing power" within a year and a half, citing his experience as commander in Judea and Samaria during the Second Intifada. Regarding Iran, he stated he would not set regime change as a war aim but would "initiate something else: destroy the Iranian nuclear program, the missile program, and the proxies." When asked about acting against Iran's Supreme Leader, Eisenkot recalled, "When I was asked about Haniyeh, I said he needs to be eliminated."
Addressing coalition possibilities, Eisenkot stated he would form a government with an "absolute Zionist majority" and was confident he would be the next prime minister within four to five days. He reiterated his stance that leaders and security officials in office during the October 7th attack should resign, holding Netanyahu primarily responsible as prime minister and thus unfit to seek public trust again.
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