Bardugo Claims Eisenkot Sought Likud Entry, Defense Minister Role
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Journalist Yaakov Bardugo claimed on i24NEWS that Gadi Eisenkot sought to join the Likud party and become Defense Minister before the 26th Knesset elections. Bardugo also stated Eisenkot believed Iran could be a nuclear power and that he would need to ally with figures like Tibi and Mansour Abbas. Bardugo admitted he was unaware of Eisenkot's "left-wing positions" when they met.
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- Yaakov Bardugo claims Gadi Eisenkot wanted to join Likud and be Defense Minister.
- Bardugo stated Eisenkot believed Iran could be a nuclear power.
- Bardugo said Eisenkot would need Tibi and Mansour Abbas to form a government.
- Bardugo admitted he was unaware of Eisenkot's "left-wing positions" during talks.
- Bardugo was placed 11th on the Likud list for the 26th Knesset elections.
Journalist Yaakov Bardugo stated on i24NEWS that Gadi Eisenkot had approached him before the 26th Knesset elections expressing a desire to join the Likud party led by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Bardugo also claimed Eisenkot believed it was possible to "contain" a nuclear Iran and that Eisenkot would need to form a government with figures like Tibi and Mansour Abbas. Bardugo asserted that Eisenkot's worldview is that of the left, and that he himself only realized the "depth of the political rift" in Eisenkot during a series of meetings.
Bardugo's statements came in response to a claim that Bardugo had previously offered Eisenkot the position of Defense Minister. Bardugo, who is described as close to the Prime Minister and was himself placed 11th on the Likud list for the 26th Knesset elections in September 2026, acknowledged that Eisenkot had sought to join Likud and negotiate for the Defense Minister role. Bardugo admitted that at the time he was negotiating with Eisenkot, he was unaware of Eisenkot's "left-wing positions."
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