Netanyahu Confidante Eshel Asked Ra'am Leader Abbas About Eisenkot Coalition
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Natan Eshel, a confidante of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, repeatedly contacted Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas to dissuade him from supporting Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party. Eshel inquired about Abbas's stance on Eisenkot, particularly regarding the ultra-Orthodox draft law, both before and after the recent election. Abbas indicated decisions would be made post-election, and Eshel later claimed he questioned Arab individuals about their self-respect in supporting exploitative figures. Netanyahu's Likud party stated the Prime Minister was unaware of Eshel's actions.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Natan Eshel contacted Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas to dissuade him from supporting Gadi Eisenkot.
- Eshel inquired about Abbas's support for Eisenkot before, during, and after the recent Israeli election.
- One initial contact concerned Abbas's stance on Eisenkot regarding the ultra-Orthodox draft law.
- Abbas stated that decisions would be made after the election results were known.
- Eshel claimed he asked Arab individuals about their self-respect in supporting exploitative figures.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu's party said he was unaware of Eshel's contacts with Abbas.
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