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Netanyahu Exploits Arab Party Alliance Fears to Undermine Opposition Leader
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First reported by Arab48 · 2 days ago
What happened
Prime Minister Netanyahu is leveraging fears of an alliance with Arab parties to attack opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. Eisenkot denies promising coalition roles to Arab parties, but faces internal and external pressure regarding potential partners.
- 01Netanyahu accuses Eisenkot of planning a left-wing government with Arab parties.
- 02Eisenkot denies promising coalition roles to Arab parties.
- 03New conditions exclude parties recognizing Hamas as a terror group.
- 04The issue creates friction between Eisenkot and potential ally Lieberman.
- 05Eisenkot struggles to counter Netanyahu's anti-Arab campaign narrative.
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