Eisenkot's Party Denounces Protest at His Home

One demonstrator using a megaphone shouted that Eisenkot "sold" and "murdered" his son, and told Eisenkot's wife that she would be "next to your son." Gal Meir Eisenkot, a master sergeant in the reserves, was killed in combat in Jabalia in the Gaza Strip in December 2023. Journalist Ben Caspit noted that Eisenkot, who served in the military for 41 years, also lost two nephews in the fighting in Gaza: his nephew Maor Cohen and his wife's nephew Yogev Pazi.

Eisenkot's political party, referred to by various outlets as Yashar, Yashar!, Yesh!, Yisrael Beiteinu, Yisrael Sheli, or the National Unity party, issued a sharp condemnation of the protest. The party called the demonstration a "pathetic attack" and a direct result of "rotten and unrestrained political leadership" that has erased red lines to stay in power. The party blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office for fostering the atmosphere of incitement and stated that the incident proves the urgent need to replace the current government.

Other political figures also denounced the protest. Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats, characterized the demonstrators as operatives of Netanyahu's "poison machine" and called the incident "Netanyahu's legacy." According to Kan News, Eisenkot himself stated that the protest is proof of the immediate need for a change of government, adding that there is no expectation of condemnation from the current leadership, stating, "the shame is entirely yours."