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Netanyahu Defends IDF Hero Yosef Hadad, Criticizes Gadi Eizenkot Over Mansour Abbas Comparison

Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned Gadi Eizenkot for comparing IDF veteran Yosef Hadad to Mansour Abbas, calling Hadad an Israeli hero and Abbas a supporter of Hamas.

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Netanyahu Defends IDF Hero Yosef Hadad, Criticizes Gadi Eizenkot Over Mansour Abbas Comparison — Illustration by baba

What happened

01Netanyahu calls Yosef Hadad an Israeli hero and rejects comparison to Mansour Abbas.
02Eizenkot compared Hadad to Abbas to justify forming a government with Arab parties.
03Netanyahu accuses Abbas of denying Israel's existence and supporting Hamas.
04Hadad opposes cooperation with current Arab parties and rejects the comparison.
05Netanyahu pledges a national government recognizing Israel as the Jewish state.
06The dispute follows Eizenkot’s openness to coalition with Mansour Abbas and Hadad’s possible political entry.

Netanyahu accused Eizenkot of justifying reliance on Arab parties for government formation and vowed to build a national government recognizing Israel as the Jewish state. Hadad rejected the comparison and opposed cooperation with current Arab parties.

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