Religious Leader Publicly Endorses Gadi Eizenkot as Israel's Next Prime Minister
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Srugim · 3 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Hoshea Friedman, a retired IDF brigadier general and Hasidic leader, publicly endorsed former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot as Israel's next prime minister during a Jerusalem conference. He praised Eizenkot's character and leadership, highlighting their 46-year acquaintance and military service together. Friedman also called for restoring trust in Israeli politics and expressed full confidence in Eizenkot's capabilities.
- 01Rabbi Hoshea Friedman publicly endorses Gadi Eizenkot as Israel's future prime minister.
- 02Friedman has known Eizenkot for 46 years, including military service under fire.
- 03He describes Eizenkot as brave, honest, and a rare genius.
- 04Friedman calls for restoring trust and honesty in Israeli politics.
- 05He emphasizes societal healing requires citizen effort beyond leadership change.
- 06This is the first Hasidic public support for Eizenkot's political bid.
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