Avishai Greenstein Criticizes Gadi Eizenkot Security Campaign as Deceptive Spin
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Now 14 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Journalist Avishai Greenstein condemned the campaign demanding Shin Bet security for Gadi Eizenkot as a deceptive political maneuver originating from Eizenkot's election team. He stressed that Shin Bet does not protect prime ministerial candidates by law and accused the campaign of aiming to boost Eizenkot's standing while undermining other political leaders. Greenstein also dismissed claims of a credible threat against Eizenkot as based on a fake social media account.
- 01Avishai Greenstein calls the Shin Bet security campaign for Eizenkot a deceptive political spin.
- 02By law, Shin Bet does not provide security to prime ministerial candidates after direct elections ended.
- 03The campaign aims to position Eizenkot as the leading candidate against Netanyahu.
- 04Greenstein says the campaign targets other political leaders like Bennett, Lapid, Lieberman, and Golan.
- 05No legal basis exists for Shin Bet to secure Eizenkot, as confirmed by former security chiefs.
- 06Reported threats against Eizenkot stemmed from a fake Turkish social media account.
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