Minister Uncle Amsalem He said this morning (Wednesday), in an interview with Gideon Oko and Amichai Atali on 103FM, that he was happy to see the chairman of the left-wing party 'Yashar'" Gadi Eisenkot Joins Likud - if he adopts the party's political positions.
Amsalem: "I think in profile, certainly where Eisenkot originally came from, I would naturally be happy if he joined Likud. Certainly, there is no such question.".
He added: "On a personal level, I really like Gadi Eisenkot. He is a good man, he contributed to the country, he paid personal prices, but that's not the question - in this situation he is inexperienced, the Prime Minister is required to have certain skills. Prime Minister Netanyahu is one of the most influential world leaders in the world. We live in two worlds. When the Prime Minister lands with his plane, he is received with royal honor, and when he returns to Israel, mud and feathers are thrown at him.".
According to him, "Gadi Eisenkot ultimately grew up within the IDF, within a certain group that you know what I think about... Most of them are leftists. I have sympathy for Gadi Eisenkot. I would be happy if Gadi Eisenkot came tomorrow and said: 'I adopt the Likud's lines,' in the sense of 'I am disillusioned with the Arabs,' that after October 7 we understand that they don't want us to live here.".
Amsalem added that, in his opinion, if it weren't for Eisenkot's military career path, he might have found his place in the Likud. "I really sympathize with him. I think his natural place, if he hadn't grown up in the army, would most likely be within the Likud.".
Amsalem added: "I don't think there is anyone as talented as Netanyahu in the country. Even if I were a leftist, I would vote for him.".
The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir He responded: "The words that Minister Dodi Amsalem said this morning illustrate exactly the real concern ahead of the upcoming elections: that there are still elements in Likud who live in a concept and continue to think that Gadi Eisenkot is a legitimate candidate for a unity government or a 'broad Zionist government' as they imagine.".
""So I'm sorry to shatter the illusion for Amsalem, Gadi Eisenkot is a clear leftist. I sat with him in the cabinet rooms and heard him with my own ears. He would prefer to form a government with Yair Golan and Mansour Abbas long before he sat with Amsalem and his partners. It's time to sober up. Wake up.".
Yinon Magal He responded on his show: "There are guys in the Likud who decided they want to lose the elections - Dudi Amsalem decided he wants to lose the elections, good luck in the primaries. That's not the smartest thing in the world to say, which is also not true. What makes Eisenkot suitable for the Likud? Because he's Moroccan? That's sectarian racism. Barak Sari says he came from Morocco - from the lowest place. I didn't understand, if someone comes from Morocco then he came from the lowest place?".
