Eisenkot warns of campaign to 'delegitimise' election

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-10-29 09:17 UTC

Israel's chief opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot has warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working to delegitimise election results with his allegations of malfeasance by Arab parties.

Israel's chief opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot has warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working to delegitimise election results with his allegations of malfeasance by Arab parties that performed well.

"It's already clear that Likud and Netanyahu have embarked on a coordinated, organised campaign seeking to delegitimise the results of the election," Mr Eisenkot said in a video message, referring to the prime minister's right wing party.

Earlier, Arab parties rejected accusations of foreign funding and accused Mr Netanyahu of trying to scare the opposition against dealing with Israeli-Arab politicians.

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