Eisenkot Warns Netanyahu Against Deploying Security Forces Without Urgent Threat
Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot urged caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise restraint, warning that deploying security forces without an immediate threat could harm democracy.
Three days after receiving the mandate to form a new government, Yashar! party leader Gadi Eisenkot sent an official letter to caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he exercise "restraint and caution" regarding state security matters. Eisenkot warned that utilizing the security forces without an immediate, urgent threat could lead to disastrous consequences for Israeli democracy and public trust in governing institutions.
In his letter, titled "Your Security and National Obligation at This Hour," Eisenkot addressed Netanyahu as someone currently holding the reins of power but heading a transitional government that lacks Knesset backing. Eisenkot noted that only 46 members of the Knesset currently support the continuation of Netanyahu's premiership.
Eisenkot pointed to concerning reports in recent weeks regarding foreign considerations potentially infiltrating Israel's security apparatus. He urged Netanyahu to demonstrate heightened responsibility and caution in national security decision-making, and to instruct agency heads accordingly pending the swearing-in of a new government.
Concluding his warning, Eisenkot urged Netanyahu not to place security chiefs in a difficult constitutional conflict or force them to question their lawful duties, allowing them to safeguard their sacred mission without ambiguity.
