Eisenkot, on Trump's support for Netanyahu: "The citizens will choose the prime minister"

In Jerusalem on October 18, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar! party, responded to electoral support expressed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Netanyahu released a video message directed at American voters, linking his leadership to the promise of lower gasoline prices contingent on the fall of the Iranian regime.

In response to the U.S. president's endorsement, Eisenkot asserted that the outcome of the upcoming October 27 Israeli elections remains the sole responsibility of the Israeli electorate. The exchange highlights the intersection of U.S. foreign policy rhetoric and the domestic political campaign in Israel.