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Netanyahu Ad Uses a Questionable Tactic Against Bereaved Rival

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political campaign has released an advertisement utilizing artificial intelligence-generated images against his top political challenger, Gadi Eisenkot. The ad depicts Eisenkot in a manner that plays on anti-Arab sentiments and includes imagery considered disrespectful to his son, who was killed during the recent war in Gaza.

The campaign tactic targets Eisenkot as Netanyahu faces upcoming elections and political competition. Eisenkot's son died while serving in the ongoing military conflict in Gaza, making the use of such imagery a sensitive point in domestic Israeli politics.

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