Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab minority
Verified: 9 outlets in 9 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Israel.
Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot accused caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab minority, after he sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas. Eisenkot’s statement was a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis, who make up more than 20% of the population.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Israel, where the story is: Haaretz · how we count
- Nov 13, 3:44 PM UTCFirst reportEisenkot accuses Netanyahu of 'racist and violent' campaign against Arab citizenshaaretz.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:54 PM UTC+1 hEisenkot urges respect for Israel’s Arab minority after Netanyahu attacksstraitstimes.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 13, 4:54 PM UTC+1 hIsraël : Gadi Eisenkot dénonce une « campagne raciste » de Benyamin Nétanyahou contre la minorité arabelemonde.fr ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 4:54 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 13, 5:59 PM UTC+2 hCampaign by Netanyahu against Arabs 'racist' - Eisenkotrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 6:37 PM UTC+3 hEisenkot acusa Netanyahu de campanha "racista e violenta"observador.pt ↗
- Nov 13, 6:38 PM UTC+3 hEisenkot slams Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Palestinian Israelisaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:19 PM UTC+4 hEisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Fueling ‘Racist’ Hostility Against Arabsnytimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:01 PM UTC+7 h· you’re reading thisEisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab minoritytheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 14, 7:38 AM UTC+16 hEisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Arab Israelisthenationalnews.com ↗
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15h agoEisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab minority Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot accused caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab minority, after he sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas. Eisenkot’s statement was a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis, who make up more than 20% of the population.
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