Eisenkot backs Elisaf Peretz amid coalition row as he calls out 'racist anti-Arab campaign'

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Eisenkot backed MK Elisaf Peretz amid tensions over Arab party involvement in a future coalition, condemning threats against Yashar MKs and their families.

Yashar chairman MK Gadi Eisenkot addressed the situation with Israel Prize laureate Miriam Peretz, the mother of Yashar MK Elisaf Peretz, who said that his son would leave the government if a coalition were formed with the Arab parties, and also addressed the current negotiations with the Arab sector."I have known the Peretz family personally and deeply for nearly 30 years. Sadly, I met them under painful and difficult circumstances twice, but I was blessed with a lifelong bond with a family that exemplifies love for the people and the land," Eisenkot said in a message shared before Shabbat."I embrace Miriam Peretz, and I trust Elisaf.

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