Pollard: "Eizenkot destroyed the army and prepared the ground for October 7"

Jonathan Pollard, who joined the Israel First party, gave an interview and explained his political goals. Pollard harshly criticized former Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot and claimed that "he destroyed the army and prepared the…
Assessment
Jonathan Pollard, now politically active with the Israel Beiteinu party, used a media interview to deliver a scorching personal attack on former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, blaming him directly for the military failures that led to October 7. Pollard's rhetoric signals a hardline right-wing strategy: unify the right around Prime Minister Netanyahu by scapegoating a single military figure for the broader security collapse. The interview is less about policy analysis and more about drawing sharp political lines ahead of coalition negotiations.

