Shin Bet Denies Eisenkot State Security Before October 27 Vote as Threats Mount
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
Shin Bet Denies Eisenkot State Security Before October 27 Vote as Threats Mount
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
Summary
David Zini denied Gadi Eisenkot a permanent Shin Bet security detail despite social-media threats and defense-sector warnings that Iran or other hostile actors could target senior Israeli figures before the October 27 election.
N12 reported Shin Bet instead offered only a liaison and intelligence monitoring for an exceptionally serious incident, leaving Eisenkot's campaign to hire private security and file objections with police and the attorney-general.
Eisenkot's team said threats against the former IDF chief were escalating and alleged political motives, arguing officials wanted to avoid images of the Netanyahu challenger appearing "prime ministerial" with state guards.
The dispute has sharpened scrutiny of election security in Israel, where political-violence fears remain acute since Yitzhak Rabin's 1995 assassination and leading candidates received fuller protection in the 2022 campaign.