Netanyahu’s AI Nuke Image Sparks Fury Days Before Israel Vote
The backlash followed an artificial intelligence-generated image Netanyahu posted early Sunday showing a nuclear blast over Tel Aviv. The post warned of the danger of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons and urged continued pressure on Tehran for the rest of US President Donald Trump’s term.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former Israeli army chief who leads the Yashar party, said the prime minister was resorting to hysteria and the playbook of his past campaigns: “lies and spreading fear.”
“This time, you are threatening Israeli citizens with total destruction, after failing to achieve the goals of the war in Iran,” Eisenkot wrote on the US social media platform X.
Eisenkot added that Netanyahu had moved from promising “absolute victory” to the slogan “We will not surrender.”
“That is the whole story,” he said.
Yair Golan, head of the Democrats party, also attacked the post on X.
“The prime minister of Israel posted a picture of an atomic bomb over Tel Aviv,” Golan wrote.
Golan demanded that the premier be barred from social media, arguing that Netanyahu and his circle had “lost their minds” under mounting pressure.
“On Tuesday, we will replace those spreading panic and restore security and rationality to Israel,” Golan added.
Tight Race on Oct. 27
The exchange unfolded two days before the vote, set for Oct. 27, in a close contest between Netanyahu’s camp and opposition parties trying to end his rule.
Netanyahu has built much of his recent campaign around security threats, chiefly Iran’s nuclear program. Opposition figures say he is exploiting those fears for political gain.
On Wednesday, Eisenkot called Netanyahu’s claim that he had destroyed Iranian nuclear bombs and saved Israel “an outright lie,” adding that “Iran has never possessed nuclear bombs.”
In an interview with Israel’s public broadcaster, Eisenkot also said he saw no immediate, direct threat that would justify a military strike on Iran before the election.
Netanyahu has headed a far-right government since late 2022, widely described as the most right-wing in Israel’s history.
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