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Netanyahu Issues AI Unity Video, Sparks Outcry Over Manipulation

7/22/2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released an AI-generated video on Monday night showing Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot embracing Arab-Israeli lawmaker Mansour Abbas and a figure resembling Eisenkot’s late son Gal Eisenkot labeled “Israeli unity”.
Einav Zangauker, Gil Dickmann, Likud minister Limor Livnat and IDF spokesman Avi Benayahu condemned the ad as insulting and manipulative.
Netanyahu and Likud issued a revised version that replaced the male figure with a woman.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released an AI-generated video on Monday night showing Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot embracing Arab-Israeli lawmaker Mansour Abbas and a figure resembling Eisenkot’s late son Gal Eisenkot labeled “Israeli unity”.
Einav Zangauker, Gil Dickmann, Likud minister Limor Livnat and IDF spokesman Avi Benayahu condemned the ad as insulting and manipulative.
Netanyahu and Likud issued a revised version that replaced the male figure with a woman.