Tel Aviv —
On the evening of June 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party posted four words on its official X account.
“There is no Gadi without Tibi.”
Accompanying the short message was an AI-generated, 11-second clip showing two politicians – Gadi Eisenkot and Ahmad Tibi – standing together before a parliament covered in dark clouds.
“Eisenkot does not have a government without the Arabs,” the text at the end said, referencing Tibi, a prominent Arab lawmaker.
The post underscored two fundamental elements of the party’s campaign ahead of parliamentary elections slated for…