Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026'This is the most cynical shit I've ever seen in my life,' said Gadi Eisenkot's top adviser. The prime minister called for an end to political boycotts against him, despite his own attacks on Arab and left-wing partiesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll07:26 PM • August 31 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened himself to a child shunned by his peers at school, using the tagline "putting an end to boycotts" in a new Likud election video aired Sunday, sparking fierce backlash from his rivals.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasLikudIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Israel Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-U.S.E1 West BankBritish AcitivistEl-Sayed NetanyahuNBC CrewRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Casts Himself as a Shunned Child in Election Ad, His Rivals PounceNetanyahu's Son Angers British Far Right by Backing Argentina's Falklands ClaimGreece Gets an 'Achilles Shield' in $3.5 Billion Israeli Defense DealSex, Apocalypse and Wile E. Coyote: An Eyebrow-raising Week at the CinemaDo Israelis Care About Settler Violence Enough to Change Their Vote?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing VotesIsraeli Leftist Youth Group Plans Kibbutz-style Settlement in West Bank