Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab minority

Statement is rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab IsraelisIsraeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot accused caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab minority, after he sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas.Eisenkot’s statement was a rare instance of…