Video Circulating Online Shows Eisenkot as Puppet in Barak's Hands: 'You Chose Eisenkot, You Chose Barak'

A 15-second video circulating on social media shows Gadi Eisenkot as a puppet with strings that Ehud Barak is pulling, ending with the caption 'You Chose Eisenkot, You Chose Barak,' referring to the relationship between the two since Eisenkot served as Barak's military secretary.

The video opens with clips from an Eisenkot interview against the Yashar party logo, then transitions to a composite image in which Ehud Barak holds a stick and pulls strings attached to Eisenkot's hands, like a marionette. The video ends with a caption on a blue background: 'You Chose Eisenkot, You Chose Barak!'

The relationship between them is documented: in 1999, Eisenkot was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and appointed military secretary to Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a position he also held under Ariel Sharon. Eisenkot now heads the Yashar party and is running for prime minister.

It is unknown who produced the video and it bears no signature of a party or organization. The video was brought to Israeli news as it is distributed on networks, and can be viewed at the link at the bottom of the article.