Gadi Eisenkot
With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Two significant political developments played out this week as Israel moves towards elections. Gadi Eisenkot and Yonatan Shamriz took the reflectors with key announcements.
Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll
Could Bennett, Lapid, and Eisenkot topple Netanyahu in Israel's next election? - analysis
Gadi Eisenkot pushing for unified list with Bennett, Lapid to rival Netanyahu's Likud
Haredi exit from gov't pushes Netanyahu forward in election polls, survey finds
In this scenario, neither bloc has enough seats to form a government. The current coalition holds 53 seats, while the opposition, plus Bennett, totals 57.
Knesset election dynamics largely unchanged despite Shas, UTJ leaving gov't, N12 poll finds
Israel's Channel 12 conducted a poll on general election scenarios following the Sephardi-haredi Shas Party's Wednesday announcement that they are leaving the coalition.
Needed in Washington: A change in the script - comment
Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming trip to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump must yield a productive and courageous decision to change the face of the current conflict.
Could Gadi Eisenkot succeed Netanyahu as Israel’s next leader? - opinion
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Eisenkot may emerge as Israel’s next leader because he has become a symbol of Middle Israel’s agonies, having lost, in the current war, a son and a nephew.
Eisenkot walks out, Gantz leans in - and bets on compromise - analysis
Gadi Eisenkot's dramatic exit forces Israeli politics to choose between confrontational alliances to defeat Netanyahu or Gantz's revolutionary pivot toward compromise.
National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot formally resigns from Knesset
"I have seen greatness in serving the people," he wrote. "I will act with faith and commitment to creating a leadership alternative worthy of the State of Israel."
Eisenkot's exit: Reflective of Israel's antiquated politics that need to change - editorial
While that setup may serve the party leader well, it weakens and dilutes democracy by reducing transparency, participation, competition, and accountability.
Eisenkot hazy on National Unity exit, vows to create Zionist democratic bloc in address
"They said there are ideological gaps, I don't recognize that," he said, contradicting Gantz's explanation, which stated that there were "significant ideological differences."
After Eisenkot, Matan Kahana also announces exit from Gantz's party
Kahana's exit follows Gadi Eisenkot's Monday announcement that he would be leaving National Unity and resigning from the Knesset.
Eisenkot announces split from Gantz's National Unity party
“Member of Knesset Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot informed National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz of his intention to leave the party and return his mandate to it,” the party said.
