Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot, also spelled Eizenkot, is an Israeli general, politician, and leader of the Yashar party. He served from 2015 to 2019 as the 21st chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and from 2023 to 2024 as a minister without portfolio in Israel's unity government. He led Yashar in the 2026 Israeli legislative election as the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Storylines
Today
- Israel's president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to try to form new government
First: France 24, 1 day before anyone else
- Israel's parliament sworn in as Eisenkot tries to forge a government
First: The Conversation, 1 hr 14 min before anyone else
- Eisenkot-led bloc agrees to nominate Yashar’s Matan Kahan for Knesset speaker
First: The Times of Israel, 1 hr 8 min before anyone else
Monday 9 November
- JAKE WALLIS SIMONS: A war hero whose son was killed in Gaza, Gadi Eisenkot as president would be a victory for democracy - but he's as hawkish as Bibi on Iran
- Gadi Eisenkot, the former IDF chief who could bring an end to Netanyahu's long rule as Israeli PM
First: Hindustan Times, 8 hr 2 min before anyone else
Sunday 8 November
- Israeli president taps Netanyahu rival to form government as coalition battle looms
First: DW, 1 hr 21 min before anyone else