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<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3439,w_5159/741642' alt='Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM G

Mardi prochain se tiennent des élections législatives déterminantes pour l'histoire d'Israël. Face au Premier ministre sortant Benyamin Nétanyahou, un homme entend bien jouer les trouble-fêtes : Gadi Eisenkot, un militaire de carrière récemment entré en politique.

Hij zou zomaar eens de nieuwe premier van Israël kunnen worden, Gadi Eisenkot. Ondanks dat zijn partij Yashar pas een jaar oud is, is hij de grote uitdager van de zittende premier Netanyahu, met wie Eisenkot al maandenlang in een nek-aan-nekrace verkeert. Volgens de laatste peilingen verkiezen de Israëliërs hem nu boven Netanyahu. De twee zijn geen onbekende

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1289/740534' alt='(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Supporting a change in gov

As Israel prepares to vote, Gadi Eisenkot is leveraging his Moroccan heritage in Likud strongholds such as Sderot. From historical divides to October 7, identity and trauma are redefining the city's political loyalties.

As Israel prepares to vote, Gadi Eisenkot is leveraging his Moroccan heritage in Likud strongholds such as Sderot. From historical divides to October 7, identity and trauma are redefining the city's political loyalties.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5464,w_8192/743430' alt='Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)' title='Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3413,w_5120/737930' alt='People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)' title='People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/740534' alt='(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The average gap between the

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3859,w_5785/743242' alt='Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the Kotel, October 21, 2026. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post)' title='Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the K

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/743378' alt='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, days before Israel’s general elections, October 22, 2026. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)' title='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot vi

The grizzled 66-year-old who heads the centrist Yashar party is in a knife-edge race to oust the premier

İsrail'de genel seçimler öncesinde liderlik yarışı kızışırken eski Genelkurmay Başkanı Gadi Eisenkot'un sandıktan "birinci parti" çıkma hedefi, Başbakan Binyamin Netanyahu'yu devirmek isteyen muhalefet ittifakında fikir ayrılığına yol açtı.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5464,w_8192/743138' alt='National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Jerusalem Post studio, October 21, 2026. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post)' title='National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Jerusalem Post studio, Octo

Next Tuesday, Israelis choose between a prime minister who has led them for much of the last two decades - and a former army chief who has been in politics for less than four years.

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2415,w_3625/742241' alt='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026 (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)' title='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot spea

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2818,w_4227/742921' alt='A large election campaign banner featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a building in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 18, 2026 (photo credit: Sharon Leibel/Flash90)' title='A large election c

İsrail'de yapılan bir anket, Başbakan Binyamin Netanyahu liderliğindeki bloğun 2 sandalye kaybederek 51'e gerilediğini, Yashar Partisi lideri Gadi Eisenkot'un bloğunun ise 55 sandalyeye ulaştığını ortaya koydu.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1366,w_2048/742995' alt='Yashar candidate Shaul Meridor (photo credit: Yashar party)' title='Yashar candidate Shaul Meridor (photo credit: Yashar party)' /><br />Meridor told the 'Post' that Netanyahu had prioritized his own political interests and el

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3297,w_4945/742920' alt='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during an election conference at Tel Aviv University, October 18, 2026 (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)' title='Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during an election c

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5504,w_8256/735890' alt='Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)' title='Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Pri