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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.

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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

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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

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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_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