Editor's Notes: Gadi Eisenkot rises in polls, emerging as Netanyahu’s nightmare opponent
Gadi Eisenkot is emerging as a leading opposition figure in Israel, topping polls alongside Likud. He is the head of the Yashar party and has been gaining popularity ahead of upcoming elections. Eisenkot's rise in the polls has made him a potential nightmare opponent for Netanyahu, as debates over leadership and political identity intensify.
- ▪Gadi Eisenkot is the head of the Yashar party in Israel.
- ▪Eisenkot has been topping polls alongside Likud ahead of upcoming elections.
- ▪Debates over leadership, conscription, and political identity are intensifying in Israel.
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Editor's Notes: Gadi Eisenkot rises in polls, emerging as Netanyahu’s nightmare opponentGadi Eisenkot emerges as a leading opposition figure in Israel, topping polls alongside Likud as debates over leadership, conscription and political identity intensify ahead of upcoming elections.Follow us on GoogleGADI EISENKOT, head of the Yashar party, speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.(photo credit: Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
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