Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israel Election
Recent Israeli election polls show Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar narrowly ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, but the broader surveys suggest no clear path to a governing majority; one poll gives the anti-Netanyahu bloc a nominal lead that includes Arab parties. The campaign is also reaching disillusioned voters in Likud strongholds, while the outcome may hinge on smaller parties crossing the electoral threshold.
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About Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot, also spelt 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 and from 2023 to 2024 as a minister without portfolio in Israel's unity government. Eisenkot, who grew up in Eilat, pursued maritime studies and later served in the IDF's Golani Brigade. He holds a B.A. in history from Tel Aviv University and a post-graduate degree in political science from Haifa University. Married with five children, he resides in Herzliya. One of his sons, Gal, was killed in action during the Gaza war.
Everything about Gadi Eisenkot →- Occupation
- military officer, historian, politician
- Position held
- Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, Chief of the General Staff, Knesset member
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Born
- May 19, 1960