Gadi Eizenkot

He was a Knesset member and minister without portfolio until 2024 and 2025. He is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Israel in the election due on 27 October 2026; Wikipedia says he has not formally declared candidacy.

Career

Eisenkot was drafted in 1978 and served until 2019, as head of Northern Command from 2006 to 2011, Deputy Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2014 and Chief of Staff from 2015 to 2019. He entered the Knesset in 2022 with National Unity, was minister without portfolio in the unity government from 2023 to 2024, and resigned from the Knesset in July 2025. He leads the Yashar party.

Positions

Wikipedia reports that he stresses national-Jewish values with equal rights for citizens, opposes the traditional two-state solution and prioritises the Jordan Valley and settlements. He advocates a long-term Gaza ceasefire with demilitarisation, supports limiting ultra-Orthodox military exemptions to about 3 percent, and names domestic polarisation as Israel's primary threat. He has said he would run for prime minister if it helps the anti-Netanyahu bloc.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia

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