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Eisenkot Leads Polls, Poised as Israel’s First Mizrahi PM

6/27/2026

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Gadi Eisenkot, chief of staff, leads polls ahead of Netanyahu for the 2026 election, putting him on track to be Israel’s first Mizrahi prime minister.
He heads the Yashar party, quit the war cabinet with Benny Gantz in June 2024 over Netanyahu’s war policy, and Dan Halutz called him a “mensch” for appealing to workers and Likud voters.
Eisenkot rejects a two-state solution while urging strong security and diplomatic outreach.

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Story summary

Gadi Eisenkot, chief of staff, leads polls ahead of Netanyahu for the 2026 election, putting him on track to be Israel’s first Mizrahi prime minister.
He heads the Yashar party, quit the war cabinet with Benny Gantz in June 2024 over Netanyahu’s war policy, and Dan Halutz called him a “mensch” for appealing to workers and Likud voters.
Eisenkot rejects a two-state solution while urging strong security and diplomatic outreach.