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Unpolished, anti-Bibi, but evasive on peace: who is the Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot?

The Guardian UK · 15 October 2026 at 05:00

Unpolished, anti-Bibi, but evasive on peace: who is the Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot?

The ‘menschy’ former general contrasts with the current PM when it comes to style and character – yet on key policy points retains a studied ambiguity He has been called the man who is everything the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is not.

Gadi Eisenkot, a former general and the main opposition candidate in Israel’s elections this month , is unpolished where Netanyahu is slick.

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Unpolished, anti-Bibi, but evasive on peace: who is the Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot?

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