Eisenkot hopes to bore his way to power – and Netanyahu's Likud can't handle him

Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot knows that political leadership brings more than glory - it means taking on the burden of consolidating the center-left bloc ■ The week's big political loser is Benny Gantz

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Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot knows that political leadership brings more than glory - it means taking on the burden of consolidating the center-left bloc ■ The week's big political loser is Benny Gantz

06:01 AM • July 10 2026 IDT

When the Knesset dissolves next Thursday, the October 7 government's term will have effectively come to an end, without it having been shortened by even a day. This is first and foremost a badge of shame for the opposition.

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