Gadi Eisenkot

Gadi Eisenkot is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the National Unity Party. He currently serves as minister-without-portfolio and as a member of the war cabinet.

Eisenkot served as a general in the Israeli military and had a tenure as IDF chief of staff before entering politics.

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 Gadi Eisenkot attends a discussion at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 22, 2022

Destroy Hamas, strengthen Saudi ties: Eisenkot's vision for post-war Israel

Eisenkot asked for the outline to be formed after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published his plan for after the war.

Netanyahu rejected Gaza deal outline before meeting hostage families

As families worry about the fate of their loved ones, N12 reported that Netanyahu was presented with a framework for a deal but rejected it.

Gallant's Washington trip hopes to stop US arms embargo, senior IDF general says

IDF Maj.-Gen. Nimrod Shafer on 103FM: Yoav Gallant aims to avert US arms embargo on Israel; notes Rafah operation won't happen if the US says not to do it.

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Tens of thousands protest Netanyahu government, call for elections

Across the different protests, speakers denounced not only the members of the governing coalition, but also those who sit in the opposition or are seen as checks on Netanyahu in the war cabinet.

IDF's October 7 probe looks to the past: Will it implicate Benjamin Netanyahu?

The report could have potential implications for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and could give a free pass to war minister Benny Gantz.

Ehud Barak to Foreign Affairs: Israel has a leadership vacuum

Former prime minister, Ehud Barak, explains Netanyahu's failures since the beginning of the war and calls both the voters and Lapid, Gantz, and Eisenkot to call for early elections.

Gantz, Eisenkot present plan to include haredim, Arab-Israelis in military or national service

The presentation coincided with a hearing in the Supreme Court about the legality of the haredi exemption from IDF service.

Haredim should join the IDF, but coercion will not work, Shas source says

According to the source, there are many young haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot, and can provide much needed manpower for the IDF without it even having to draft yeshiva students.

 Gadi Eisenkot attends a discussion at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 22, 2022

Hostages' families, Gadi Eisenkot berate MKs calling to resettle Gaza

Merav Leshem-Gonen, mother of Romi Gonen, who is also being held hostage in Gaza, said that the calls to "transfer" the Gazan population at the conference were "shocking."

Likud under Barkat would win more seats than with Netanyahu - poll

If elections were held today, the Likud Party would win only 16 seats, losing ground to Benny Gantz’s National Unity Party with 37 seats, a new Channel 13 poll showed yesterday. 

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