The media is infatuated with Gadi Eisenkot, the ‘anti-Netanyahu’. Why? | Mehdi Hasan
Why?Mehdi HasanThe challenger to Netanyahu is more of the same. Now he’s coming for Netanyahu,” declared the Daily Telegraph.“How Netanyahu’s Top General Became His Strongest Challenger,” ran the headline on a lengthy David Remnick profile of Eisenkot in the New Yorker.“Does Gadi Eisenkot offer Israel a new chance?” wondered the Economist.It’s a fair question. But perhaps British and American commentators aren’t the right people to answer it.Why not ask the Palestinians of Gaza?At the height of the genocide, between October 2023 and June 2024, Eisenkot sat in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet while Israel waged its barbaric military campaign in Gaza.
- ▪Why?Mehdi HasanThe challenger to Netanyahu is more of the same.
- ▪Now he’s coming for Netanyahu,” declared the Daily Telegraph.“How Netanyahu’s Top General Became His Strongest Challenger,” ran the headline on a lengthy David Remnick profile of Eisenkot in the New Yorker.“Does Gadi Eisenkot offer Israel a
- ▪But perhaps British and American commentators aren’t the right people to answer it.Why not ask the Palestinians of Gaza?At the height of the genocide, between October 2023 and June 2024, Eisenkot sat in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet whil
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‘At the height of the genocide, between October 2023 and June 2024, Eisenkot sat in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet.’ Photograph: Amir Cohen/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘At the height of the genocide, between October 2023 and June 2024, Eisenkot sat in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet.’ Photograph: Amir Cohen/ReutersOpinionMediaThe media is infatuated with Gadi Eisenkot, the ‘anti-Netanyahu’. Why?Mehdi HasanThe challenger to Netanyahu is more of the same. His record makes that abundantly clearMon 10 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 10.15 EDTShareWestern media outlets cannot seem to get enough of Gadi Eisenkot.Israel’s former military chief and the leader of the newly formed Yashar party has been embraced by the international press as he and his party take the lead in…
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