1 min readBy Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent
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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- 67 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 15, 2026
- Byline
- Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent
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- The Guardian