Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Who Is Netanyahu’s Main Opponent in Israel’s Elections?
Politics

Who Is Netanyahu’s Main Opponent in Israel’s Elections?

NYT World Monday 26 October 2026, 04:14 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the upcoming elections. The New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, David Halbfinger, describes why Mr. Eisenkot is resonating with Israeli voters.

Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the upcoming elections. The New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, David Halbfinger, describes why Mr. Eisenkot is resonating with Israeli voters.
Netanyahu (PERSON) Israel (LOCATION) Gadi Eisenkot (PERSON) Benjamin Netanyahu’s (PERSON) The New York Times (ORG) Jerusalem (LOCATION) David Halbfinger (PERSON) Eisenkot (PERSON) Israeli (ORG)
Originally published by NYT World Read original →

Related Stories

Federal MP Luke Gosling's breach of bail charge dropped by prosecution

Labor MP Luke Gosling's breach of bail charge has been dropped by prosecutors during a short hearing in the Darwin Local Court. Mr Gosling still faces two charges of assaulting the Northern Territory administrator, which he denies. The MP's defence lawyer says the withdrawal of the breach of bail charge is a "first step, but a significant one, in the successful defence of all charges".

ABC Australia 8m ago

China's Communist Party elite hold key talks on governance

China's Communist Party elite hold key talks on governance The fifth plenum comes ahead of a major party congress next year, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is almost certain to secure a historic fourth term and oversee a leadership reshuffle. China's President Xi Jinping opened a key meeting of Communist Party elites in Beijing on Monday (Oct 26), state media said, which observers will be closely watching for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership. Roughly 300 members...

Channel News Asia 11m ago

Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian leader brought down by students

Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian leader brought down by students Serbia’s longtime leader concedes defeat to a student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections. Aleksandar Vucic, who has shaped Serbia’s political life for more than a decade, has lost snap parliamentary elections to a student-led movement that led protests against him for almost two years. After a heated race, Vucic conceded defeat to the Student List in Sunday’s elections, which saw voter turnout reach its highest level...

Al Jazeera 12m ago

It’s complicated: The status of EU-Canada relations

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Canada and the EU want a much closer relationship — but they still disagree over what that relationship actually is. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur look ahead to this week’s EU-Canada summit in Montreal, where leaders are still negotiating the language, the label and the practical deliverables. Then, Ukraine’s growing financing needs are colliding with the fight over the EU’s next seven-year budget, as some countries resist taking part in...

Politico EU 32m ago