All eyes on Eisenkot: Israel’s could-be prime minister
November 11, 2026
Analysis: As former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot attempts to assemble a parliamentary majority, Israel faces an acute structural governance crisis brought to a head by prolonged multi-front warfare and domestic political exhaustion. The mandate tests Benjamin Netanyahu’s resilience against an ideologically fragmented opposition bloc that must balance security hawkishness with reliance on external support from Arab-led factions. This fragile political inflection point directly impacts Israel’s strategic calculus, determining whether Jerusalem pursues diplomatic off-ramps and institutional defense reforms or remains trapped in unsustainable cycles of indefinite territorial containment.