Gadi Eisenkot

Israel's fractured opposition hands Netanyahu a full term - analysis

With the budget set to pass, Netanyahu’s government is poised to complete its term, as opposition infighting continues to undermine efforts to unseat him.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026

Eisenkot rejects Bennett’s offer to unite parties, says he won’t serve as ‘number two’

Yisrael Party chairman Gadi Eisenkot

Eisenkot on senior coalition member: “He should have stayed on Channel 12”

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

One month of war uncertainty leaves Israel’s political map unchanged - poll


'This is exactly what Sinwar, Nasrallah, and Iran were aiming for': MKs react to Gantz's gov. exit

Opposition leaders, including Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman, welcomed the decision, while Labor leader Yair Golan criticized the timing, calling it too late of a decision.

Benny Gantz at speech resigning from Israeli government on June 9, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, June 3, 2024: Historical factors

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Exasperation increases in National Unity party - analysis

As their frustration grew, Biton’s comments may have revealed the party’s position—its departure could indeed come “soon.” 

National Unity MK Michael Biton leads a meeting to fight against road homicide,  halting the increase in accidents and formulating a national road safety plan, at the Knesset, Jerusalem, October 26, 2021.

Ministers Gantz, Eizenkot wanted immediate counterattack on Iran - report

The Prime Minister’s Office denied this report, calling it “the opposite of the truth.” 

 Security cabinet meeting to discuss the Rafah, March 15, 2024.

'It's time for some soul-searching': Moshe Ya'alon calls on Gantz, Eisenkot to quit cabinet

“Half a year into a crisis with no end, when the only accomplishment of this government of messianists, draft-dodgers, and crooks, is its own survival," he wrote, "it’s time for soul-searching."

 FROM LEFT: Moshe Ya'alon, Head of the National Unity party Minister Benny Gantz, and Israeli Minister Gadi Eisenkot.

Liberman lambasts Israel's cabinet: This is not how to run a war

In a fiery interview, MK Liberman criticized the conduct of the war cabinet, claiming that members are engaging in struggles for power and ego.

The government has reached exhaustion," Liberman said.

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.

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

Netanyahu rejected Gaza deal outline before meeting hostage families - report

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.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Minister without Portfolio Benny Gantz hold a news conference in Tel Aviv, in November.

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.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

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.

 Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 16, 2024.