A closer look at “Israel Election 2025: Can Netanyahu Defy the Odds Again as Gadi Eisenkot Leads Opposition ”, exactly as the source publishes it. As Israel heads to the polls on Tuesday, the shadow of Benjamin Netanyahu looms large over the election—even at rallies where he is not present. At a recent event in Modi’in for Gadi Eisenkot, the former IDF chief of staff and lead opposition challenger, speakers praised the ex-general’s working-class Moroccan-Jewish roots and military career, but the implicit contrast was always with Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for three decades and served as prime minister for 19 of the past 30 years.
Netanyahu, a master of political survival, has put his rivals on the defensive, turning the election into a referendum on his leadership. Eisenkot, who entered politics only four years ago, represents a break from the Netanyahu era, but the prime minister’s ability to define the terms of the race remains his greatest weapon. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.