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Gadi Eisenkot: de generaal die politicus werd en daarna Netanyahu's grootste uitdager

NOS Nieuws25 October 2026, 15:43 UTCIsrael

Hij zou zomaar eens de nieuwe premier van Israël kunnen worden, Gadi Eisenkot. Ondanks dat zijn partij Yashar pas een jaar oud is, is hij de grote uitdager van de zittende premier Netanyahu, met wie Eisenkot al maandenlang in een nek-aan-nekrace verkeert. Volgens de laatste peilingen verkiezen de Israëliërs hem nu boven Netanyahu. De twee zijn geen onbekenden van elkaar. Eisenkot diende decennialang in het Israëlische leger en werd uiteindelijk legerchef. Na de terroristische aanslag van Hamas in oktober 2023 nam Eisenkot als minister zitting in het oorlogskabinet van Netanyahu. Na one

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