Netanyahu believes there's no point in setting a strategy. Eisenkot, as an IDF chief of staff, issued a security doctrine for the military, even though this is clearly the prime minister's job. He's the leader we deserveRaviv Drucker02:41 AM • June 22 2026 IDTGadi Eisenkot is one of the few people who were in on Gideon Sa'ar's December 2020 decision to leave Likud and form a new party. Sa'ar courted him eagerly and offered him the No. 2 slot on the slate of candidates. But Eisenkot passed, and watched from afar when the party won just six Knesset seats.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFIsraeli politicsBenny GantzGadi EisenkotNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuGideon Sa'arCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealElectionsIsrael-LebanonEbola in IsraelCaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEisenkot Is the Leader We DeserveA Strong Leader for a Weakened IsraelYour Occupation Is Nothing SpecialIDF Says It Killed Two Palestinians Who Threw Molotov Cocktails in West Bank'Kill Them First': Netanyahu Says Iran War 'Changed Israel's Security Doctrine'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump