Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Right-wing lawmakers have cast the former army chief and current opposition leader as politically aligned with the Democrats, despite his efforts to maintain a centrist image, in what some say is an attempt to shift attention from the coalition's shortcomings ahead of October's electionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel02:07 AM • July 24 2026 IDTThe Democrats' primary this week may have centered on the party's own candidates, but for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, it became something else entirely: an opportunity to attack Gadi Eisenkot.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel Elections 2026DemocratsYair GolanGadi EisenkotLikudBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastShin Bet Chief Zini's Doctrine: Be Loyal to Netanyahu and Redefine the EnemyCampaign Crocodiles and Animal Cruelty Ahead of Israel's ElectionFirst We Take the Western Wall, Then the Temple MountIf Calling Israel an Apartheid State Is Beyond the Pale, What Else Can't We Say?Haaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'