By Alexander CornwellTEL AVIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who lost a son in Gaza and boasts of his "Dahiyeh doctrine" of smashing foes with disproportionate force, is surging in polls and could oust Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister in a coming election. Eisenkot, 66, has projected an image as a political outsider, soldier and security hawk whose humble background and family sacrifices stand in vivid contrast to Netanyahu's decades in high office and lingering corruption cases.

The Israeli prime minister is concerned about the gains being made by his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, which could leave Likud voters at home on election day ■ A…

Gadi Eisenkot emerges as a leading opposition figure in Israel, topping polls alongside Likud as debates over leadership, conscription and political identity intensify ahead of…

Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections.

By Alexander CornwellTEL AVIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who lost a son in Gaza and boasts of his "Dahiyeh doctrine" of smashing foes with…

Gadi Eisenkot, inflexível em questões militares e de segurança, tem chances de se tornar primeiro-ministro após voto de outubro

Ex-general’s poll surge threatens Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s next election

Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is now seen as the main political threat to the country’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, in elections this year.

BIVŠI zapovjednik vojske Gadi Eisenkot postaje glavni izazivač Benjaminu Netanyahuu na izborima. Njegova popularnost raste zbog kontrasta s premijerom, osobnih žrtava i drugačijeg…