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Israel is primed for unrest around election day. Is there a way out?

23 October 2026 at 13:13
There’s already violence in the streets, candidates are receiving death threats and a specter of war looms over the country. And that’s before any ballots have been counted

Gadi Eisenkot Couldn’t Be More Unlike Netanyahu. Can He Beat Him?

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.

© Amit Elkayam for The New York Times

Gadi Eisenkot, the leading candidate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a campaign event in Haifa, Israel, last month.
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