📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- Gadi Eisenkot, the main opposition candidate to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's October 27 election, is growing in popula.
- One of the main reasons for his potential electoral success is that he is not Netanyahu, while no Mizrahi Jew has become prime minister in I.
- Gadi Eisenkot's election campaign became the center of political controversy after Yanon Megal, a prominent Israeli TV host and perceived pr.
Gadi Eisenkot, the main opposition candidate to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's October 27 election, is growing in popularity.
One of the main reasons for his potential electoral success is that he is not Netanyahu, while no Mizrahi Jew has become prime minister in Israel's history.
Gadi Eisenkot's election campaign became the center of political controversy after Yanon Megal, a prominent Israeli TV host and perceived pro-Netanyahu supporter, criticized him on racial lines.
Yanon Magal referred to Eisenkot as a "monkey" referring to his Moroccan Mizrahi background and ties to the Ashkenazi elite. His statement drew a strong reaction from political and media circles in Israel.
Gadi Eisenkot is 66 years old and was born to parents who immigrated to Israel from Morocco. He is the second of 9 siblings and is the father of five children.
