In His Heart of Hearts: Perhaps Gadi Eisenkot Would Have Preferred to Settle for a Ministerial Position in Netanyahu's Government | Yossi Ahimeir
Will Gadi Eisenkot understand the longing of the majority of the public for a unity government, a governing partnership between Likud and Yesh Atid?
Assessment
The question posed by the column cuts to the core of Israeli coalition math: whether Gadi Eisenkot truly wants what a majority of Israelis reportedly want, a unity government between Likud and Yesh Atid, or whether he is personally comfortable with a lesser cabinet role under Netanyahu. The piece suggests Eisenkot's private inclinations may not match his public positioning. What matters next is whether Eisenkot's stated ambitions or his alleged private preferences guide his actual political moves in coalition negotiations.