In His Secret Heart: Perhaps Gadi Eisenkot Would Have Preferred a Ministerial Position in Netanyahu's Government | Yossi Achimeir

Yossi Achimeir speculates that Gadi Eisenkot might have preferred a ministerial role in Netanyahu's government over another election. The author compares the situation to the 1988 unity government, calls for unity between Likud, Yashar, and right-wing partners, and criticizes Eisenkot's conduct on election night.

Yossi Achimeir writes an opinion column in which he speculates that Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, might have preferred to settle for a ministerial position in Netanyahu's government rather than go to another election. Achimeir compares the current political situation to the 1988 unity government led by Yitzhak Shamir and Shimon Peres, noting that Likud then won 40 seats and the Alignment 39. He claims that Netanyahu won the recent election with 27 seats, while Yashar received six fewer seats, and that Eisenkot hastily declared victory without due consideration. The author calls for unity between Likud, Yashar, Together, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit, excluding Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats. He criticizes Eisenkot's speech on election night, describing him as "a puppet in the hands of the real string-pullers in his party." The column concludes with hope that Eisenkot will understand the public's yearning for a unity government.

In His Secret Heart: Perhaps Gadi Eisenkot Would Have Preferred a Ministerial Position in Netanyahu's Government | Yossi Achimeir