Gadi Eisenkot

With Israel’s election set for October 27, this week's Deep Dive dives into why Likud is racing to pass key laws as haredi demands, military manpower concerns, and Eisenkot’s rise reshape the campaign

Former adviser to the prime minister, Aviv Bushinsky, said Netanyahu would try to preserve a political deadlock and keep the change bloc from reaching 61 seats.

With politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing to deny accountability for October 7, there are mounting worries that the government will do the same if disaster hits again.

The haredi-backed Basic Law passed its final Knesset votes after weeks of coalition tensions and warnings that it could encourage draft evasion.

In a sharply worded letter, Zamir said the haredi exemption law would harm recruitment and create serious security risks for the IDF.

The rare remarks suggested that Shas could potentially be open to joining a government led by Eisenkot, raising questions over the longstanding haredi alliance with Netanyahu's bloc.

A Channel 14 commentator revealed in an interview that he had a meeting with Zini regarding the ministers' demand to investigate an alleged leak to another channel.

Edelstein and Eisenkot are representatives of two populations that were wheels of the social wagon Netanyahu rode to Israel’s helm: the so-called Moroccans and Russians. 

Additionally, the new party led by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel failed to cross the electoral threshold, but pulled voters from Religious Zionist Party, knocking them from five seats to four.

Making aliyah fulfilled a lifelong Zionist dream, but navigating the system proved harder than expected.