Generals to the Rescue: What’s Behind Israeli Public’s Obsession With Chiefs of Staff in Politics?

Following the shrinking6

Following the shrinking power of the Blue and White party, that aimed at replacing Netanyahu but failed, many Israelis became disillusioned with the generals’ ability to bring about much-awaited change, thinks a former politician. But the hunger for another Messiah, who’d topple the current PM, hasn’t subsided.

Up until recently, Israel’s former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot was the hope of the country’s liberal circles, who had prayed he would enter politics. Up until then, they were certain that his entrance to the political arena will challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pave the way for his replacement.

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