Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot urges voters to unseat ‘worst govt’ in Israeli history

I call on all citizens of Israel to go vote, not to buckle under the heat or the disruptions, to stick to the mission: to replace tonight the worst government since the state was established, he said.

Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, leaves after voting during the national election on October 27, 2026 Photo / AFP

HERZLIYA: Gadi Eisenkot, the main election challenger of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urged voters on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) to oust the "worst government" in Israel's history.

"I call on all citizens of Israel to go vote, not to buckle under the heat or the disruptions, to stick to the mission: to replace tonight the worst government since the state was established," he said.