Journalist Yaara Zered, writing on her the source, lambasts what she describes as sycophantic coverage of former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, calling him 'the duty representative of the left' and criticizing flattering op-eds by Nahum Barnea and Shimon Drucker.
Yaara Zered, a journalist known for her sharp political commentary, published a critical post on her the source (a monitored channel) on Monday evening targeting the media's treatment of former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot. She accuses columnists Nahum Barnea (Yedioth Ahronoth) and Shimon Drucker (Israel Hayom) of writing flattering pieces that position Eisenkot as the 'duty representative of the left' within the current political landscape. Zered frames the coverage as part of a wider trend where the media anoints temporary opposition figures. The post comes amid heightened political tensions and ahead of potential coalition negotiations, though it does not reference any specific op-ed by name.
As The Zioneer previously reported, analyst Amit Segal noted in June that Likud-linked attacks via Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich had begun to shift from Naftali Bennett toward Eisenkot, a sign of the former chief's growing political salience. Zered's critique aligns with this observation but approaches it from a left-leaning, anti-establishment perspective.
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