Commentator Chaim Cohen argued in a personal Telegram post that right-wing voters, regardless of ideological shade, cannot support Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister, even as a unity concession, because Eisenkot's political worldview and the right are fundamentally incompatible parallel lines. The analysis is a personal opinion and assessment.
Political commentator Chaim Cohen, writing on his the source early Wednesday, issued a sharp assessment of the right-wing camp's political predicament regarding former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot. Cohen argued that a simple look at political reality shows Eisenkot and right-wing ideology are 'two parallel lines that never meet.' Consequently, he wrote, anyone who identifies with the right — regardless of nuance, definition, or temperament (mamlachti, soft, lukewarm, hard, embittered) — cannot support crowning Eisenkot as prime minister, even at the price of national unity. The post is presented as personal opinion and analysis, not a factual report. The assessment follows a series of right-of-center commentators and figures in recent weeks debating the right's leadership options and the potential role of Eisenkot, a former war cabinet observer, in a unity government. As The Zioneer has reported, other voices have suggested a gap between right-wing voters' desire for Netanyahu and available ballot options, while Eisenkot himself has hinted at potential flexibility toward a partnership with Netanyahu.
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