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09 Nov 2026
23m

All eyes on Eisenkot: Israel’s could-be prime minister

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Israel’s political landscape faces potential transformation as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot attempts to form a minority government to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership amid intense domestic and international pressure. Concurrently, satellite data reveals a shift in the Ukraine conflict; despite a long-standing stalemate, Ukraine has reclaimed territory, though Russia continues to escalate deep strikes on civilian infrastructure, resulting in significant casualties on both sides. Beyond these geopolitical crises, the historical biographical reference book *Who’s Who* faces an uncertain future as its publisher seeks a buyer. This long-running catalog of the British elite serves as an anthropological record, reflecting shifting demographics and social norms—from the prevalence of hunting as a past hobby to the modern inclusion of social media handles—providing historians with unique insights into the evolution of the country’s power structures.

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