PoliticsGadi Eisenkot campaigns on Moroccan roots in challenge to Netanyahu

As Israel approaches an election, Gadi Eisenkot is highlighting his Moroccan heritage in Sderot and other areas on the country’s sociopolitical periphery. The campaign taps into longstanding divides over Mizrahi identity, while the trauma of October 7 is reshaping political loyalties in the city.

Israeli electionGadi EisenkotMizrahi identitySderot

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