A New York Times profile of Gadi Eisenkot, the former military chief of staff and Netanyahu rival who has six weeks to form a coalition after Israel's inconclusive October 27 election left his bloc at 48 seats to Netanyahu's 53. The article traces his career — from commanding West Bank operations and coining the "Dahiya doctrine" to resigning from Netanyahu's war cabinet over the hostage deal — and notes his conditions for Arab parties' support, his rejection of Palestinian statehood, and the writers' judgment that he has no easy path to power.