{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6af19d18e7c6d309d1116743?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"All eyes on Eisenkot: Israel’s could-be prime minister","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1794218949934-0023ced3-2ef8-4e12-8782-b07eeefaee54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The president has tasked the former general – and Binyamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival – with building a <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/11/08/gadi-eisenkot-has-a-chance-to-form-a-new-government-in-israel?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new government</a></u>. With just six weeks and barely a third of the Knesset seats on his side, will he succeed? Russia has a <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/2026/10/30/stalled-on-the-front-lines-russia-hits-ukraine-harder?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stalled front line</a></u> with Ukraine but is bombarding harder from the air. And why the sale of the world’s oldest <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/10/22/britains-elite-may-soon-become-harder-to-spot?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">biographical reference annual</a></u> matters.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent</li><li>Sondre Solstad, data journalist</li><li>Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Israel, Gadi Eisenkot, Binyamin Netanyahu</li><li>Ukraine, Russia, Vladimir Putin</li><li>Who’s Who, Britain, publishing</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}