以色列的政治坟场里埋葬了许多试图推翻总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的退役将军。
The political graveyards are full of retired Israeli generals who tried to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
前军方参谋长加迪·艾森科特是最新一位，但过去四年的创伤以复杂的方式改变了辩论的格局。以色列选民想要变革——同时也更加右倾。
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is the latest, but the traumas of the past four years have shifted the argument in complex ways. Israeli voters want change—and are also more right-wing.
这或许就是为什么艾森科特的“雅沙尔”党在周二大选前的大多数民调中领跑，但即便他“获胜”也可能无法组建联合政府。
That may be why Mr. Eisenkot’s Yashar party leads most polls before Tuesday’s election but may not be able to form a coalition government even if he “wins.”
在这种情况下，内塔尼亚胡将继续担任总理数月，直到举行第二次大选。这些月份紧随美国中期选举之后，可能对伊朗战争至关重要。
In that case Mr. Netanyahu would stay Prime Minister for months until a second election. Those months, following U.S. midterms, could be decisive for the war in Iran.
特朗普总统周日背书内塔尼亚胡时明确表示，伊朗是他心中的头等大事。
President Trump made clear Iran was top of mind in the endorsement he gave Mr. Netanyahu on Sunday.