Eisenkot is credited with being the most prominent exponent of the Dahiya doctrine (sometimes spelled as Dahieh or Dahiyeh), a defense strategy of Israel under which "Israel finally realizes that Arabs should be accountable for their leaders' acts".
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In 1999 Eizenkot was selected to be the Military Secretary for the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense under then Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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During that time he received a B.A. in history from Tel Aviv University and attended the US Army and Security Studies course.
Gadi Eizenkot, Borberg agreed to take a 10-day leave of absence while IDF Judge Advocate-General (JAG) Brig.