Blame exchange in the Change Bloc: "Lapid and Bennett screwed the camp because of ego; a terrible mistake"
Sources in the Change Bloc attack Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, claiming that their alliance and the struggles against Gadi Eisenkot harmed the bloc's chances. According to them, Bennett failed in his mission to bring votes from the right and competed for the same audience as Lapid, instead of expanding the support base. Criticism is also leveled at bypassing Eisenkot during the coalition formation stage.
In the morning after the publication of election exit polls, blame exchanges began within the Change Bloc. Sources in the bloc sharply criticize Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, claiming that their political alliance, along with internal struggles against Gadi Eisenkot, harmed the bloc's chances of replacing the government. According to the sources, Bennett, who was supposed to bring votes from the right, focused on appealing to the liberal audience and competed for the same voters as Lapid, instead of expanding the bloc's support base. It is further alleged that the central mistake was bypassing Eisenkot during the coalition formation stage, and that had they united under his leadership, a large centrist party would have emerged. Criticism is also directed at Eisenkot himself, who, according to them, failed to recruit Lapid and Bennett under his leadership due to a lack of charisma and ego. The article does not include the responses of the three.