"He lost like a rookie": the first attack on Eisenkot from within

MK Michal Shir from Yesh Atid attacked Gadi Eisenkot before the vote count was completed, accusing him of failing the bloc. The article describes a recurring pattern in the anti-Netanyahu camp: the current leader is initially presented as a hope for replacing the government, and after the loss becomes the main culprit.

Even before the vote count in the elections was completed, MK Michal Shir from Yesh Atid launched a sharp attack against the chairman of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, accusing him of failing the bloc. "Eisenkot fought like a chief of staff against the bloc and lost like a political rookie against Netanyahu," Shir wrote. According to her, Eisenkot chose to fight the partner parties in the camp instead of expanding the bloc. The article describes a recurring pattern in the anti-Netanyahu camp: in every election campaign, a new candidate is presented as a hope for replacing the government, and after the loss, he becomes the scapegoat. Examples cited include Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, Amram Mitzna, Isaac Herzog, Tzipi Livni, and Benny Gantz. Despite the attack, the heads of the parties in the bloc maintain relative silence, and there is no demand to oust Eisenkot at this stage. Yair Golan presents a path opposite to Eisenkot's and calls for forming a government in partnership with the Arab parties.