The chief of staff who became a political rookie: the partners are schooling Eisenkot

An opinion column by Yehuda Schlesinger on Walla argues that Gadi Eisenkot has failed as a political rookie, and that his partners Liberman, Lapid, and Golan are outflanking him and dictating the agenda. Liberman blamed Eisenkot for the loss of mandates and the election defeat.

Yehuda Schlesinger argues in an opinion column on Walla that former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has failed miserably as a political rookie, and that his partners in the opposition bloc – Avigdor Liberman, Yair Lapid, and Yair Golan – are outflanking him and dictating the agenda. Liberman blamed Eisenkot for the loss of 7–8 mandates and the election defeat, and said the media gave him preferential treatment. The article describes how Liberman set red lines, Lapid promoted the replacement of the Knesset speaker behind Eisenkot's back, and Golan crafted a narrative while Eisenkot 'licked his wounds'. The author raises the question of whether the partners are giving Eisenkot the lead out of trust or out of convenience, as he is first to fail. The column concludes with a prediction that at the upcoming meeting of bloc leaders, they will give Eisenkot a 'quick and painful political boot camp'.