They Celebrated in Vain: The Four Empty Speeches of Bennett, Lapid, Eisenkot and Golan

A commentary article on Channel 14 attacks Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan for delivering victory speeches immediately after the publication of exit polls, before 600,000 double envelopes of soldiers and police officers were counted. The author accuses them of being disconnected from reality and forgetting the basic rule of democracy: votes are counted, not polls.

A commentary article by Mati Tuchfeld on Channel 14 attacks the four opposition leaders – Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan – for delivering victory speeches immediately after the publication of exit polls, before all real votes were counted. The article notes that 600,000 double envelopes of soldiers, police officers and nurses have not yet been opened. Bennett is described as having 'returned from a deep freeze' and celebrating 14 mandates 'at best'. Lapid is accused of declaring a fake victory based on Channel 12's exit poll giving 58 mandates to the change bloc, ignoring that exit polls in Israel tend to err in favor of the left. Eisenkot is described as showing 'zero self-awareness' and Golan is accused of determining that the public 'fired' the prime minister before the votes were counted. The tone of the article is interpretive and sharp, using phrases like 'celebrated in vain' and 'the disconnect show'.