WHILE STATESMANSHIP and striving for national unity were the secret of Gantz’s success, the latter proved that in the end it is his political base that counts. His decision to resign from the government – a day after the heroic rescue of the four hostages from the clutches of Hamas from the heart of the Gaza Strip, a military operation reminiscent of the Sabena and Entebbe rescue operations – is simply an irresponsible political conduct. ...

While it is indisputable that Hamas must be destroyed and that everything must be done to free the hostages, something that was well illustrated in “Operation Arnon,” there is also a consensus in Israeli society on the sentence “our strength is in our unity.”

However, it seems that Gantz forgot this and his irresponsible decision will be remembered forever. Politically, although calling for national unity enhanced Gantz’s popularity among the Israeli public, it seems that abandoning this will also lead to the loss of support for the National Unity Party chairman among the Israeli mainstream.