Chaos at the Blue and White HQ is testimony to party leader's ineptitude
Opinion: Conspiracies are emerging about double agents who have ties to Netanyahu and the Likud, leaks gossip and partial information reaching the media, all causing concern that Gantz is unprepared to lead the country.
Even if the cell phones of Benny Gantz and other leading figures in Blue and White were really hacked, and even if they were really attacked by Russian hackers, this whole affair serves to show us the ineptitude that seems to define the party's leader, Benny Gantz.
It's not only an embarrassment to the people of Blue and White Party, it's also a big worry, how did a story about hiring a private investigation firm, as was first revealed on Ynet's sister publication Yedioth Ahronoth, spun out of control and ridiculed an entire political party that claims to be able to change the ruling government?
Since the story was first published, a deluge of leaks, gossip and information washed over the party and the media.
One of the senior members of Blue and White said (perhaps jokingly) that the party needs to hire a private investigation firm to find out how the files and reports of the current PI firm were systematically leaked.
It was also reported that a very senior member of the Blue and White Party told his colleagues recently that he had received information that the one of the private investigators is connected to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud and is serving as a double agent.
Whether we're talking about a full-blown conspiracy, or a random bit of information, Gantz needs to wake up.
A few controversial decisions he has made lately beg the question where is he heading and does he trust those who are his political partners?
Hiring an investigation firm to protect and secure information is done by every political party participating in the elections.
But Gantz's conduct seems to give people outside the party access to sensitive information, such as finding the mole and locating leakers.
It's not clear why Gantz prefers to act solo and not confide in his partners to the leadership, Yair Lapid, Moshe Ya'alon and Gabi Ashkenazi.
All this doesn't matter anymore, what does matter is the outcome.
Gantz re-hired an advisor who had fallen out with Yair Lapid with whom he shares the leadership.
That shows a lack in judgement.
It's ok to be right, but it's important to be smart as well.
