A political earthquake shook the Change Bloc on Wednesday morning when partners discovered that the bloc's chairman, Gadi Eisenkot, had been conducting direct negotiations with Likud — and that he had cancelled an official meeting between the sides that was scheduled for Thursday.
Senior figures in the parties that make up the bloc expressed shock and anger at the secret talks. According to bloc officials, they were never informed that Eisenkot was holding direct conversations with the ruling party.
"Conducting negotiations behind our backs is not appropriate," senior sources in the Change Bloc said, making clear that such behaviour undermines the trust required for joint political moves.
