The man who would be prime minister

摘要

THE NEWS could not have come at a worse time for Benny Gantz, the main challenger to Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister. Less than four weeks before Israelis go to the polls it was reported that Mr Gantz's telephone had been hacked by Iran and that stolen information may have included embarrassing images. While the candidate dismissed it as "political gossip", some in his party blamed Mr Netanyahu for spreading the dirt. The prime minister shot back, "If Gantz can't protect his phone, how will he protect the country?"