I agree; this makes the Tzipi-Bougie team look desperate and weak. Someone is holding their feet to the fire. It’s not how you want to look the day before the polls open.
What did they back track on?
Actually, what it does is make the Zionist Union more acceptable to a larger group of voters. It solidifies it.
Of course, Netanyahu was attempting to solidify his position, too ... when he announced he was no longer going to permit a Palestinian State to exist ... a remarkable change in his previous stance ... when he said he would go anywhere at any time to form a Palestinian State.
Both sides have announced these things in the last few hours! It looks like both sides are trying to solidify their stance and attract more voters.