Fast Draw – What Does It Have To Do With Us?

Fast Draw – What Does It Have To Do With Us?

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12669532_m featureDefense Minister Mosha “Boogy” Ya’alon once again believed that a privately held speech can protect him from leaks. He still thinks he has to insult our greatest ally, the United States. Even if some of the things he said are true that’s not the way to express them. What does it have to do with us? Because this is a senior cabinet minister who has a lot of influence over many areas, not just over insulting U.S. leaders.

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Treasury Minister Yair Lapid presented a framework for lowering housing costs. The response, including the resignation of the Treasury’s chief financier, might lead you to believe that the housing plan is not seriously thought out. What does it have to do with us? Again, this is a senior minister who has influence over areas other than housing, including defense and security.

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Israel grovels before Jordan in an attempt to salvage our diplomatic relations, following the death of a Jordanian judge at a border crossing. Right in the middle of these diplomatic efforts Housing Minister Uri Ariel arrives at the top of the Temple Mount, fanning the flames and undermining an important security interest. What does it have to do with us? Uri Ariel is a cabinet minister who makes important decisions, decisions that involve Israel’s future and security.

IHLS – Israel Homeland Security

The Defense Minister and the Homeland Defense Minister are busy fighting over jurisdiction. Arguments are okay as long as they end decisively. We only get ongoing fighting, though. What does it have to do with us? It directly involves the personal security of each and every one of us.

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And in the background of all this two former senior IDF officers are arrested, as part of an investigation into what’s known as the “Harpaz affair.” What does it have to do with us? If it turns out that the alleged covert battles between the Chief of Staff and the Defense Ministry did, in fact, happen, we all have a good reason to lay awake at night.

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To conclude, what does it have to do with us? Because something in our country is very wrong. Something in our government system doesn’t exactly makes us trust our leaders. In fact, that something makes us feel afraid that there’s no one at the helm, and areas that are important for each and every one of us get neglected.