Apr 21, 2015

Shimon Peres gets a job

Shimon Peres cleared out of the President's office a few months ago. Just because he is over 90 years old, does not mean he has to now sit at home and enjoy living off his pension.

Shimon Peres got a job. Peres even put out a video showing his job hunt experiences a little while back - to remind you:

So, Shimon Peres got a job.

TheMarker reports that Shimon Peres has gotten a new job, and it is not in the political arena. Peres will be working as a presenter for Bank Hapoalim. He will be earning 30,000nis per month in his new position.

Some are criticizing the move. I don't see what the big deal is. Is a former president only allowed to go on speaking tours and play golf? This is a respectable job and it does not, in my opinion, reflect poorly on the position of the presidency.

Under Netanyahu's rule as Prime Minister and Finance Minister, even elderly people can get jobs. Unemployment just came down another bit.




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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 21, 2015 5:34 PM

    It's 30,000 USD not shekel and the assumption is the he will be asked to lobby the gov't against Kachlon's new regulations which will hurt the bank. This is the reason for the uproar and its coming from left and right.

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  2. NachumApril 22, 2015 12:19 PM

    The problem is, no one seems to know what his exact job is, and the assumption is he's being paid to do nothing. Even Shelly Yachimovich came out very strongly against him. ("We always knew he was after kavod; now we see he's after money too.")

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