tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post7975807899906838156..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: The problem with Kachol Lavan and Benny GantzRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-39861641610212664402019-09-12T12:10:44.443+03:002019-09-12T12:10:44.443+03:00true but being an eloquent speaker, as great and a...true but being an eloquent speaker, as great and as helpful as it is, isnt the main qualification for the role of PM. There are presidents and prime ministers all over the world, plenty of whom rule their countries quite successfully, who are not the most eloquent of speakers.<br />Bibi was an eloquent speaker, but he only really became qualified for the job of PM after he had already become PM. and most PM candidates are in similar situations. some have good experience, some have more, some less, but for the most part, even with lots of helful experience, most of the qualifications are only happening while on the jobRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-21272091276445254482019-09-12T11:21:18.915+03:002019-09-12T11:21:18.915+03:00Even before his first middling term as PM in which...Even before his first middling term as PM in which he perhaps "learned on the job", Bibi made a name for himself as an eloquent speaker representing Israel as the Deputy Foreign Minister (doing the job of the mainly political appointee minister David Levi) during the time of the First Gulf War, then was clearly touted as a protege of then-PM Yitzhak Shamir.<br />After losing the elections to Barak, Bibi eventually came back as a wildly successful Finance Minister under Sharon, before re-taking the Likud after the Gaza withdrawal and becoming PM again. By then I would say he was very much qualified for the job.<br />Gantz, on the other hand, has been in the IDF up until two years ago, and since then has basically spoken out once in a while, usually embarrassing himself in some way (even when he makes a valid point), and not much else. That's a lot less qualified than Bibi ever was.<br />Shlomo Gorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694065288077240002noreply@blogger.com