No noise and ringing Israel today

This week's moving picture belonged to Itzik Saidian.

A year and two months after setting himself on fire in front of the offices of the Rehabilitation Division in Petah Tikva, he attended the annual gala event of Sheba Medical Center this week, and promised to devote his time to promoting life-saving projects.

Saidian asked to help the hospital that saved his life.

But in the act he did he has already helped save the lives of many.

The shock and storm that erupted following the incident led to a deep, unprecedented reform in the Rehabilitation Division, led by Defense Minister Bnei Gantz and his office director general Amir Eshel. ".

Defense ministers are usually proud of other matters.

From mysterious attacks and operational plans, to procurement plans and mysterious projects.

Ganz is proud of the Rehabilitation Division.

Maybe it’s his embracing character, maybe his realization that without real treatment of servants - even years after they were released - no one would want to enlist, and maybe taking advantage of an opportunity of a government that really wanted to make a change where it could.

The government has failed to help the IDF overcome the decline in public confidence in it, and the crisis of motivation in its ranks.

To quarrel without breaking the tools

The security field is very fixed by nature.

Changes are usually made slowly, over the years, and sometimes not voluntarily but as a constraint.

The Bennett government is no different in this respect from its predecessors;

In almost all areas she was more of the same, with one significant difference: the atmosphere she served - inside, in the area, and beyond - was much better than that of some of her predecessors.

This was particularly evident in relations with Washington around Iran and the nuclear deal.

Jerusalem, as a matter of policy, opposed the return to the agreement, but did so in the closed rooms while refraining from going over the head of the administration, which aspired and rushed to the agreement (and failed in the meantime).

The Bennett government realized that a confrontation with Biden and his senior officials might give it some points in public opinion in the country, but it would not serve the State of Israel.

Instead she chose, and rightly so, in an attempt to influence from within.

The fact that to date there is no agreement - partly as a result of Israeli pressure that led to an American refusal to remove the Revolutionary Guards from the list of terrorist organizations - is largely attributed to this policy.

During his visit to Israel next month, Biden will talk about the strategic alliance with Israel and the need for strengthening, bilaterally and regionally.

Cynics will argue that he wants to help Torch-Bennett in the next election, but that's nothing more than nonsense: the Americans are doing it vigorously long before elections are on the horizon.

They do this to preserve Israel's qualitative advantage, and the power of their allies against the negative elements in the region, led by Iran and Russian and Chinese influence.

As part of this, the administration is leading a move to expand regional cooperation, especially in the field of missile and UAV defense. A visit to Biden will give expression to some of these matters, but many other aspects will remain under the radar.

The United States was not the only country that the outgoing government knew how to quarrel with without breaking the tools. Another example is Jordan.

This made it possible to safely cross the month of Ramadan and the accompanying wave of terrorism, and significantly reduce the friction on the Temple Mount compared to previous years.

Even in the Jordanian context, cynicism and ignorance often dominate public discourse.

It is true that Jordan relies quite a bit on Israel, especially in terms of intelligence and energy.

But Israel also relies quite a bit on its neighbor to the east, which has been guaranteeing for years that its longest border will also be the quietest, and helps it in a variety of other ways.

Those who long for the king's downfall are playing with fire: in his place, radical and even more dangerous elements will come to power, who will bring Iran and its emissaries closer to Jordan as well.

The third factor that the outgoing government has taken care to maintain normal relations with at least is the Palestinian Authority.

This was not done out of love for Abu Mazen, but out of an understanding of reality.

Judea and Samaria, according to all the experts, is on the verge of boiling. The main reason for this is not political-religious but mainly socio-economic, but it does not matter; the shock wave will also hit Israel.

There have been recent rumors that Abu Mazen is dead.

They turned out to be early, but it will come.

Israel has an interest in its successors continuing to abide by the agreements, and especially security cooperation, in order to thwart terrorism and curb Hamas.

To do so, a direct and continuous connection to the Muqata in Ramallah is required;

Routine maintenance should allow it to be operated in an emergency.

Jobs: Chief of Staff and Stability

In other sectors the change in the past year has been less dramatic.

Although Gaza was very quiet, it was mainly due to the Wall Guard operation and the need for Hamas to rehabilitate (and also to the informed decision to significantly increase the number of Gaza workers entering the country).

There was no significant change in Syria either;

The attacks on MBM have continued as in all recent years, although the recent operation - in which the Air Force destroyed large parts of Damascus's civilian airport - has some potential for a change in the Syrian attitude towards Iran, if this pressure continues in the future.

With regard to operations in Iran itself, Israel continued along the same line, of various types of bruises and attacks (according to foreign sources).

Anyone who claimed that Israel had pledged to the Americans not to operate in Iran lied and lied.

Here, too, in recent weeks the institution has been leading a more hawkish line that has a certain element of policy tightening, provided it continues to do so in the future as well.

Looking inside, a budget was agreed last year that allows the IDF to build power after the years of political stagnation, the salaries of soldiers were raised and the "Dimensions for Education" law was passed, and the permanent pension crisis was resolved (at high cost). On the decline in public trust in him, and on the growing crisis of motivation in his ranks.

This may be a direct result of the political polarization, which is also dangerously permeating the ranks of the military;

This is a danger that is no less great than external threats, and requires the transcendence of all factors above the zero water and the Pike News of politics.

For this very reason, the story is not the candidates - the story is not the candidates - they all deserve it, and the attempt to pollute them in politics is ugly - but the army, and the state: .

In an area where war could start at any moment, and where every night an unknown action takes place somewhere and some sort of attack is prevented, stability is required in the body that is supposed to ensure stability for all of us.

Therefore, it is not a snatch but a rescue.

The Attorney General, Gali Bahrav-Miara, is expected to understand this.

Contrary to the cliché, not everything is political: there is also a national.

The appointment of a chief of staff is such an event, and is the order of the day. √

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