Defense Minister Galant after a flight over Gaza: "The operation in Khan Yunis will soon expand to other places/photo: Elad Malka
Sometimes, just sometimes, the right thing happens at the right time.
The appointment of military commentator Tal Lev Ram as commander of Gali IDF is a recent example of this. Lev Ram has been serving since 2008 as a reporter and military commentator on military and security affairs, first on Gali IDF and later on Maariv and radio station 103 (full disclosure: the undersigned broadcasts on it, and broadcast A few times in the same studio with a loud heart. So far).
In between, he also served as spokesman for the Southern Command under who has since become Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
The two have ancient ties.
But it was easy to waive his appointment with prior acquaintance and assessment with Galant - the first evidence of this was in the reactions at the military station itself to the appointment, whose employees breathed a sigh of relief.
Lev Ram is a journalist who is considered decent, without significant enemies (apart from those created under the poison machine with his appointment) and it seems that after two and a half years without a permanent commander, while repeatedly going to the High Court, search committees and numerous rejection attempts - Lev Ram is the reasonable solution to the operation The station, which in any case is not at all certain that it will last.
Tal Lev Ram/Flash 90, Miriam Ulster
Due to the war, which destroyed all the cards and rejected all the plans (including the privatization of the station), Lev Ram may not have reached the standard of a "joint" - but also industrial peace and reasonable functioning that does not succumb to political whims is quite a lot.
The starting point now is that the journalists at the station, who for the past year under the old temporary commander had to compile reports about rioters in the territories and apologize to bereaved parents, will have a more comfortable work space.
Under the heads of the current coalition - chronic abusers of everything that smells like a journalist - Lev Ram himself is likely to absorb the fire for them.
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With all due respect to the freedom of the press, the appointment of Lev Ram should be seen mainly in the political prism - as a nail (perhaps the last) in the relationship between Gallant and Netanyahu
But with all due respect to the freedom of the press, the appointment of Lev Ram should be seen mainly in the political prism - as a nail (perhaps the last) in the relationship between Gallant and Netanyahu.
Reminder:
About a year and a half ago, under the government of change in which Gantz served as defense minister, the person who served then as CEO of 103 and now as CEO of News 13, Or Tselkovnik, was unanimously chosen for the position by a search committee that was established.
Contrary to the past and to avoid allegations of political bias, at his request - Gantz was recommended a single candidate.
Some months later, the government fell - and the appointment was frozen.
The reason - according to estimates - is Netanyahu's demand from Gallant to stop the appointment.
The one who then pushed for the move was Netanyahu's close circle, through the station's broadcaster (then on freeze himself) Yaakov Bardogo.
At the same time, the same Bardogo whispered in his ear that he would appoint Dani Zaken - then a Globes person - who could be perceived in the Netanyahu family as "one of ours" - temporarily to the position.
In front of Bardogo, it was precisely the man 103 Yanon Magal, who testified in favor of Tselkovnik that he was a worthy appointment that would be decent and balanced.
In that round, as mentioned, Bardugo won 1:0.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Yoav Galant/image processing, Mark Israel Salem, Haim Goldberg-Flash 90
The choice was made by heart - let's recall, under the order of the High Court of Justice that required him to appoint a permanent commander - without consultation with Netanyahu's office and publication in Vala! Berenja was received there as a complete surprise
The seeds for Lev Ram's appointment can be seen even before the war when he decided to renew the work of the search committee to select the commander of the IDF that was established by his predecessor Gantz. In the letter of appointment sent to the members of the committee from the Ministry of Defense, they were asked to recommend three candidates suitable for the position - while emphasizing the need in a commander with a significant military-commanding background, and proven experience in the general military system. In doing so, Gallant sent a blatant hint to the old incumbent - he lacked any significant military background.
Then came the war, which swept the cards on the political level as well.
Gallant, who in the shadow of the battles received quite a few arrows from The poison machine - realized that, at least in the media axis, he no longer has anything to lose. It started with the public positions he expressed, continued by his refusal to appear with him at several press conferences - and has now reached the appointment of the commander of the public-military radio, all this at a time when public support for Netanyahu is at an all-time low. , under the order of the High Court that required him to appoint a permanent commander - was done without consultation with Netanyahu's office and the publication in Walla!
Barangay was received there with complete surprise.
Evidence of this could be seen in the shocked announcement of Communications Minister Karai - usually a proxy of "Netanyahu's environment" (Netanyahu family) - who head-on attacked Gallant's decision and accused her of the age-old bibist curse "leftist".
In practice, Netanyahu once again paid twice and left without the goods:
those who did not want the balanced Zalkovnik, accepted Lev Ram, who would have no obligation - neither to Berdogo nor to Netanyahu.
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