"Benjamin's Days" by a really non-objective colleague. Which is why it's interesting

"Benjamin's Days" may be revitalizing very little, but wraps up what we already knew in an efficient and focused setting. The most important thing that stands to her credit is that she is simply interesting, and this is also due to the fact that she does not purport only to look from the outside without a position

"Benjamin's Days" by a really non-objective colleague. Which is why it's interesting

Netanyahu is the most covered person in Israel. There is no edition whose name is not mentioned, no day when it is not discussed. Millions of words, presumably, were poured into commentaries on his actions, words and character in an attempt to decipher the mechanism behind them. His story is familiar, the highs and lows have been discussed repeatedly over and over in countless magazine articles and some documentary works. At this point, the main question that hovers over any new attempt to portray the image of the prime minister is not whether he is for or against him, but what something new can already be said about what has not been said so far, which we have not heard.

With these problematic opening figures, "The Days of Benjamin," a series of commentary from a colleague who is broadcast in a news release, is tackled as a basic starting point for discussion, the series deserves attention, even with its extraordinary scope: four long episodes, about 40 minutes each, that try to decipher Netanyahu's years in politics, his way and his methods. Segal does so when he has a wider sheet than a documentary or even a series of magazine articles, an extensive archive, and most of his years of experience as a reporter and political commentator observing Netanyahu. He remembers what others have already forgotten: that what seemed so clear and definite today was almost inverted. The system is dynamic, principles are fluid, and politics is a method that changes when needed.

"Benjamin's Days" may be revitalizing very little, but wraps up what we already knew in an efficient and focused setting. Television is excellent: Neat Hukerman and Eran & Akinin's directing work builds the main arguments around archive footage from old televisions simultaneously transmitting, back and forth, and discussions conducted in editing rooms - a method that reminds us that a significant part of Netanyahu's media story and narration . In doing so, she mentions on some note the "King Bibi", which was mainly concerned with this angle. In a series of Amit Segal, at least in the first two episodes (the first of which aired Sunday as part of News 12), the role of the media in Netanyahu's years does not necessarily receive much discussion - but always in the background.

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Just interesting. Days of Benjamin (screenshot)

Benjamin Benjamin Amit Staff (Photo: Screenshot)

The most important thing about "Benjamin's days" is that it is simply interesting, and this is also due to the fact that it does not purport to be objective and gray-eyed on the outside. It is impossible to understand Netanyahu's days without constantly quarreling between narratives, attitudes and views. This matter drops the ground under allegations of broadcasting the series as "propaganda" for Netanyahu or against him at a certain time (By the way: when the election campaign lasts more than a year, is there any good time to broadcast a political series?).

How does this manifest itself in the broadcast itself? We will explain: The faculty has a specific thesis. Sometimes it is more compelling and sometimes less (if Netanyahu was a series he was "Saleh, this is the Land of Israel"? A puzzling phrase even joking). The highlights can be debated, and this is exactly what the series does: one at a time when the narration is interrupted in favor of a faculty argument with Amnon Abramovich, a faculty colleague for the "Studio Six" team. The two argue fiercely, raising arguments and counterclaims, with no real decision that can be accepted at all. The intelligent ping-pong games between the two are the best parts of the series. They well illustrate both the fact that the same actions can be interpreted in more than one way, both the fact that the political discourse itself consists of cliches that can be challenged relatively easily, and the thesis - highlighted in the series over and over - that Netanyahu himself is, after all, not necessarily a consistent politician or ideologue Planted in one position, which cannot be summed up in a single way.

What about a civilian perspective? Staff and Abramovich (screenshot)

Benjamin Benjamin Amit Staff (Photo: Screenshot)

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What is certainly missing in "Benjamin's days" is what was not really missed in parallel series such as "Begin Days": The Civilian Perspective. Israel changed under Netanyahu not only politically, but also culturally and civilly, and it is impossible to understand the period of Netanyahu's rule without understanding the depths that Israeli society has undergone at this time. Characters like Vicki Wingo and Daphne Leaf are not just anecdotes in those times, and these are just two examples from one area that could be interviewed and would have been preferred to another non-dramatic quote by Yair Lapid. The look from the political system allows for some focus, but limits broader insights, and does not alone explain why Netanyahu is such a polarizing symbol.

"The days of Benjamin" were, presumably, created out of a sense that Netanyahu's political path was coming to an end, and it was time for summaries. Netanyahu himself is still here, and even if he stays around for a long time, it is hoped that the Israeli media has ended its campaign of reflection, and will begin to pay attention to other stories as well.