Sunday, May 17, 2020

New Faces in the Government

After three elections and a prolonged negotiation to form a governing coalition, we can meet the new faces of our rulers. The nucleus of the government is the old Likud gang, but there are surprising people that emerged through the Gantz list. There are two Ethiopian-born Ministers, one with a community-organizing background, the second an unknown journalist.



In 2015 Tamanu-Shata was one of the leaders of the Ethiopian Israelis’ protests against police violence, and her initiative led to a government decision on the establishment of a special committee in the Ministry of Justice, which published the Palmor Report on reducing racism and discrimination in Israel, particularly against Israelis of Ethiopian descent, and on policy change and measures to combat this phenomenon. . She also led a new policy for the optimal integration of members of her community into society.


There is large number of females, including the daughter of former Minister David Levy, and a horrible, agressive female TV personality. There are two or three young politicians who emerged as leaders of students unions - a traditional path to power.  There are relatively few lawyers and no Left wing activists. Netaniyahu has erased several Likud chieftains that tried to compete with him. Except for the central nucleus of seasoned Likudniks, we have a majority of unknown, inexperienced and apparently weak personalities. Now they will have the opportunity to show their capabilities.

Israel is putting the Corona epidemic behind it. The damage seems to be minimal. The TASE stock exchange is rapidly re-gaining lost ground. Yesterday we went to my daughter in Dalia, it was 45.5 C at 3 PM, at home we survive and work thanks to air conditioning. I am wondering if to complete my article on virus transmission through sewage vents, as the suject is no more topical in Israel, is it?     

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