while avigdor did some good things at defense like missile command which the idf had resisted, and more strikes on weapons depots, he sounded very much like bibi who he is now criticizing. kite terror was not stopped at all and he acted limpishly.

he should have been able to convince bibi and the cabinet to do this or that, he was unable. he is not the man for defense. Bennett would be far better.galant would also be better.

all know that bibi's forte is in diplomacy and international relations. he talks. his fighting experience in my judgement nearly cost him drowning and this is my opinion-he has never recovered from it. he shies away and shrinks from major engagements.he acts in a cowardly way so allowing qatari cash into gaza is normal for him.

so for example russia comes up with bs excuse about repairs to damascus airport prohibiting iaf strikes so bibi will comply. russian should stay out of Israeli business and Israel should hold firm.

that said, i would not choose lapid gabbay or gantz who is another peres. this is the reason bibi is still pm. his opposition are a bunch of disconnnected osloists. in fact gantz wants to repeat gaza withdrawal ie to try again in my judgement. however, i would not choose him over his militry credentials. he did a lousy job in gaza, with madhat yusef and in some issues with lebanon. israel does not need him.

bibi is a gullible moron if he thinks relations with russia are excellent. they are antiisrael in their arms and military defense system to iran and syria-100%. israel has to adjust its policy and get trump to counter.

before we get to comptroller shapira's report, recall idf under gantz was slow slow off the mark to attack gaza, with limited entry, and not dealing with tunnels until Bennett screamed and yelled after he went into the field to speak with on site officers.

shapira formally rebuked gantz and yaalon for their work in the war. gantz in particular was passive, slow to react, wrong in his judgment about tunnels. and worng about when it would be safe to come out of shelters. now his campaign touts his performance???!!! this is a bs artist. he was a poor chief of staff in my judgment. and some israelis fall for this bs spin.

no wonder galant said gantz says nothing because he has nothing of value to say. i agree with galant.

Israel has to be forward thinking, nimble, on the offensive at times and flexible. gantz is none of these. he was indifferent to hitting Iran, he sat back to let arafat rescue soldier yusef which ended up in death. he was not pivotal in the Hezbollah war. what the hell are we talking about.

yes bibi will be replaced by bennett who is 10 x the soldier bibi ever was. but bibi will be leaving the scene with the indictment . so we look to bennett' whose instincts far surpass those of gantz.

that Israelis would give more credence to gantz than Bennett is not totally unexpected.in the past Jews have made the wrong decisions repeatedly to their detriment.

the media is partly to blame here because they will not write a full expose on gantz.