Acrimonious divorce
The article by Tal Shalev, “The Lapid-Gantz dance continues” (June 2) is a clever analogous take on the workings of government and the people involved in representing the country. I’d like to continue in that vein with some analogies of my own.
The original marriage of the two above parties has now descended into an acrimonious divorce, with both attempting to regain their original footing as leaders of the country. They’ve spewed forth language unbefitting their stature and have managed to betray the cause.
Enter the other man, Bibi, who once had a close personal working relationship with Gantz, based on marrying the Right with the Center, in a bid to take over and eliminate competition. It failed and Gantz was left trying to reboot his previous relationship, although seemingly unsuccessfully.
All the while, Bibi became the stepfather to a rag tag group of unruly juvenile delinquent teens, although some grandfathers came along with the adoption. The teen group has run rampant within their father’s leadership role and have attempted numerous alternate possibilities not at all in keeping with the majority of the people. Like street gangs, they seem intent on staking their territorial claims, but with a minority of people not accustomed to pulling their weight in a bustling society.
So while the above couple continue their bickering and attempt to outdo each other in their divorce settlement, the other man, Bibi continues making his move to conquer all. Bibi would do well, however, to begin reigning in the teens and grandfathers and prove to all, that he, Bibi, is the responsible adult, not just interested in his own survival, but in the country he so loves and was chosen to lead.
Marriages take much more work to succeed than divorces do. In that regard, Gantz would do well to bite the bullet and divorce his mate. He then could attempt reconciliation with his former friend/confidant and begin the process of rebooting the country, to what it should be – a democratic, Zionist haven for all the world’s Jews, with a government willing to listen and react to the people it serves.
Yes, go for it, Gantz and Netanyahu, and bring sensibility back to this government. You both will go down in history as great leaders if you accomplish this goal.
DEBRA FORMAN Modi’in