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To See or Not to See
February 22, 2007 3:00 PM
By BRUNO NOTA
When a picture is worth so much more than a thousand words...
The front page picture of two of the most circulated daily papers in Israel shows Minister of Defense Amir Peretz and the newly appointed IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi observing a military exercise, both using binoculars. Only one of them, however, actually seeing anything. Peretz forgot to take the protective caps off, and the cameras were there to unmercifully immortalize the moment.
Amir Peretz’s appointment as minister of defense by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is still the subject of dispute among Israelis. Peretz, the politician who vowed to have his Labor Party aim to fight for social justice, took a sharp turn off course immediately after last year’s elections to head the department of defense. The Labor Party is the second largest in the present coalition headed by Olmert of Kadima and, as such, its leader was entitled to the prestigious office. The temptation was too much for Peretz.
During the summer of 2006 Peretz’s skills as the head of the Israeli defense establishment were put to the test. The outcome of the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based military group, made many Israelis question whether Peretz was the right man for the job. If nothing else, this picture will make some Israelis smile.
In a couple of months Peretz will try to get re-elected as head of the Labor Party and retain his post as minister of defense. Among the other candidates running against him will be former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Ami Ayalon, former commander of the Israeli Navy and former head of the Israeli General Security Service. Today is likely not the last day we will see this photograph of Peretz.
February 22, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (4)
I seriously doubt this is real. There was a faked picture of President Bush in the same situation a few months after he was first elected. It turned out that it was edited in Photoshop.
Posted by: Mark | Feb 22, 2007 3:44:18 PM
I actually have a picture on my home computer of Pres Bush doing the same thing!
Posted by: Nina | Feb 22, 2007 5:58:05 PM
Well, what can i say? people make mistakes... it's unfortunate that he happens to be defense minister.
Posted by: Ellie | Feb 22, 2007 11:24:03 PM
Don't See, Don't Do!
Posted by: Dumbshun | Feb 23, 2007 3:59:14 AM
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