Pinchas Idan home: Netanyahu finds the duty culprit in the collapse of Ben Gurion Airport

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the dismissal of Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers' committee, from his membership in the Likud party, following the strike that paralyzed Ben Gurion Airport. The article describes Idan as a "scapegoat" who will bear the blame, while reviewing his history of power within Likud and at the airport. The writer claims that no one will draw real conclusions from the crisis.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the removal of Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers' committee, from his Likud membership, following the strike that paralyzed Ben Gurion Airport. The article, by a Walla commentator, presents Idan as a "scapegoat" who will bear public blame for the crisis. The writer reviews Idan as a veteran and powerful committee member since 1986, a long-time Likudnik and party central committee member, who previously served as mayor of Lod. He notes that Idan held a membership roster of thousands of activists, making him a power center that Likud politicians avoided clashing with. The writer claims that Netanyahu, in the midst of an election campaign, is unwilling to lose nervous voters, and therefore chose Idan as the responsible party. The article notes that Transportation Minister Miri Regev knew of the intention to shut down the airport and asked to postpone the action until after the primaries and her trip to Morocco, but this does not interest Netanyahu. The writer concludes that no one will draw real conclusions from the crisis, and that the Israel Airports Authority will not conduct a self-examination.