The renovations on my street as a case study
Gadi Ezra uses a failed infrastructure renovation on his Tel Aviv street as a case study for Israeli slapdash culture. He describes noisy night work, dirt, lost income for businesses, and workers communicating by shouting, noting the final result is unsatisfactory. From here he expands to additional failures: delays in large projects, security lapses in aviation, and cumbersome service to citizens. Ezra argues the common denominator is that those responsible bear no responsibility and no one pays a fine. He presents a dichotomy of 'two Israels' — the upper one, innovative and excellent, and the lower one, of 'it'll be fine' and 'after us the deluge'. According to him, the balance has been upset for the worse, and the message from the top that everything is permitted and forgiven feeds the slapdash culture. He links this to the refusal to take responsibility for the greatest failure in our history (October 7). Ezra concludes that the upcoming elections are a referendum not only on security and economy, but on values and responsibility, and calls for voting for those who bear it.
Gadi Ezra uses a failed infrastructure renovation on his Tel Aviv street as a case study for Israeli slapdash culture. He describes noisy night work, dirt, lost income for businesses, and workers communicating by shouting, noting the final result is unsatisfactory. From here he expands to additional failures: delays in large projects, security lapses in aviation, and cumbersome service to citizens. Ezra argues the common denominator is that those responsible bear no responsibility and no one pays a fine. He presents a dichotomy of 'two Israels' — the upper one, innovative and excellent, and the lower one, of 'it'll be fine' and 'after us the deluge'. According to him, the balance has been upset for the worse, and the message from the top that everything is permitted and forgiven feeds the slapdash culture. He links this to the refusal to take responsibility for the greatest failure in our history (October 7). Ezra concludes that the upcoming elections are a referendum not only on security and economy, but on values and responsibility, and calls for voting for those who bear it.