We need more leaders like Gantz
Benny Lau writes an opinion article praising Benny Gantz and presenting him as a moral leader, attentive and value-anchored, who made fateful decisions out of total mobilization. Lau calls for more leaders like him.
Benny Lau, an associate of Benny Gantz, writes an opinion article praising Gantz's leadership and calling for more leaders like him. Lau describes their personal acquaintance, which began in a Bible study group over a decade ago, and presents Gantz as a moral leader with deep attentiveness and a value anchor. He emphasizes Gantz's decisions to join the coronavirus government and the emergency government after October 7, as well as his departure from the war cabinet, as actions stemming from total mobilization in times of emergency and refusal to stay when narrow political considerations diverted the path from national goals. Lau notes the leadership of the first hostage deal and the 'One Soul' reform for IDF wounded as expressions of Gantz's moral compass. The article argues that Gantz's moral restraint made him a target for criticism, but he continued his path with humility. Lau states that Gantz's decision to pause at this time is not a concession but another link in national responsibility, and that leadership like his is needed again on the front line.