People of Israel, you can return home (of course only if you are military veterans and have a home) - there is a president in Israel.
No. Not in Scandinavia. In Israel. Uh-huh. I don't know his name, though. But there is a president.
Studios, reporters, gamblers, winners and losers. Reporters sweat over the next hot item, to catch the son of the third candidate who will tell firsthand how his father reacted to the news that MK number 89 declared that he would not vote for him.
Want more news, videos and stories? Join the Haredim 10 WhatsApp channel >>
There is no poverty. There are no threats from the south (and north and east and west). There is no conscription law. There are no ultra-Orthodox who do not stand by the siren. Even nuclear Iran has been respectfully put into a deep freeze - behind the remnants of the Shodes.
We are going to elect a president.
I turned on the radio on one of my trips today, and for a moment I thought that the State of Israel was facing a new era. Or maybe I was listening - as if by magic - to some radio station from New York.
What are they actually fighting about? What are deals being struck and alliances being made in blood? What are lobbying and PR firms being hired for? How much was invested in sucking up the dark details of the various competitors?
Perhaps it is worth examining what the President of the State of Israel did in the last term:
Well, first of all, he earned 54,500 NIS per month gross, and was responsible for a budget of 62,000,000 NIS per year. Or 434,000,000 NIS throughout his term. This is also what awaits the 10th president of the State of Israel (assuming he is not thrown in jail someday).
He didn't pardon a single prisoner. He cut 52 films of special projects for the starving children of South Africa. He flew abroad 179 times. He's going to enjoy a pension that could finance the purchase of 10 life-saving defibrillators every month for the United Hatzalah organization. And he also had a personal driver.
After this list, one can perhaps understand all the commotion surrounding the lucky winner of the coveted role.
Because in fact, this is almost the only way to become a millionaire without doing anything (unless you take into account the option that Arala will call you...).
And to the president-elect, I would like to ask just one weighty question: Ruby, come on! Have you already given me a fortune (in a nutshell)?!
And a final point:
A bouquet of flowers for the Antitrust Commissioner (I swear there is such a person) who last week signed form number 1,700-something, authorizing the largest volunteer life-saving organization in the country (hereinafter: Ihud Hatzalah) to work in collaboration with the largest life-saving organization in the country (hereinafter: Magen David Adom). The significance of this step is that the joint work of the above bodies will not be recognized as a monopoly (... ahem!) and will be made possible as soon as possible.
I am hopeful.
