Israeli Defense Ministers have always been political appointees, and they have often been incompetent. This deficiency was balanced by the relatively high professionalism of our Chiefs of Staff.
The incoming Chief of Staff, Yoav Galant, is a typical political appointee who spends more time at political receptions than conducting real-world military activities. And to boot, he hired a consulting firm to instruct him on the best ways to bad-mouth other candidates.
