IDF
26-10-2007, 18:02
OOC: After an almost 18 month long absense from MT RPs, I'm making my comeback. I have a lot of catching up to do here.
IC: Jerusalem, Israel
The limousine pulled up to Mount Herzl. The sun was setting and and the tourist crowds were leaving. That suited the man who got out. He was accompanied by body guards as he climbed the steps on the northern slope. Surrounded by body guards, he made his way past thousands of identical gravesites. He knew the way to the grave by memory. He made sure to visit it on each Yahrzteit and Yom HaZikaron. He finally reached the grave of his first CO.
Yoni Barak was a Major in the IAF. He had perished in a classified mission who's existence was never acknowledged. The official report had read he was killed in when his F-16 suffered engine failure and crashed. That was only partly true. The engine did fail, but the report left out the part about the SA-15.
"I did this for you Yoni," said David Ben Shalom. The man left a note on the grave and then turned to return to his limousine. He sat silently as the limo wound its way through Jerusalem streets to reach the Knesset.
When the limo came to a stop, an attendant opened the door and David got out. He was led through a hallway into a meeting room. Inside the room was the resigning head of the Likud Party. Like many such Israeli politicians, he was caught up in a corruption scheme. David was what Israel needed now. He had just gotten elected to the Knesset after leaving service in the IAF. He was a legitimate war hero with 6 kills officially to his credit. (The real number was seven, but that was known to few people).
The meeting went how David expected. With the resignation of the head of the Likud Party, a new face was needed to lead it to the future. David had a clean slate and hadn't been dirtied by the money that sadly flowed through much of Israeli politics. David was on the verge of becoming one of the premier politicians in Medinat Yisrael. With a handshake, the deal was complete. He was now head of a party which held 42 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.
It wasn't known to many, but one of the Labor's key allies was about to jump ship on the ruling coalition. Avigdor Lieberman was not a man whom many liked. He was a racist and a corrupt man, but he understood Realpolitik. He also held 10 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The deal was made to bring Lieberman's party on board to bring the opposition to 52 seats. Lieberman brought a lot of bad baggage with him, but he would hopefully be gone by the time the next elections rolled around. The criminal investigation into him was speeding up.
A surprising move came an hour later when the unaffiliated Shas Party (with 12 seats) jumped onto the new Likud-Beitenu coalition. With 64 of 120 seats, the Likud-Beitenu-Shas coalition had a majority. David Ben Shalom became the 12th Prime Minister of Israel overnight. The tenure of the highly unpopular Ehud Olmert had finally come to an end. Although few knew it at the time, a new Israel was to be born on this, the 14th of Cheshvan, 5768.
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David Ben Shalom settled in well to his new office. He had envisioned himself eventually rising to the office of Prime Minister, but he didn't see it happening only a year after joining the Knesset and the very day he took over Likud. Still, he had a slim majority with barely over 53% of the MKs on his side. He knew that Shas and Beitenu only came to his side as they wanted to unseat Olmert however possible. They may not prove to be trustworthy allies, but he had to work with them.
Ben Shalom had plans for Israel. There were many external threats for the Jewish State. Olmert had mismanaged the IDF in many ways.
The Jewish State had been pulled away from many of its closest allies. David Ben Shalom reminisced of the days when he flew his fighter to the fullest when IDF was a member of NATO and the OMP. He remembered engaging enemy fighters during the NATO-RWC war. That seemed like ages ago to the middle aged man. He had been merely a kid when he strapped himself in to an F-15 with 2 GE engines pushing him past mach 2. He had become an ace in that world war and thought IDF would remain friends with its allies forever. That all changed with the Labor government's attempts to try an isolationist foreign policy. All it had done is wreck the economy and destroy Israel's part in a great alliance.
This would hopefully change soon. Israel would rise again as it did 60 years before when it was founded.
IC: Jerusalem, Israel
The limousine pulled up to Mount Herzl. The sun was setting and and the tourist crowds were leaving. That suited the man who got out. He was accompanied by body guards as he climbed the steps on the northern slope. Surrounded by body guards, he made his way past thousands of identical gravesites. He knew the way to the grave by memory. He made sure to visit it on each Yahrzteit and Yom HaZikaron. He finally reached the grave of his first CO.
Yoni Barak was a Major in the IAF. He had perished in a classified mission who's existence was never acknowledged. The official report had read he was killed in when his F-16 suffered engine failure and crashed. That was only partly true. The engine did fail, but the report left out the part about the SA-15.
"I did this for you Yoni," said David Ben Shalom. The man left a note on the grave and then turned to return to his limousine. He sat silently as the limo wound its way through Jerusalem streets to reach the Knesset.
When the limo came to a stop, an attendant opened the door and David got out. He was led through a hallway into a meeting room. Inside the room was the resigning head of the Likud Party. Like many such Israeli politicians, he was caught up in a corruption scheme. David was what Israel needed now. He had just gotten elected to the Knesset after leaving service in the IAF. He was a legitimate war hero with 6 kills officially to his credit. (The real number was seven, but that was known to few people).
The meeting went how David expected. With the resignation of the head of the Likud Party, a new face was needed to lead it to the future. David had a clean slate and hadn't been dirtied by the money that sadly flowed through much of Israeli politics. David was on the verge of becoming one of the premier politicians in Medinat Yisrael. With a handshake, the deal was complete. He was now head of a party which held 42 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.
It wasn't known to many, but one of the Labor's key allies was about to jump ship on the ruling coalition. Avigdor Lieberman was not a man whom many liked. He was a racist and a corrupt man, but he understood Realpolitik. He also held 10 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The deal was made to bring Lieberman's party on board to bring the opposition to 52 seats. Lieberman brought a lot of bad baggage with him, but he would hopefully be gone by the time the next elections rolled around. The criminal investigation into him was speeding up.
A surprising move came an hour later when the unaffiliated Shas Party (with 12 seats) jumped onto the new Likud-Beitenu coalition. With 64 of 120 seats, the Likud-Beitenu-Shas coalition had a majority. David Ben Shalom became the 12th Prime Minister of Israel overnight. The tenure of the highly unpopular Ehud Olmert had finally come to an end. Although few knew it at the time, a new Israel was to be born on this, the 14th of Cheshvan, 5768.
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David Ben Shalom settled in well to his new office. He had envisioned himself eventually rising to the office of Prime Minister, but he didn't see it happening only a year after joining the Knesset and the very day he took over Likud. Still, he had a slim majority with barely over 53% of the MKs on his side. He knew that Shas and Beitenu only came to his side as they wanted to unseat Olmert however possible. They may not prove to be trustworthy allies, but he had to work with them.
Ben Shalom had plans for Israel. There were many external threats for the Jewish State. Olmert had mismanaged the IDF in many ways.
The Jewish State had been pulled away from many of its closest allies. David Ben Shalom reminisced of the days when he flew his fighter to the fullest when IDF was a member of NATO and the OMP. He remembered engaging enemy fighters during the NATO-RWC war. That seemed like ages ago to the middle aged man. He had been merely a kid when he strapped himself in to an F-15 with 2 GE engines pushing him past mach 2. He had become an ace in that world war and thought IDF would remain friends with its allies forever. That all changed with the Labor government's attempts to try an isolationist foreign policy. All it had done is wreck the economy and destroy Israel's part in a great alliance.
This would hopefully change soon. Israel would rise again as it did 60 years before when it was founded.