Setting Ethical Standards

April 3, 2008 - 8:55 PM by

Now I loooooves me most of my friends and neighbors. Really and truly.

Even on days consumed by complaining up a fire & brimstone storm of wrath.

Because I wouldn’t be living in these here parts day in and out if the scenery weren’t somehow pleasing. Complaining is just one of the contractual stipulations. Gotta fill the quota, as it were, or risk being labeled “soft”.

But speaking of soft, I gotta be honest: When first glancing this glowing entry in my Inbox, the cup of coffee at hand nearly went bottoms up. Allow me to share:

An Israeli firm was named as the most ethical foreign company that works with the U.S. government.

Elbit Systems was the choice of Ethisphere when the American journal, which tracks international business practices, issued its annual assessment of government contractors this week.

Elbit, which specializes in defense technologies, topped the list of the five best foreign companies with a grade of 74.59 percent satisfaction. The other four companies are British.

Oh there are soooooooo many tempting comments that could be added to this blog right about …..NOW.

But it’s late night here in the Middle East, fatigue overcomes and to be honest: most of the things springing to mind would get me into a heap of trouble.

So let’s leave it at that, shall we?

Tags: • Category: Business, Israeliness, Politics 

Comments

3 Comments on Setting Ethical Standards

  1. David-Joe on Fri, Apr 4th 2008 1:45 AM

    2. It is excellent that an Israeli company is considered ethical – now all Israel needs is its politicians and other parasites to decide to be the same.

    Problem is that it is the people that elect their leaders and Israelis do not appear to be eager to change the familiar and failed faces of the past: Barak, Olmert for starters. The list is rather repulsive.

  2. Liza R on Fri, Apr 4th 2008 7:52 AM

    3. It’s not a matter of being eager to make the change. Everyone I know is so completely burned out by the political situation here and the fact that there are no promising new faces on the political horizon. I’d love to be able to vote for someone else. The problem is that there isn’t anyone. Why do you think that so many people voted for the Senior Citizens party in the last elections? The same thing happened in the elections before that with the Shinui party. Whenever there’s a new party, people flock to it. We’re desperate for change.

  3. David-Joe on Sat, Apr 5th 2008 1:09 AM

    4. Then there is something amiss either with the system – the inherent instability of a Westminister system versus the stability of the American federal system – or the Israeli people have become dissinterested.

    It is always at the grass roots level that real change must occur in order for the top to do so and this includes fundamental structural change.

    When I was a kid and into adulthood twenty years ago there was a surplus of great Israeli leaders and money and power was not at the center, the wellbeing of Israel was.

    I too am utterly disgusted with the Israeli leadership. I cannot stand both Barak and Olmert and consider them to be the worst leaders possible.

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