(2.7.2008) Something of the mood and moral compass that made the publication of „Harakiri“ possible was reflected in recent days by the conduct of Tal Silberstein, who boasts the title of strategic adviser to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Silberstein was also Barak‘s adviser, and managed his campaign for prime minister in 1999. He is a consultant to all comers by definition of his craft: hiring out his services to politicians in Israel and the world.

Although only 38, Silberstein has already managed to give himself the image of a mover and shaker whose connections and enterprise are of global reach.