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During an epidemic - do not fight an emergency government

2020-07-14T00:15:55.686Z


Meir IndoreSuch a justified protest was abducted by haters of Netanyahu and Jacob Sternberg, one of the key activists in Gush Emunim in the struggles for Israel, is a rabbi, a graduate of the "Rabbi Center" and one of the founders of the National Union, Smutrich's party. It cannot be suspected of disloyalty to the values ​​of religious Zionism. At the end of the week, he came out strongly against Smutrich: "...


Such a justified protest was abducted by haters of Netanyahu and Jacob Sternberg, one of the key activists in Gush Emunim in the struggles for Israel, is a rabbi, a graduate of the "Rabbi Center" and one of the founders of the National Union, Smutrich's party. It cannot be suspected of disloyalty to the values ​​of religious Zionism. At the end of the week, he came out strongly against Smutrich: "Smutrich's intention is to embitter the lives of the prime minister and the Likud. "In the future, even if he brings a 'bill to bring the Messiah' - this should be seen as another attempt to provoke quarrels and controversy within the coalition." 

Smutrich, a smart guy, did not really intend to pass a law but to "make the life of Netanyahu and the coalition bitter." If he had meant it seriously, he knew the technique. Do not run alone but with MKs, most of whom are from the coalition. This is how it is done at all stages of the law's passage to offset the salaries of terrorists from PA money. In the joint work of the then chairman of the debt committee, Avi Dichter of the coalition and Elazar Stern of the opposition, who knew not to jump in, even though he was one of the initiators of the law. Smutrich polluted the legislation from the beginning, and now howls all the way to the microphones.

Smutrich and Bennett are basically on the same field where the left-wing demonstrators in Tel Aviv crowded on Saturday; Both in the spirit of their constant clash and in receiving sympathetic and unlimited media coverage (identified with the left).

Religious Zionism is not necessarily with Bennett-Shaked, nor with the ultra-Orthodox Smutrich. Most religious Zionist voters have migrated to other parties, such as the Likud, which has more religious MKs than the "right." Some of them also reached Shas and Aguda. Therefore, the right reached 6 seats. Solid figures were replaced by springy and ambitious figures. And as great as ambition and extroversion were, so great were divisions and escape to other parties. 

Corona's Shadow Cabinet "set up by Bennett with left-wing personalities, and the relentless exploitation of right-wing media to attack the government and its leader, are not in the DNA of classical religious Zionism. 

Her heads in the past were like that. Zevulun Orlev, a masterpiece, served in the opposition, but together with members of the coalition led the establishment of three state and revolutionary committees: the establishment of desalination plants for water, improved conditions for Holocaust survivors and increased compensation for Gush Katif deportees. Former MK Uri Ariel, the kibbutznik, in the opposition, led significant parliamentary moves and was acceptable to all.

Which led Netanyahu to keep him in the government even when there was no parliamentary force behind him (after his student Bezalel Smutrich was fired). 

Religious Zionism must stop the struggle of right-wing leaders in the emergency government. Religious Zionism, which has always shown state responsibility, should signal to MKs on the right: It is not a time for debate and debate, but a time of emergency!

The personal aspirations must now be left out. They were quoted as the lesson of the Korach affair that took advantage of the crisis in the people who left Egypt on their long journey to the Promised Land - to conquer the leadership. Masses died then in this controversy - in the plague. 

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Source: israelhayom

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