Nearly four months since the formation of the government, Minister of Religions Matan Kahana breaks a long silence and answers all questions in an extensive interview in the Sukkot supplement of "Israel Today".
From the kosher reform, through the conversion and formation of the government, to the allegations regarding a future peace agreement that Prime Minister Bennett and the other members of the government are initiating beneath the surface, ostensibly.
"As for the Palestinians, I say this most clearly - in the current government there will be no political process with Abu Mazen," Kahana clarified in an interview.
"It is by no means possible for a Palestinian state to be established. Our political positions have not changed. Everyone understands and abides by the coalition agreements."
As for the claims that there is a de facto construction freeze, he states emphatically that there is no dawn: "There is no quiet freeze and no shoes. 2,000 housing units have been approved, and I suggest checking where they have been approved. You will find that there are more places than in previous governments."
In an interview, the Minister of Religions reveals his point of view on the moments before the decision to form a government, including in the documentation that was distributed in which he faced shouts from Moshe Moreno, the brother of the late Emanuel Moreno. Religious Zionism, Bezalel Smutrich, in thwarting its establishment and ignoring its rabbis.
"We did not buy Mitsubishi"
"Smutrich is the architect of this government. If he had agreed to go to the right-wing government with outside support from RAAM, that is what would have happened. We had to decide whether to keep some of the promises and drag the State of Israel to further elections, because no right-wing government would be formed as long as Smutrich disagreed, or to form a unity government. If we could form a right-wing government, it would be established. "
In an interview, the Minister of Religions was asked if he understood why Prime Minister Bennett was being called a crook, and replied that he knew there was anger against him and his friends. "Bennett is the farthest rogue person I can imagine. There is no denying the fact that we are not fulfilling some of our election promises. Am I pleased that we are part of a glorious group of politicians who broke their word? Very very no. We are not like Alex Goldfarb and the Mitsubishi. .
It reveals little of what awaits in the next storm in the field of religions - in the revolution in conversion.
"Today there is a strict attitude that controls, and I can not stand aside. Unfortunately, the rabbinate does not think there is a problem. We are approaching a situation where every tenth couple in the State of Israel will be between a Jew or a Gentile or a Gentile. This is terrible assimilation."
The full interview tomorrow in the holiday supplement
