When the State of Israel demolishes buildings in Judea and Samaria immediately after an attack, the message conveyed is undeniable.
It is true that previous governments, including Netanyahu-led governments, have evacuated buildings.
Netanyahu also did not evacuate Khan al-Ahmar.
We heard, understood, absorbed, internalized, and will not be forgotten.
But not so.
Not after a deadly attack.
Not at the end of seven.
Not a minute after the mass march of right-wingers and the national camp, settlers and non-settlers, secular and religious, young and old - in a huge demonstration of support for settlement - which naturally also became a protest demonstration against the government.
There are those in the government who have made embarrassing to insulting excuses: "It is the responsibility of the defense establishment," or "it is a decision of the operational echelon on the ground."
nonsense.
Evacuation of buildings at this location and at this time - this is a political and political step that the Israeli government, led by Naftali Bennett, has signed with both hands and with deliberate intent.
"We are not with you"
"We are not with you," the Israeli government explained to the settlers and pioneers on the mountain.
The Israeli government has signaled to its citizens, Palestinians and foreign governments what its position is regarding the settlers.
God forbid we do not blame the victim, but we will turn the buildings to the joy of the Palestinians, who are recording a huge conscious victory.
The fact that there are several other pitiful friends on the right, who are scratching the wall in a futile attempt to justify the disgraceful evacuation with etiquette arguments from the "but Bibi voted for disengagement" family - without any ability or intention to give concrete moral, value, political or principled backing to the evacuation Where has the ten-degree-right-wing government gone?
Things have a connection.
We are in the midst of a conscious attack on the settlements and the settlers.
"Settler violence" is an inclusive phrase that stigmatizes all settlers.
It was invented and nurtured by radical left-wing organizations, and adopted with both hands by coalition-affiliated parties.
Yes, these are Meretz members, members of Bennett's coalition, those with whom people like Silman and Orbach speak in terms of "redemption", those who openly and openly support a boycott of settlement products, these people organized a conference on "settler violence" in the Knesset - and then There have also been debates in the media about the difference between "settlers" with or without the "knowledge".
Hostile government settlers
The Minister of Internal Security, a member of the Labor Party, repeats the expression and even brags about discussing the issue with the US Secretary of State, then slaps those who criticize this slime that he "sets a mirror".
Later, there will be a report on the "Gantz-Bar-Lev deal," in which the defense minister will allocate manpower for the treatment of violence by extremists in the SJ district. What are Bennett and Shaked doing? Tweeting.
And this is perhaps the most ominous sign: the heroes of the former right are now leading the most hostile government towards the settlers and settlements since the Sharon-Olmert-Livni governments.
These are not just words, and as we see, these words are beginning to crystallize into an official institutional attitude and actions.
The atmosphere and the shaping of consciousness have meaning, there is public opinion, and at the moment the Israeli government marks the settlers as guilty of violence in Judea and Samaria, that is: as a problem that prevents us all from peace, tranquility, prosperity and peace.
These are exactly the conscious moves that enabled the disengagement and Oslo: first mark the settlers as a national problem, isolate them, create public alienation towards them, point them out as guilty of violence and robbery and resource pumping - then one can easily sell the public a disengagement-like strategic move. On the evacuation of territories, but also "will teach the settlers a lesson" - just as Yair Lapid wrote after the disengagement.
Abbas is pleased with Bennett
So Bennett and Shaked tweet themselves to know against Amar Bar-Lev, for example, but in heart and mind they are completely with him.
Here, this week, Naftali Bennett repeated the false narrative circulated here by the left regarding the Wall Guard: the violent uprising of Israeli Arabs, namely the murderous lynchings that left Jews killed and seriously injured, acts of vandalism, violence, vandalism, arson and sadistic abuse of Jerusalem. - The days of terror and rage we experienced here during Operation Wall Guard - are a product of neglect, discrimination and disparities.
In other words, Naftali Bennett completely accepted, and humbly, the narrative of Amar Bar-Lev, completely embraced the losing line that accuses the victim of the violence directed at him - just like after the Pentateuch attack - and worst of all: denies the nationalist dimension.
If what "exploded in our faces" in the wall guard is the neglect - and not the incitement in the mosques, the nationalist extremism, the good old Israeli-Arab conflict - then it is clear who is to blame and it is also clear what needs to be done: invest more money and resources. Everything now is criminal "neglect treatment" - and what not to do to keep Abbas from basing. We will even stop planting trees in the Negev. You read that right: Mansour Abbas demanded and received - the Jewish National Fund stops planting in the Negev.
Then comes the meeting of Defense Minister and Abu Mazen in Rosh HaAyin - which was held, of course, with Bennett's approval.
Yes, yes, Bennett, who has shown so much shock and anger in the past when every senior Israeli official meets with the man, who he claims "encourages the murder of Israelis and pays an annuity to the families of their murderers."
But Bennett's end of 2021 is not just converted - he's just weak.
If he does not approve of Bnei Gantz a historic victory meeting in Rosh HaAyin - he has no government.
And if you can not beat them - it is better to join already.
"It is impossible to move forward because of the composition of the government," Defense Minister Abu Mazen will say - meaning that the current Israeli government has a great desire to move forward, only a few people need to be softened.
Who, for example?
Ayelet Shaked, who suddenly receives compliments and praise from the Palestinians.
Abbas is pleased with Bennett;
The PA from Basuta is from Almond. Half a year has passed, and the conversion process is felt in every corner: Bennett and Shaked are weakening the settlers, and strengthening the Palestinians. Hold on tight: your Oslo is back.
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