The old left-wing movement is angry.
How angry are you?
In recent weeks it has promised that it will act "by all means at our disposal" and that it will not allow "this messianic gang" to dictate the future of the country.
What did the foam come out of?
The Nahala movement, a settlement movement founded by the late Daniela Weiss and the late Rabbi Moishe Levinger, set 20.7 today for the aliyah of new settlements in Judea and Samaria.
In peace now, one can imagine, less connected.
The Israeli public still sees them as an anti-Zionist movement that works in the service of foreign countries that fund it and harm the country.
In discussing morality, they have repeatedly failed to mobilize public opinion.
In the political debate there is no demand for their goods.
The only pitch where Peace Now gets a dash of contentment is the legal pitch.
There, one can invest a huge fortune in petitions against Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria. From time to time they will celebrate success, and with a look of self-importance will explain that they are just keeping the rule of law. If it does not fit our agenda.
The Israeli government chooses to turn a blind eye or cooperate with most of the new settlement points, even in the absence of official sovereignty;
Brigadier General Shomron recently stated that "the IDF and the settlement are one."
This was not just a statement of values, but a recognition of the security importance of holding on to the ground.
And when the state and the army refuse to see the settlements as a disaster, they have now peacefully decided to set up their own army and promise that "the bulldozer in Chumash (which they brought with the aim of dismantling the settlement, LL) will only be an opening shot." This is not a peace movement, this is a militia.
By the way, it's not that the military does not evacuate outposts.
Ask the residents of Komi Uri or Maoz Esther.
What is urgent for peace now?
The IDF bulldozer is not suitable for them? They must destroy with their own hands to sleep peacefully?
Not to be confused: this is not an attempt to be good and active citizens.
When civilians come to help the security forces overcome a widespread threat or neutralize a terrorist in the midst of an attack - that is good citizenship.
But when civilians use a planned and organized force against other civilians, with false and ugly hints that the settlers are "abusing the Palestinians", just because they have an ideological argument - this is violence for the sake of violence.
Anarchism for the sake of anarchism.
Of course, a movement that has existed for 45 years without fulfilling its goals will have to reinvent itself.
The new tone implies that she understands the need to compete with more kicking and biting organizations that have risen to the left, and that donors from abroad also want value for money. Of law and democracy.
In a world of peace now, the destruction of settlements is more important.
Were we wrong?
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