On video: Injured in a shooting incident, Hawara, February 26, 2023 (documentation on social networks according to Article 27a of the Copyright Law)
It was enough to see the announcement made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved today Otzma Yehudit's proposal for the death penalty for terrorists to understand the magnitude of the gap between words and actions.
The Netanyahu governments over the years blocked the same proposal time and time again because of the position of security officials, including the Shin Bet, who claimed that the bill would not achieve deterrence, would create motivation for revenge and even for cases of Israeli kidnappings. Not only did they voice opposition, ministers in Likud also did not like the proposal And the heads of the ultra-Orthodox factions opposed it. It's hard to believe that Ben Gabvir will be able to do what others have not been able to do, but the story of the bill is just a mirror image of the harsh reality of terrorism for all of us.
The Netanyahu government was established about two months ago.
All its leaders, including Netanyahu, sharply criticized the frequency of attacks and terrorism during the time of their predecessors Bennett and Lapid.
They accused them of weakness and laxity in the face of Israel's enemies and the terrorists who carried out attacks.
For those who have stopped forgetting, here are some examples: After the attack in Be'er Sheva in which four people were murdered, Netanyahu wrote on Twitter: "The weakness of Bennett and Lapid is costing human lives. After they abandoned the Negev to the Rem and the Islamic Movement, now they are abandoning the lives of the residents of the Negev to Islamic terrorists blood thirsty".
In just one month under his tenure, the number of murdered is almost the same as the entire Bennett-Lapid period (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
After the serious attack in Hadera, in which two border guard officers were murdered and five other people were injured, Minister Itamar Ben Gvir wrote: "Jewish blood is not wasted," and added: "How long will we become a tramp? How long will the lack of governance and reaction be celebrated? Bennett, this is too much for you Go."
The minister in the Ministry of Defense and the chairman of religious Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, uploaded the photos of those killed in the attacks and wrote: "They will never vote again."
These are only three cases, but there are many more like them. An entire campaign was led by Gush Netanyahu from the opposition against Israel's difficult security situation at the same time. period. Without paying attention for a moment to the criticism of the cynical use of terrorist attacks for the benefit of political confrontation, Netanyahu saw this as one of the ways to return to power. And now what? In just one month under his tenure, the number of murdered is comparable to almost the entire period of the Bennet-Lapid government.
There is no magic solution against terrorism.
Our enemy does not distinguish between left and right, religious, secular and ultra-Orthodox.
A terrorist aims to kill a Jew, no matter what.
But a government whose leaders promised to fight terrorism and eradicate the attacks with all their might, accused their predecessors of laxity against the terrorists and our enemies - can no longer sit idly by in front of 13 people killed in terrorist attacks in such a short period of time.
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It's also time to start maintaining.
Less talk, more action.
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