Rachavam Zeevi's Misguided Message (audio)

Reflections on the martyred Rachavam Ze'evi's mixed message to "voluntarily transfer" the Arabs out of Israel. May G-d avenge his blood!


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Reflections on Shoegate (audio post)

Supreme Court President, Dorit Beinisch. The High Priestess of the Erev Rav who has been behind some of the most disastrous legal rulings in Israel's history. We're supposed to feel bad for her, just because she got bonked on the nose with a shoe? The hell with that.

On Feiglinites: Part II

Say what you will, those Feiglinites sure are a sensitive bunch. My last post, "On Feiglinites", agitated some of the die-hards. Several posted their comments (always appreciated, even when we disagree), many more sent emails. Apparently, they weren't so happy with what I wrote about them. What was meant as satire (stereotyping them as asthmatic pencil-necked "nebs" and blind followers) bothered them. I'd like to apologize for the generalization, which I only meant in jest. Some of my best friends are asthmatic pencil-necked nebbish Feiglinites. (Sorry. I couldn't help myself.)

Allow me to be serious. In truth, I assume that most of Feiglin's supporters are intelligent people. Stop being so sensitive. My problem with Feiglin isn't personal. He's committed, he's G-d fearing, and he makes a lot of sense. True, being a "respectable" person, his platform neglects to mention the the halachic obligation to throw the Arabs out of the country. But his general platform is sound. My problem is that I disagree with his tactic of trying to rehabilitate the Likud Party. I don't see it working for him. I also think that it's dangerous.

I added a gadget at the bottom of my blog that posts reader's comments. Read some of them. It's like I've been saying. The same platitudes about Feiglin being the savior. The same talking points. I'm accused of "kvetching", "being irrelevant", and "sitting on the sidelines". For once, I'd like to hear a "Feiglinite" respond with a cogent defense of Manhigut Yehudit that addresses the following Likud transgressions:

• Sinai Give-Away: The Likud is a golden calf that isn't fit to be worshipped. Feiglin's premise is that the Likud can be saved. I contest this basic premise by stating that his image of the historical Likud is a myth. At the first opportunity they had to show the integrity of their ideology, the Likud party (under Menachem Begin, of all people) gave away the Sinai to the Egyptian animals.

• Likud & Intifada I: The Likud (along with Labor) failed to crush the first intifada.

• Likud Corruption: The Likud joined hands with Labor in 1988 to ban the Kach party. As Rabbi Kahane predicted, the rejection of Kach was a prelude to embracing Yasser Arafat, y'mach s'hmo v'zichro. Recently, the Likud allowed Bibi to strip Feiglin of a Knesset seat that he earned honestly. To my knowledge, there was no serious grassroots efforts from the "true Likudniks" within the party to fight this injustice. Social Rule #1: When they don't want you at the party, don't go to the party. The hell with them. Have your own party.

• Likud Treason: Likud was complicit in the Madrid Conference which led to Oslo. The Likud kept Oslo going when the treasonous "death treaty" was first signed. Bibi I promised to end it. Then he handed over Hebron to Arafat and his PLO vipers.

• Those who supported Feiglin, empowered the same Likud that expelled 1000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and handed it over to Hamas. What did we get? Kassam rockets. It won't be long before the entire middle and southern part of the country will be as vulnerable as S'derot. (While the North gets bombarded from Hezbollah/Lebanon.)

• Today the Likud continues this insanity under Bibi II, who as it turns out is even worse the second time around. While Bibi speaks of the creation of a Palestinian state and initiates an unprecedented freeze on building and development in the liberated areas, he still retains the support of his loyalists. I know they don't want to hear it, but Manhigut Yehudit has empowered Bibi to carry out his insane policies. All in the name of saving the Likud. The fact of the matter is that the core of the Likud is standing with Bibi as he drags the country to the edge of the cliff.

One reader, Shtuey, posted an excellent comment. One particular point sums up the problem in a nutshell. Shtuey noted the following:

"Bibi is preparing to give up the Golan, and divide Jerusalem. What is Feiglin going to do about this? He's talking about getting more people to join Likud. Is he not paying attention? No one is going to call for new elections. The Likud Central Committee is not going to change this freeze policy, nor is it going to elect a new leader of the party now. By the time there are new elections, the destruction of Israel will be fait accompli."

Here's one guy who gets it.

I present a challenge to any Manhigut Yehudit supporter who would like to explain to me why I am wrong. An intelligent discussion without the talking points and platitudes. I want to hear a logical defense of the movement, not bombastic assertions that Feiglin is going to be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Not references about his detractors (including myself) being "irrelevant."

Pretend that we're at a conference and you're trying to recruit new members. I presented my reservations to you about joining a party that I consider to be as dangerous as Meretz. The ball is now in your court. I'm waiting for a response.

Remembering Rahavam Ze'evi: May G-d Avenge His Blood!

Eight years ago, four vipers from the "Palestinian Authority" entered the Hyatt Hotel in Jerusalem, and assassinated Minister of Tourism, Rehavam "Gandhi" Ze'evi. (Out of respect for him, I'm not going to repeat or use his foolish nickname, the name of a bald, idolatrous, pacifistic pervert.) Fatah's message was clear. We can get anyone, they boasted. And they were right. Rehavam's assassination epitomized the brazen and unpredictable face of Arab terror.

As the head of the Moledet Party, Rahavam was best known for his call to "voluntarily transfer" the Arabs out of Israel. "Voluntary transfer" was an impotent catch phrase that meant nothing. The Arabs weren't going to leave voluntarily, and Rahavam wasn't going to force them. This is the reason why his message never caused the Left to lose their minds, as they did when Rabbi Kahane called for the forcible eviction of the Arabs. The Left knew that Rahavam posed no threat to them or the Arabs. If anything, he siphoned away votes from Kach, the only political party that had a legitimate opportunity to change the direction of the country. Rather than strengthening the argument for transfer, Rahavam's platform took away it's teeth.

As someone who was slaughtered Al Kiddush Hashem, and whose soul now rests in the Olam Ha'Emet, Rahavam would surely want us to state the truth. Whatever mistakes he made in his political career, Rahavam's death at the hands of the Arabs grants him the status of a kadosh. May G-d avenge his blood!

They Must Go! On their own, or with a little Jewish elbow grease.

* Disturbing Fact: Merchav Am is a yishuv in the northern Negev named after Rahavam Ze'evi. The community regularly hires Arab laborers.

The Supreme Court's Latest Outrage

Today Israel's Supreme Court (in their supreme arrogance) decided that Arab-Nazis can stay  in the Knesset, despite their desire to destroy our country. The Kach Party is still banned. We need to expose Israel's democracy for the sham it is.  

Arabs Out! 

Some Things Never Change

Nothing has changed, even as the accursed enemy continues to aim his rockets on southern Israel. The government allows"Israeli-Arabs" and leftists to march under the blood stained flag of Fatah, while Rabbi Kahane's message of sanity and Torah survival is banned. As we saw today, when you apply for a permit to march under the Kach or Kahane Chai banner, the government will still strike you down.  Prior to his murder, Rabbi Kahane warned that the choice was either him or Arafat. The country chose suicide and the bloody legacy of Oslo. Rabbi Kahane was right and we dare not be silent. Now is the time to scream his message and rally the masses out of their slumber. With or without permits.  

 

Likud Is Not The Answer

The Likud is not the answer to Israel's problems. Not the Likud of yesterday, certainly not the Likud of today. Netanyahu lacks the moral fiber, wisdom, and courage that is necessary to save Israel. He had his chance to deal a death blow to Oslo, and he failed miserably. He doesn't deserve a second chance. The arrogant Bibi has already declared that he will continue to talk with the butchers of the PLO.

Rehabilitating Likud is also not the answer, despite the best intentions of good men like Moshe Feiglin. I don't understand Feiglin. Exactly what Likud Party is he trying to rehabilitate? The Likud of Menachem Begin who betrayed himself and all of Cherut's principles? The Likud of the aging prostitute Shamir who disgraced the legacy of Lechi when he joined with Peres to ban the Kach Party. Certainly not the Likud of Bibi who also shook Arafat's filthy paw even as he gave away Hebron, or of the the tyrant Sharon who bulldozed away the Jews of Gaza. Feiglin's dream, though well intended, is naive and dangerous. It empowers Likud as a viable option. The Likud does not warrant salvation.

Likud, Labor, and Kadima are all bad for Israel. Only a party that embraces a Torah solution is worthy of leading Klal Yisroel.