The main excuse that the soldiers who expelled their brothers from their homes in Gush Katif used to justify their actions was that if they would not carry out their orders, Israel's democracy would collapse, it would be impossible for the government to govern and the state would essentially crumble away. So it made no difference whether the soldier agreed with his expulsion orders or not. He was brainwashed to believe that not carrying them out would guarantee destruction on an even greater scale.

Obviously, the factor that completely destroyed public faith in Israel's democratic process was the political unscrupulousness that paved the way for the destruction of the Land. Entire books can be written about the callous scorn for the law and democratic process emblematic of the way that the Oslo Accords became law in Israel. Yossi Beilin, Shimon Peres, Prof. Hirschfeld, Dr. Pundak and the entire Oslo pack deserve to be behind bars for many years to come.

There used to be a basic law in Israel that prohibited a prime minister from appointing more than 18 ministers to his government. But a short while after Oslo (in the elections of 1999), Ehud Barak was elected and revised the law to fit his political needs. "That is the price of peace," his spin doctors explained. "If we want to see progress in the peace process, we have to pay the price of more ministers for all the parties in the coalition." The media - democracy's "watchdog" - went along with the farce. After all, proper democratic process and public faith in Israel's democratic political system may be important - but for destruction of the Land ("peace") those values can surely be sacrificed.

Sharon followed in Barak's footsteps. His government also boasted more than 18 ministers. He destroyed Gush Katif with all sorts of blatant manipulations. The Eviction Compensation Law that passed the Knesset would not have made it past the average student council. It entirely contradicts all the civil rights that former Chief Justice Aharon Barak worked so hard to legislate. But there is one golden rule that overrides all others: It is permissible to change the law as necessary as long as it promotes the Left's agenda. That rule triumphed in Gush Katif.

It is obvious that no self-respecting court would have authorized Netanyahu to change the rules of the game in the middle of the Likud primaries. But the Golden Rule prevailed. Netanyahu needed to rid himself of the Feiglin trouble and to pave the way to destroy the Land of Israel by means of the votes of the Right. When Netanyahu had me demoted to the 36th slot and Michael Ratzon appealed to the Supreme Court against the move (that also demoted him to an unrealistic slot on the roster), the Supreme Court could not manage to comprehend what the District court and the citizens of Israel clearly understood. The Supreme Court rejected Ratzon's appeal. The general rule is that the Supreme Court will only change the decision of the District Court in extreme cases. It seems that the fact that Moshe Feiglin was legally elected to a high place on the Likud roster was just such an extreme case.

Netanyahu has gotten used to manipulating the law and the democratic process for his political purposes. His latest breach of democratic process is the Mofaz Law, which makes it easier to split Knesset factions and is a prelude to the defection of Kadimah MKs to the Likud and the eventual destruction of settlements, G-d forbid. The leftist opposition MKs put on a good show of being shocked by the rude violation of democratic process that this law exemplifies. But in truth, it was no more than a show. The Golden Rule concept was born to feed the insatiable Oslo monster. Changing the law to foster the destruction of settlements and settlers is an old leftist trick.

No matter. Everybody knows that the hilltop youth and the settlers are the real danger to democracy.

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Manhigut Yehudit International Director Shmuel Sackett and Education Director Dovid Shirel came to the US from Israel to conduct an exciting and inspiring series of events. Along the way they were joined at various events by their North American team (US Director Rob Muchnick, Program Director Yocheved Seidman, and Media Spokesperson Tova Abady).

The tour began in Union, NJ with a great event organized by Jeff Cohen (Union NJ Chapter leader). It was followed by our major event - an afternoon conference in Manhattan attended by over 400 people. Next was a special Lakewood, NJ event put together thanks to Dr. Braverman. After the fast day, the tour moved to the Midwest with a fabulous Shabbat and Sunday Brunch with Shmuel Sackett put together by Cleveland chapter leader Lisa Muskal (Lisa is also forming the "Manhigut Moms" virtual chapter). This was followed by an exciting evening in Chicago organized by Chicago chapter leader Shlomo Vile in coordination with Dovid Shirel and their amazing team of supporters and volunteers. The last event was the Michigan chapter leaders' meeting in Detroit attended by a number of experienced organizers including the head of Michigan Stand with Us (Eugene Greenstein), as well as the past president of ZOA Michigan (Mark Segel) who will help direct Manhigut Yehudit in Michigan.

Shmuel Sackett spoke at most of the events and everyone enjoyed his wonderful mixture of humor, no holds barred honest descriptions of the Israeli political scene, and the steps needed to bring about change. Rob Muchnick gave two captivating and fact-filled multi-media presentations in Manhattan and Detroit. At most stops Yocheved Seidman gave a brief description of Manhigut's new integrated outreach and activism tools including the social marketing system scheduled to be live before the end of August. After the Detroit event, Rob Muchnick commented that, "The overwhelming show of support and unity in NY and around the country was inspiring. Jews across America are hearing and loving our message of Jewish pride. This new groundswell of American involvement in Manhigut Yehudit will certainly show Israelis that they can count on their American brothers and sisters not only for solidarity but for real assistance in ensuring that Israel achieves the dream of becoming a strong Jewish state with leaders they can be proud of. This tour is just the beginning. We want and need everyone to get involved, and together we can make great things happen!"
 

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