Manhigut Yehudit in the News

Israel National News: 11 Av 5767 (July 26, 07)

By Ezra Halevi
Courtesy of Arutz 7 -- Israel National News

(IsraelNN.com) The Likud Party primaries campaigns are in full swing, with a third contender joining Binyamin Netanyahu and Moshe Feiglin in the bid to lead the party.

Feiglin, who heads the Jewish Leadership (Manhigut Yehudit) faction within the Likud, kicked off his campaign Wednesday at Jerusalem’s Renaissance Hotel. The former protest leader said that he fully intends to win the race, having received a  “strong message from Israelis that they want leadership that can look the people in the eyes – leadership that it’s possible to trust and believe in…The people deserve a leadership that has a G-d. The people of Israel want this.”

The underdog candidate said that the panic within the Netanyahu camp proves that victory is truly within reach. "The victory will come. We can feel it in the air and in the hysteria of the other side,” he said. “We are not playing games anymore. We intend to win this time. We have to win this time.”

The campaign-launch included addresses by diverse members of the Jewish Leadership faction.

Netanyahu Unveils Slogan

Buses and billboards across the country feature a simple photo of a sharply-dressed and groomed Netanyahu with the slogan “Israel Chooses to Succeed.” The slogan refers to Netanyahu’s performance as Finance Minister under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, during which he is credited for bringing about economic reform.

Feiglin commented on Netanyahu’s slogan, saying that financial success and high-tech prowess can be achieved anywhere in the world. Feiglin’s slogan is “Because he has a G-d” – a reference to his faction’s insistence that a leadership of faith is necessary to get Israel through these troubled times, as well as to a Hebrew idiom oft-heard on the radio and TV referring to incorrigibly corrupt politicians as “not having a G-d.”