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Authentic Jewish Leadership for Israel


The Jewish Leadership Weekly Newsletter
21 Tamuz, 5768 (July 24) Issue 6842
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In this Issue:
  • A Time of Mourning
  • Anatomy of Collapse: By Moshe Feiglin
  • Eyewitness Account of Jerusalem Terror Attack: By Shmuel Sackett
  • Announcements
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  • Torah Sparks: Matot
A Time of Mourning

The "Three Weeks" of mourning for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem that stretch from the 17th of Tamuz (which fell out this year on July 20) to the 9th of Av (this year on August 10) now hold additional tragic memorial days. This year we will commemorate the third anniversary of the Expulsion from Gush Katif and Northern Shomron – the 'sensitive but determined' pogrom that the Jews perpetrated against their brothers, referred to in Israeli Newspeak as the 'Disengagement.' During this time period we also commemorate the second anniversary of the War for the Success of the Convergence Plan. In Israeli Newspeak it is called 'The Second Lebanon War –' the war that was supposed to have afforded a 'tail wind,' in Olmert's words, to the expulsion of the Jews from the rest of Judea and Samaria.

One would think that in the Information Era, it would no longer be possible to hide information from the public. But that is not the case. The truth is not concealed by a lack of information. It is concealed by a deluge of information. The average person does not have the time or desire to organize and filter the torrents of facts to which he is subjected, even though some of those facts are the truth that he would like to access. Instead, he relies on the established media to organize the information for him, on commentators to think for him and on the Israeli thought police to let him know what he is allowed to think and what is forbidden, what is legitimate and what is, Heaven forefend, extreme.

Israel's censorship is even worse than the Soviet brand. In Israel, Big Brother controls the public consciousness in the name of democracy. "I was afraid to invite you for an interview on my program," a famous television broadcaster said to me. "And then I realized that I am being subjected to terror."

In all the ceremonies held to commemorate the second anniversary of the war, nobody dared tell the truth. And the destruction of the Jewish communities of Gush Katif and Northern Shomron is still called 'Disengagement' even though it has created the strongest engagement ever between Israel and Gaza. Just ask the residents of Ashkelon when the disengagement ended and when the engagement began.

For those people who wish to retain their liberty to think, I humbly proffer this update. It contains a short, simple and uncensored synopsis of the 'Disengagement' and 'The War.'

Shabbat Shalom,

Moshe Feiglin
 


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Anatomy of Collapse: By Moshe Feiglin

Preface 1: The IDF Flees South Lebanon
Broadcaster Shelly Yechimovitz and the Four Mothers Anti War Movement goad PM Ehud Barak into a retreat from South Lebanon. Israel's best interests turn out to be no match for cheap political populism. Barak orders the IDF to flee South Lebanon, abandoning Israel's allied South Lebanon Army in the process. As a result of the humiliating retreat, the northern third of the State of Israel enters Hezbollah missile range.

Preface 2: The Temple Mount War
Barak's attempt to give Jerusalem to the Arabs unleashes another round of violence that Israel calls 'Intifada 2000.' The Arabs are more to the point, labeling the violence 'The Temple Mount War.' Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount provides a good excuse for the Arabs of Yesha (and many Arabs from within the Green Line who joined them) to declare war. Barak loses the premiership. The Israeli public, disgusted with the Oslo process, elects Ariel Sharon - a strong rightist leader - to restore Israel to a path of sanity and national pride.

"Restraint is Might"
Just like the right-wing leaders who preceded him, Sharon sheds his rightist rhetoric as soon as he comes to power. Instead, he sings a new, leftist tune: "Restraint is Might." The slippery slope of nationalism devoid of commitment to Jewish faith consistently leaves nationalist leaders captive to the Oslo disintegration mentality. Sharon's corrupt dealings accelerate the process. Begin wanted the legitimacy of the Left and retreated from Sinai. Sharon needs more than legitimacy from the Left. He needs his freedom.

Sharon surprises the public with his total expulsion plan – typical of his bulldozer personality and his need to protect himself from investigations and prison. Unlike Begin, Sharon does not proceed in a democratic manner. He does not put his plan up for public approval and cynically ignores the decision of his own party opposing the plan.

The Winds of Fascism
The power elites in Israel enthusiastically adopt the plan to destroy the Jewish communities of Gush Katif and northern Shomron. Unlike the peace treaty with Egypt and its offspring, Oslo, the 'Disengagement Plan' could not be sold to the Israeli public as a new dream. Instead, the government simply explains that it is necessary to carry out the non-violent pogrom because that is what has been decided and that obedience to the state is above any moral considerations. Disengagement Israel totters dangerously on the brink of fascism.

The Failure of the Settler Leadership
If the Orange public had had rabbinical and political leadership with a Jewish liberty mentality and values system, it would have been relatively easy to stop the Disengagement plan. But at the three crucial junctions of the anti-Expulsion struggle; conscientious objection, the struggle on Israel's highways and the physical presence of thousands in Gush Katif (Kfar Maimon) – the rabbinical leadership collapses, leading to the collapse of the political leadership, as well. The motivated multitude of people who came to the march to save Gush Katif finds itself perfidiously led to nowhere by its leaders. The fate of Gush Katif and Northern Shomron is sealed.

From the IDF reports on the Disengagement we learn that the soldiers who refused to take part in the crime were generally those who "were not under the influence of the rabbis." It is hard to think of a greater desecration of G-d's Name than the enlistment of the Torah to neutralize an effective struggle against the destruction of Jewish communities in the Land of Israel. But that is exactly what happened in Av, 5765.

The Orange Public Evades Responsibility
The perfect implementation of the Expulsion without significant opposition from the soldiers leaves the IDF Samson shorn and blinded. The IDF loses its moral standing and as a result, its ability to defeat Israel's enemies.

If the Orange soldiers had conscientiously objected, they would have saved the IDF and the state. If the Orange civilians had waged a serious struggle on Israel's highways and in Kfar Maimon and prevented the Expulsion, they would have saved the IDF and the state. Even if the Expulsion would have eventually been carried out, a determined struggle would have saved some of Israel's moral standing. But the Orange public fails to carry out the historic role that has been placed on its shoulders. When Israeli society sees that it cannot rely on the Orange public, it goes with the winner, bringing Kadimah to power.

Olmert: Convergence and Amona
Sharon makes a dramatically providential exit from politics and Olmert replaces him. He also wants to become the darling of the ruling leftist elite. He also wants to be the pre-eminent leader regularly praised by the prestigious, leftist Ha'aretz newspaper. Not coincidentally, he also has some serious corruption skeletons in his closet that need to be safely out of the sights of the Big Brother state prosecution.

Sharon destroyed Gush Katif with sensitivity and determination. Olmert is determined to destroy all the rest. Sharon was 'sensitive and determined.' Olmert resolves to be violent and vengeful. Olmert presents the Convergence Plan and the preview to how it would be perpetrated: Amona.

There is no doubt that the maniacal behavior of the riot police at Amona is directed and orchestrated from above. "I admire the police force that carried out its job with determination," Olmert explains, leaving no doubt as to the source of the directives.

The horrific pictures emanating from Amona erode Kadima's popularity. The destruction of many more Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria is temporarily postponed.

War Games
Sharon was considered a true leader by both his admirers and his detractors. It was impossible to ignore his impressive military record and his determination. The deceptive Olmert needs to re-invent himself in the image of Sharon.

The 'opportunity' to become a brave military leader, crowned with the legitimacy to implement 'painful concessions' is provided by the Hezbollah abduction of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, may G-d avenge their blood. The arrogant Chief of Staff of the Expulsion whispers in draft-evading Olmert's ear that he could defeat the Hezbollah from the air. The war that would "give a tail wind to the Convergence," as Olmert explains to the media, breaks out.

The Defeat
After it perpetrates its crime against entire Jewish communities, the IDF loses its sense of justice, its fighting spirit and its ability to triumph. After 33 days, the State of Israel is on its knees. 150 soldiers and civilians die on the altar of Olmert's dream of destroying the settlers. Israel begs for a cease fire and Tzippy Livni markets the deployment of UN forces into South Lebanon as a great achievement. Two years after the war, Israel admits that the 'great achievement' has essentially provided UN sponsorship for even more Hezbollah fighters armed with the latest missiles on Israel's northern border. Regev and Goldwasser return – in coffins. In exchange, Israel surrenders one more of its 'principles' and frees baby killer Kuntar.

The Gleeful Days of the Rule of Law Gang

Israeli society, still astounded by the Gush Katif triumph of the Sharon and left-wing bully system, enters a moral tailspin that does not allow it to be rid of Olmert. The rule of law replaces the rule of ethics. Legal clauses replace values, the public does not identify a true alternative and Israel's public debate takes place strictly in the courts.

Currently, Israel could not have found a more appropriate prime minister than Olmert. The Israel that has lost the last of its principles and exchanged values for law has a wily and deceptive lawyer for prime minister, completely at home on the legal arena.

The Escape Hatch
Israel has recently suffered three terror attacks in which civilians killed or almost killed the terrorist (Merkaz Harav yeshiva, Bulldozer 1 and Bulldozer 2). All of these civilians are from the Orange public. The way out of Israel's terrible situation is through the public that has produced these brave men – men with the right values system – men who run to be first to kill the terrorist and protect their fellow Jews. Their eyes have not been blinded and their locks have not been shorn. The Orange public, expelled and scorned, will save Israel with the proud Jewish leadership it so sorely needs.

 

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Eyewitness Report of Jerusalem Terror Attack: By Shmuel Sackett

The following is an eyewitness report by Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Manhigut Yehudit, of Tuesday's terror attack in Jerusalem.


Today at 1:57 pm, I parked my car about 200 feet from theKing David Hotel. I got out of the car, as did my wife, Rhonda and Manhigut Yehudit President Moshe Feiglin. We were headed to a lunch meeting with Ben Landa, Manhigut Chairman of the Board, who had arrived a few hours earlier and was staying in the King David. We started walking when – about 10 FEET IN FRONT OF US (no exaggeration) we saw a large bulldozer drop his huge bucket in an attempt to crush a woman crossing the street. Baruch Hashem (Thank G-d), she managed to avoid it by a few inches!

The bulldozer - now obviously to us driven by a terrorist - then raced into the middle of King David Street in an attempt to smash into a passing commuter bus. The driver quickly swerved out of the way yet the bulldozer managed to smash into the rear of the bus on the “passenger” side. The bus smashed into some guard rails but quickly turned down a side street - by the Dan Panorama Hotel - to avoid any further attacks by the bulldozer. That bus driver was an AMAZINGLY quick thinker and saved MANY lives!!

The Arab attacker – who lived in Jerusalem and had an Israeli identity card – continued driving the bulldozer down King David Street in the direction of the Inbal Hotel. I immediately started running after him at full speed – praying to Hashem that he would not injure any more Jews and that I would have the merit to personally kill him. He smashed into a parked car on the left - Baruch Hashem it was empty - then into two cars in front of him. In the first of those two cars he pinned a man inside, although he was just mildly injured. The second car he managed to completely flip over and seriously injure a man. I kept running towards the bulldozer.

When I was about 20 feet away, a civilian came from the left. He started shooting into the cabin of the bulldozer. Then, from the right hand side, a Border Policeman shot about 7 bullets from his M-16. The bulldozer came to a stop and the terror was over.

I immediately ran back to the man that was seriously injured and saw that the lower part of his leg was severed. I called Dovid Shirel, who was in the King David Hotel already having lunch with Ben. Dovid is Manhigut Yehudit's Educational Director and also a highly experienced paramedic. He came flying out of the hotel and was the first paramedic on the scene. He administered IV to the man and helped him until the ambulances arrived.

When I turned around I saw Moshe helping the injured man as well. Moshe spoke to him, found out his name and also that he was an attorney. Dovid told Moshe to keep talking to him since that would help keep him calm. I saw many people crying and screaming and tried the best I could to help relax my fellow Jews. It wasn’t easy.

Within minutes, police arrived as did the Israeli SWAT team. Helicopters flew overhead, police on horses charged in, ambulances and ZAKA motor-scooters sped in and the media set up shop to start their reporting. Things happened faster than I would have believed.

We immediately sent a “beeper alert” to the media that Moshe Feiglin was an eyewitness to the terror attack - of the Jerusalem Arab with an Israeli identity card - and his cellphone started ringing. Moshe gave live reports on the radio and TV in both Hebrew and English.

People asked if anyone was killed and when we answered “no” – they immediately said “Baruch Hashem” and put on a happy face. While it is true that we must thank Hashem for the fact that there were no fatalities, we must NEVER FORGET the injured. This young attorney may lose his leg. Even if doctors manage to re-attach it – his life is changed FOREVER!!!

And what about the trauma? What about the people that went into shock? What about the fear? What about the tears?

I do not know the Hebrew name of this. Still, please pray for him. Have a nice young Jewish man in your prayers who may never walk again, G-d forbid. Have ALL of Klal Yisrael in your prayers because… we REALLY need it!

May Hashem watch over His people and protect us from harm. Amen.

Click here for Moshe Feiglin's English eyewitness video account of the bulldozer attack from Israel television.
 
Announcements


Shabbat Nachamu, 14 Menachem Av (August 8)
Manhigut Yehudit Shabbaton (Hebrew)
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7 lectures/workshops are planned.
Place: Kochav Yaakov
Accommodations in the caravans of the ulpana.
Price: Adult:120 NIS Child: 60NIS
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Torah Sparks: Matot


A thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war
(Numbers 31:5)

Moses wanted to demonstrate to them that it is not the number of troops or their arms that determines victory or defeat, but their worthiness. For Zimri had caused the death of 24,000 without a single sword or armament; while they, numbering only 12,000, will defeat the far more numerous Midianites, "and not a single one of them was lost" (Numbers 31:49), even though in ordinary wars, there are casualties also on the victorious side.

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