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| Likud Primaries Coming Up |
 The race for the leadership
of the Kadimah party is in the headlines. It is not yet clear who will
win. But what is clear is that the sand in Israel's political hourglass
is running out. It is extremely likely that the new Jewish year of 5759
will be an election year in Israel. Before the general elections, the Likud will hold primaries for its Knesset list. Moshe Feiglin will be a candidate for the Likud Knesset list. The inclusion of a faith based Knesset member in the Likud will significantly upgrade the faith based revolution. Another religious or right wing Knesset member from a splinter party is basically insignificant. But a faith based Likud Knesset member opens the door for the entire national camp into the Likud and its integration into the core of the national camp's mother party. Yes, there is substantial opposition to Moshe Feiglin's candidacy from the minority in the Likud establishment that is anxious to prevent the national camp from setting the tone in the Likud. In other words, the opposition is from those who prefer to see Uzi Dayan, Dan Meridor and other leftist stars compelling the blindfolded national camp to carry out the leftist agenda, with the enthusiastic encouragement of the media, Supreme Court and leftist elites. A faith based Likud Knesset member has strategic significance in both the short and long term. He will not be just another religious voting robot in the Knesset. Moshe Feiglin in the Knesset will herald the beginning of the first real revolution in Israeli politics. If you understand the magnitude of this G-d given opportunity, please email Dovid Shirel at shir@jewishisrael.org to volunteer your help.
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| The Russian Bear and the Israeli Ant: By Moshe Feiglin |
Av, 5768 August, '08 Translated from the NRG website.  About a year ago, I saw a Russian television
broadcast in which Vladimir Putin, riding a noble steed, reaches the
edge of a lake, deftly removes his shirt and in an impressive display of
muscle, leans over and washes his face in the crystal clear water.That is when I began to worry. The leader determined to restore the great nation's lost honor and days of glory was playing the macho worship card. It reminded me of an old Italian propaganda film in which Il Duce - Musollini - is riding in his official car when he sees a farmer struggling to load bundles of wheat onto his wagon. Il Duce descends from his car and - just like Putin - takes off his shirt and with an impressive display of macho and muscle, quickly loads the wheat onto the wagon of the grateful farmer. Both Hitler and Stalin also played the macho worship card. Thus, the Russian invasion into Georgia did not surprise me at all. Whoever thinks that the latest Russian offensive is in retaliation against Georgian provocation does not - in my opinion - understand Putin. When Hitler annexed the Sudetenland, some pundits thought that he would be content. And in truth, millions of Germans did live in the "separatist regions" of Czechoslovakia and the Western world was eager to 'understand' the Germans. After all, what did everybody want? A second World War? So the Sudetes were sacrificed to appease Hitler, and in Churchill's words, "You chose disgrace instead of war. You got disgrace and war as well." It would have been easy then to stop Hitler. The Czech army alone was larger than the German army and its Skoda factories produced top notch weapons. But the post World War I world craved quiet. It chose to give Hitler what he wanted in the hopes that he would just leave well enough alone. Hitler got what he wanted and the world got a brief respite. The rest is history. Putin will not suffice himself with Georgia. The Georgian test case has provided him with all the incentive that he needs. We do not yet know exactly where or when the next eruption will occur. But if Obama wins the US elections and the process of disintegration there continues, the new Russian bully will feel confident enough to initiate more wars. Does Russia present a direct threat to Israel? The Syrians have explicitly invited the Russians to man both their ground and naval bases. It is possible that Russia will begin to expand in our direction. That is a most undesirable eventuality - but if it happens, it will not be the first time. Israeli pilots have already waged air skirmishes against Soviet pilots who defended Egyptian skies during the War of Attrition. The Israeli pilots even downed a number of Russian piloted planes. Israel is not Georgia and the Russians know that. But Israel today is not the Israel of the War of Attrition. Today, Israel displays weakness, enticing every neighborhood and international bully to come in for a piece of the action. The restoration of Israel's deterrence factor is not a matter of increasing the security budget, as the security lobbyists would have us believe. Just two years ago, Israel's army collapsed in the face of an enemy the size of a mere division - in a war that Israel itself initiated. The problem was not budget. The problem was a loss of our sense of justice and common goals that create our cohesiveness and national might. Our lack of deterrence is not due to a lack of tanks or fighter jets. Our lack of deterrence is due to the fact that our enemies think that our society is disintegrating and that the State of Israel is "weaker than spider webs," in the descriptive words of Nasrallah. I would not invest one more shekel in security. The huge sums that the security lobbyists are demanding should be funneled to Israel's social needs. A just society understands what it is doing in its land and can produce the power of deterrence that Israel used to have - when it believed that it was right. Keep up to date with
our latest articles and audio updates |
| Double Regisration in Likud and Kadimah |
 In an
attempt to influence the outcome of the Kadimah primaries, thousands of
Likud members have also registered in Kadimah. In the recent past, this
type of fictitious registration has won the primaries for Ariel Sharon,
Amir Peretz and Ehud Barak.Neither Labor nor Kadimah have bylaws prohibiting the registration of voters just prior to the primaries. In the Likud, though, Manhigut Yehudit's Michael Fuah, who is a member of the Likud Constitution Committee, has already brought about the institution of a bylaw that requires that new members wait 16 months before they are allowed to vote. This prevents people from signing up for a party just prior to the primaries for the express purpose of tipping the scales in the direction that is politically convenient for their own agenda. The Likud bylaw sets a new standard in Israeli politics. Michael Fuah has now called the attention of the Attorney General to the fact that Likud voters have registered for the Kadimah party in the recent weeks and days so that they can vote in the upcoming Kadimah primaries. In Israel, double registration is a criminal offense. The Attorney General and the Justice Minister have both turned their attention to the matter. We can only hope that they will see to it that Israeli politics maintains a reasonable level of honesty. |
| My Visit to the Temple Mount: By Gary Spund |
 This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to share in
an AMAZING experience (This was a first for me) as Steve Schwartz, his
son Gidon and I joined Moshe Feiglin (and his son) for a visit to the
Temple Mount. It seems that Moshe visits on the nineteenth of each month
and groups join him for what proved to be one of the most powerful
experiences I have ever had. After we went to the Mikveh the evening
before, we made sure not to wear any leather on our feet and met Moshe
at the entrance next to the Western Wall at 7:30 AM. On this day we were
a group of about 25 people. Men and women, religious and secular.We were also very fortunate as we were joined by Yehuda Glick, Director of the Temple Institute. Moshe asked him to take over leading the group and he really brought the Temple to life right in front of our eyes. Yehuda had a book from the Temple Institute and at each point he showed us where we were standing in respect to the Second Temple. Obviously we did not get close to ANY area that is prohibited. We were able to visualize the majesty of what once stood there (and hopefully will be rebuilt soon). One could imagine the Levites singing the psalm of the day and the priests blessing the nation of Israel on the stairs in front of the Temple. And then there was the deep pain of seeing the total desecration of G-d's Name that our government lets happen on a daily basis on our holiest sight. We saw remains of wooden foundations from the First Temple that were dug up and "thrown out" like garbage. We saw the excavations that they dug to create the mosque in "Solomons Stables" when Barak allowed them to dig an "emergency exit". But Yehuda was magical in his explanations and the strength that he was able to share with us by just being so close to the Holy of Holies. One of the best things was his creativity in mixing psalms and prayers into his explanations in a way that the "Wakf Guard" (whose job it is to make sure that Jews NEVER pray on the Temple Mount) had no idea that he was actually saying prayers right in front of him. For me, the highlight of this experience was when Steve, Gidon and another Kohen (priest) stood far in front of where the priests once stood 2000 years ago and said the priestly blessing to us. You could feel the holiness. You could feel that G-d's Divine Presence really is there - in that place - and we KNEW for certain that our Temple will be rebuilt. I urge everyone to join Moshe on one of his monthly visits (there were about 25 people, religious and secular who went this time). Rabbi Kook once visited the Temple Mount. Rabbi Moshe Fienstein ruled that it is permissible to go there. Go up. Experience it like we did. But even more important than our own personal experience is the important message we need to keep sending to the Arabs who "control" the Temple Mount and the government that allows them to. 20 years ago only one Jew at a time was allowed up on the Mount. Then they allowed groups of 3. Then they allowed groups of 10. Today there is no limit to the size of the group. On this past Tisha B'Av, almost 500 Jews visited the Temple Mount in groups of over 150. If more and more of us go up and make this most holy place a priority for us, then eventually we will be allowed to pray openly on the Temple Mount and the "control" will change hands. Like I said before.... GO UP! Gary Spund |
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likud@jewishisrael.org. Be sure
to include your name, Israeli ID No., and a phone number where it is easiest
to reach you. Or give us a call at our "English Speakers" office:
02-996-1123 (Israel), or 516-620- 2475 (USA). If you are not Israeli citizen, you can become a Manhigut Yehudit International Member. Joining Manhigut Yehudit International is much more than just a donation. Now you're part of the team! And you don't need to be living in Israel to join. Join the team today! Click here to learn more! Let's spread the message! If you are interested in arranging a lecture or meeting in your community with Moshe Feiglin or Shmuel Sackett, either in Israel or in the USA, please contact Dovid Shirel at shir@manhigut.org, or call: 02-996-1123 (Israel) or 516-295-3222 (USA). |
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"You are children of G-d, your G-d. Do not disfigure
yourselves." (Torah portion of the week, Re'eh, Deuteronomy
14:1)