Dictatorships

[amawahibiki]

I feel personally insulted by this Associated Press article.
On what grounds exactly is Moshe Feiglin labeled a "radical West Bank settler" in the face of sane and rational Bibi Netanyahu??? Why is his platform misrepresented so horribly?
One reason is probably that Feiglin's website is vague. But it certainly stands for greater things than the AP

Comments

[ilca]

No use in getting riled up. I say it all the time: the media is left wing. They usually disperse half-truths, distortions and outright lies. But, the truth always comes out in the end...

[amawahibiki]

Well, the truth always wins in the end, even if it never comes out... either way, I'm not confident all will last until "the end"...
Eventually things will work out- the junta running Israel represent a minority too small and corrupt to last in power forever. But what damage will they do in the mean time?

[ilca]

What damage will they do in the mean time?

Yes, it's a problem that we need to think about that each time the elections come around.

[amawahibiki]

:)
Sad but true

[trempnvt]

Because people who aren't Israeli think that the only issue facing the entire country is whether or not Jews should live in Yesha, and anyone who thinks that the answer is "yes" is a lunatic.

[amawahibiki]

This is interesting and frightening- the way they demonize the opponent. If you don't agree with them you're a lunatic... it doesn't surprise me that they do it, but it does surprise me is that the public swallows it. Propaganda is powerful, but this kind of propaganda, this racism against Jews and call for violent expulsion- it shouldn't work. The fact it does work makes me very frightened.

[_josh]

Well, I won't pretend to understand Israeli politics, but I would certainly rather see Bibi than Olmert running things. And nu, he gets elected, nothing changes, and then maybe the Israeli public sees that someone like Feiglin is needed? That is, of course, if poor Moshe doesn't get blocked from running like R' Kahane ZL.

[amawahibiki]

Bibi's been PM already. He gave Hebron and tried to give more at Wye. I think I even prefer Smolmert to him- Bibi's a much nastier character, and much more cruel.
On the personal side, I was stabbed during the Bibi years. We saw how he reacted. Zero.
And the public will never "see Feiglin is needed" I don't think, simply because there is no freedom of press in Israel and nobody can get voted in if the media demonizes them. Feiglin can't ever win I don't think without freedom of press.

[_josh]

As I say, I don't understand Israeli politics. Netanyahu gives the impression of a hawk, but clearly the way you describe him is a hawk only that feeds on the house of Israel.

Hashem yerachem! I've said it before but it bears repeating - we need Moshiach and we need him now. This secular government in Israel is no doubt worse than going back to being under British or Muslim rule, C"V.

It almost makes me want to rethink making aliyah. Almost. Chodesh tov.

[amawahibiki]

:) Well, I left... but I respect the people who have the strength to come anyway and not get discouraged.