| Translated from the Ma'ariv NRG website. This article was written in the wake of the media uproar in Israel after Right wing candidate for Minister of Tourism, Estrina Tartman, apparently lied about the fact that she holds a Masters degree. 11 Adar, 5767 March 1, 2007 Why did you do it, Estrina? The elites are doing such a good job of eliminating themselves when they have nobody else to sink their teeth into. The Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Finance Minister, Police Chief, Chief of Staff, Justice Minister - all of them no longer have a common enemy and have turned to making themselves extinct. And suddenly you enter the arena - with fluent Hebrew and a perfectly Israeli appearance - and express opinions that make all the elites abandon their colleagues' throats and attack you, instead. Why did you have to open your mouth? What would have been so bad if you had maintained the role preserved for all the Rightists in the Knesset - a mere statistic? What exactly did you think when you attacked the appointment of the first Arab Minister in the Knesset? What did you think when you expressed Zionist opinions, Heaven help us? You didn't understand that the investigative reporters ofYediot and Galei Tzahal would immediately go out for the hunt? Who did you think you were? State Attorney Edna Arbel? So what if she added a fictitious Masters degree to her resume? Should that disqualify her from deciding the fate of Israel's citizens? Or maybe you thought that you were Shimon Peres? Did you ever see an investigative reporter check the resume flaunted by the man who is "larger than life?" What did you think, Estrina? That you share equal footing with Gilad Sharon? Supreme Court Justice Cheshin already explained that nobody gets $600,000 to surf the internet, but "if we would have convicted Gilad, his father, Ariel Sharon, would have been forced to resign, and then there would have been no Disengagement." But you, Estrina, are a settler. For settlers, even a box of cookies from friends is considered bribery. It seems that Justice Cheshin, himself, also has a very uncomfortable skeleton in his closet. Does anybody make an issue of it? Does the media denounce "his honor" as they have denounced the candidate for Minister of Tourism? You have to understand something, Estrina. You may have the proper lineage, you do not speak with a Russian accent and you do not really look religious. But you are a Rightist and certainly not a member of the elite club that is above the law. So be careful not to express your Rightist opinions, and just get used to being a statistic, like most of the Right wing Knesset members who remain silent so that they can survive in the Knesset. And about the Masters degree. If you really falsely claimed that you have a Masters, I have no idea why you did it. The degrees given by Israel's educational system do not make a great impression on me. When I am asked how many years of study I have behind me, my answer is "One." The only year that I can say with certainty that I learned something in the formal education system is first grade. That is when I learned how to read. Since then I have not stopped. Sometime after my army service, I also learned how to write. And to the dismay of many, I have not stopped that offensive habit, either. Academic degrees are nice and possibly important, but they do not tell us much about a person. For me, it is much more important to know what our elected representatives think about the issues. It is time for politicians to begin to write. Mr. Prime Minister, please share your thoughts with us. Write something that explains why it is worthwhile for our children to continue to live in this country. Mr. Defense Minister, leave the settlements alone, put down your binoculars and publish your security platform. Estrina, the degree that you do or do not hold interests me as much as last year's snowballs. Write a serious article on your approach to tourism in Israel. What good are degrees, if a person cannot lucidly write his thoughts? | Moshe Feiglin's Journal Address | | Dear Friends,  Our Sages teach that a person who merits a miracle does not usually identify its depth and greatness. Today, a miracle is unfolding before our eyes. But it is hard for us to identify it because we are part of it.
When thousands crowd the Manhigut Yehudit Chanukah Conference, when only 20% of the Arutz Sheva poll mark Binyamin Netanyahu as their favorite candidate to lead Israel, when the vast majority of those polled express their desire for a Prime Minister who believes in G-d, when more and more people join Manhigut Yehudit -- we know that we have a miracle on our hands. "If you will it, it is no dream," said Herzl. Herzl understood that the prerequisite for a revolution is the creation of a new dream. We thank G-d, Who has blessed our efforts to achieve our goal. We already sense our success. We have not yet reached the entire Nation of Israel, but a large and determined Jewish majority already stands firmly behind us. All of us together; activists, donors, members and supporters have created a movement that has brought the dream of Jewish leadership to Am Yisrael. With G-d's help, we have overcome serious obstacles and back-room schemes to make us despair. Today, Manhigut Yehudit has garnered significant political power. Even more importantly, our public support base is growing by leaps and bounds. We have no intention of merely dreaming. We are constantly at work to translate our dream into effective action. Our next political challenge is the primaries for the leadership of the Likud and for the Likud Knesset list. With G-d's help, we will succeed in those races! You, dear friends and supporters, are building the Jewish leadership alternative for the State of Israel. History in our days seems to be running on "fast forward," -- particularly in the Land of Israel. I believe that sooner than we think, Am Yisrael will find itself at a virtual dead end and will desperately seek true Jewish leadership. It will seek leadership based on Am Yisrael's glorious past and its eternal destiny -- leadership that is motivated by belief in G-d. In your merit, Am Yisrael will have a movement to which to turn. May we merit to perfect the world in the Kingdom of Heaven, Moshe Feiglin | | Not Just a Dream | | Manhigut Yehudit's fifth annual dinner in New  York was anything but a dream event. It wasn't because of the food, the hall or the music. It was the content. For the first time, the over 300 people who attended the dinner had the distinct feeling that Manhigut Yehudit's message of Jewish leadership for Israel had advanced from the realm of dream to the realm of concrete reality. The enthusiasm and anticipation were palpable as Moshe Feiglin outlined the nuts and bolts of his vision for a Jewish government. He discussed education, security, justice and more in real and detailed terms. The crowd was exhilarated by the realization that Manhigut Yehudit has crossed the threshold: Instead of planning for some unknown future time, Manhigut Yehudit is now in a steady and determined climb toward the completely accessible and realistic goal of leading Israel to its Jewish destiny. Keynote Speaker Yishai Fleisher got the crowd moving with his inspiring address. "What is the Left's main agenda today?" he asked the crowd. As people shouted out their guesses, Yishai bellowed back, "Fear! The Left is afraid, and they want everybody else to be afraid along with them!" "And what do people who are plagued with fear fear most?" he continued. "Courage!" "The very worst thing for a fearful person is to encounter a person with courage." "And who in Israel has courage?" Yishai continued to prod the crowd. "Manhigut Yehudit!" Manhigut Yehudit has the courage to lead Israel. That courage is based on the solid foundation of faith in G-d and in the Nation of Israel. That is what the Left hates more than anything else. And from their point of view, with good reason. Manhigut Yehudit is on its way to leading Israel!" Yishai Fleisher and his wife Malka, who are the program manager and radio talk show hosts at Arutz Sheva's Israel National Radio, flew in from Israel for the dinner. They received the Lev Yehudi award for their dedicated work for Am Yisrael. Guests of Honor at the dinner were devoted Manhigut Yehudit volunteers Rob and Laurence Muchnik. In his journal address, Rob called on Manhigut supporters to redouble their efforts for Manhigut Yehudit, get Moshe Feiglin elected as Prime Minister and work together to ensure a bright future for Israel and all the Jewish People. Long-time Manhigut supporters Jack and Anna Berger of Chicago received the Eretz Yisrael award and the Eshet Chayil award was presented to Mrs. Esther Weber. A special tribute was made to Mrs. Rose Mattus z"l for her devoted support of Manhigut Yehudit from its very first days. The dinner was dedicated in the memory of Mr. Ted Langer, z"l, an active supporter of Manhigut Yehudit for years. Guest Speakers at the dinner, of course, were Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit International Director, Shmuel Sackett. (Click here for the Arutz Sheva report on the dinner.) Our heartfelt thanks to all those people who made the dinner the amazing success that it was: First and foremost, Manhigut Yehudit's Chairman of the Board, Mr. Ben Landa, for his ever-ready generous support of Manhigut Yehudit. The dinner could not have succeeded without the devoted efforts of Dinner Chairmen Howard Fensterman, Michael Farkas and Rachelle Kirschner. Journal Chairmen Nelson Behar, Dr. Jay Gold and Ira Sved did a terrific job, as did Master of Ceremonies Gavriel Aryeh Sanders. The inspired crowd at the dinner has a lot to anticipate. May next year's dinner be held in the holy city of Jerusalem. And may the Guest of Honor be Prime Minister Moshe Feiglin!
| Manhigut Yehudit Purim 5767 |  Meet Israel's new Police Chief, seen here conferring with Defense Minister Peretz at the Manhigut Yehudit Purim party held at the Ramat Gilad outpost, last Sat. night. |
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