|  By Moshe Feiglin As this update is being written, all eyes are focused on Olmert, his government and the unfolding political drama in Israel. The Winograd Commission methodically described the failure of the Leftist leadership. But in truth, it didn't take a big expert to understand -- from the very outset of the Lebanon War -- that the purpose of the war was neither to free the captives nor to stop the rocket fire on Israel's north. Attempting to free the captives with massive air raids is like trying to catch a mosquito with a bulldozer. The claim that the purpose of the war was to stop the rocket fire on Israel's north was a coarse lie -- clear to anybody who dared face the truth. It was the war, itself, that triggered the rocket fire on Israel. As soon as the IDF stopped shooting, the rocket fire stopped, as well. Sadly, the purpose of the war was far less patriotic. From the very beginning of the war, Manhigut Yehudit had the audacity to tell the truth. We angered many people and caught a lot of flak. But two weeks into the fighting, Olmert himself confirmed what we had been warning of: The war was meant to promote further unilateral withdrawals. Despite his declaration, though, no other Right wing or religious body had the courage to ask tough questions or to oppose the military fantasy of the leaders of the Expulsion from Gush Katif. The Israeli Right, bereft as always of any true path or independent thinking, once again dragged along after the Left. It supported Olmert's War of Convergence with all its might. In the words of MK Efi Eitam, of the National Religious Party at the beginning of the war: "I think that this Defense Minister (Peretz) conceals in his personality -- and specifically because he is free of past traumas -- the potential to be Nasrallah's strategic surprise." While Eitam was lauding the strategic virtues of Defense Minister Peretz, we wrote the following in our weekly update: "What movement will be able to rehabilitate Israel from its state of physical and moral destruction? It will have to include two factors: One, that it is not part of the problem. It must have correctly identified the reality facing Israel, warned of it, and under no circumstances joined the chorus of fools building its own reputation on the basis of the old concepts. The second factor is willingness to lead. It is not enough to be right. One also has to be accessible to the public -- to be in the leadership arena. In other words, to be relevant. Simply put, Manhigut Yehudit must ready itself to take the steering wheel." Dear friends, there is only one movement that correctly identified reality, fearlessly warned of it, and under no circumstances joined the chorus of fools. We had better get ready to take hold of the steering wheel.
| Leadership that Sees Straight | |  The partial picture that the Winograd Commission has revealed, almost a year after the Lebanon War, was articulated by Manhigut Yehudit in crystal-clear language before and during the war. We have chosen just a few quotes of many from Manhigut Yehudit's weekly updates to show just how prescient Manhigut Yehudit was: Before the War
(Weekly Update 1 Nissan 5766 -- March 30, '06)
Olmert's deceptive swagger ("It's going to be fun to live here") will quickly shatter on the hard ground of reality. The possibility of a belief based revolution for leadership of the country is closer than ever. (Weekly Update 8 Nissan, 5766 -- April 6, '06)
Parallel to the nihilism that plagues Israeli society, our enemies are undergoing the opposite process. The more that we lose any connection to truth and justice; the more they are empowered with their vision of Moslem justice. The explosion seems unavoidable. After Kidnapping of Gilad Shalit
(Weekly Update 3 Tamuz, 5766 -- June 29, '06)
The belated IDF response (the purpose of which is to "look good" in the eyes of the world) that includes the entry of infantry into Gaza, unnecessarily endangers the soldiers. The kidnapped soldier could have been freed in other ways, without endangering our soldiers. After all, we hold the key to all the basic necessities (water, electricity) of Gaza. At the Beginning of the War
(Weekly Update 17 Tamuz, 5766 -- July 13, '06)
The responsibility for the fact that our enemies strike at us and that we are incapable of stopping them rests entirely on Israel's G-dless leaders. Israel's politicians and advisors have dragged us into the current process of collapse with open eyes. They are motivated by ideological and personal decadence and are responsible for their tragic results.
There is no reason to appeal to their conscious. It is buried deep in the sands of Gush Katif. There is no reason to help them fight on Israel's borders. This is a pointless war of deception that endangers soldiers and civilians for no reason and with no goal. They must all be replaced -- from the Prime Minister and Defense Minister through the Chief of Staff and Chief of General Security Services -- from the President of the State through the Supreme Court Chief Justice. They all share responsibility for the debacle that we have been warning about for years. (Weekly Update 24 Tamuz 5766 -- July 20, '06)
The War of Convergence finds Israel facing off with an enemy (Hamas and Hizbollah) that is fighting for its beliefs. Israel's leadership, though, has no belief with which to counter them. That is why Israel will necessarily be defeated. War to Promote Convergence
(Press Release 8 Av, 5766 -- August 2, '06)
Olmert's declaration that the war in the north will facilitate the convergence plan has created a situation in which every soldier fighting now in the north is bringing about the destruction of Israel with his very own hands. The officer Ro'i Klein, who jumped on a live grenade to prevent it from harming his soldiers, could not possibly have understood the depths of the lowliness for which our leaders sent him to fight. Olmert is using Ro'i's noble act of self sacrifice to actualize the destruction orders on the house that Ro'i built in the settlement of Eli, and to drive his widow and children out of their home. He learns nothing from experience as he madly hastens the end of the State of Israel, taking cynical advantage of the dedication of Israel's most faithful citizens. | | Has Winograd Gotten to the Root of the Problem? | Of course not. The Commission is working on the basis of current consciousness. It has analyzed why the train that is racing on the track to nowhere is doing so ineffectively. The questions that it chose to evaluate are all on the plane of the "how" and not the "why." The Commission concluded that the objectives of the war were not clear. But it missed the point. There was a clear objective to the war. The following article was written by Moshe Feiglin after the war, during the debate over which, if any, type of Commission of Inquiry would investigate the war:
 The Commission of Inquiry's Conclusions By Moshe Feiglin
29 Elul 5766
23.08.06 The following are the conclusions of the Commission of Inquiry that will not be established. And if it is established, the parameters of inquiry will not be correctly defined. And if they are defined, it will not have the appropriate authority. And if it does, it will be afraid to speak the truth. And if it does speak the truth, Israel's media and justice system will be sure to delegitimize it. A. With the retreat from Sinai, Menachem Begin sanctified the borders of pre- 1967 Israel. The price was the elimination of the principle of Zionist settlement.
B. With the retreat from Lebanon, Ehud Barak sanctified the borders of pre-1967 Israel. The price was the elimination of the principle of Zionist security.
C. With the retreat from Gush Katif, Ariel Sharon sanctified the borders of pre-1967 Israel. The price was the elimination of both Zionist settlement and security.
D. The Unilateral Withdrawal Principle became the official religion of the State of Israel.
E. On the platform of this principle, the Kadimah party was formed, the Convergence plan was hatched and Ehud Olmert became Prime Minister.
F. It soon became apparent that from the borders of withdrawal, the IDF cannot even defend the lives of its own soldiers.
G. The abduction of the soldiers threatened the Withdrawal and Convergence concept -- the horse upon which Olmert rode to the premiership.
H. That is why Olmert hurried out to war. This was a war to prove Israel's ability to defend itself after unilateral withdrawal. In short, it was a war to save the Convergence plan. That is why the Left supported the war even more than the Right.
I. Olmert turned to the arrogant Chief of Staff, who convinced him that it was possible to triumph from the air.
J. But the Hizbollah was not playing their game, and began to shoot rockets into Israel's north.
K. It took the Chief of Staff two weeks of rockets falling into Israel's cities to internalize what an army cadet learns early in training school -- winning means conquering territory.
L. But conquering territory contradicts the principle of Withdrawal and Convergence upon which a new generation of army commanders was educated.
M. This produced confusion in the IDF's orders to its fighting forces. Enter Lebanon but leave, conquer but retreat, fight but don't win.
N. The result: 156 casualties, the abducted soldiers remain in captivity, more rockets fired into Israel at the end of the war than at the beginning, Hizbollah stronger than ever, Israel's deterrence factor shattered and the threat of Israel's destruction more tangible than ever. 2. Conclusions
A. The war was not fought to protect northern Israel from the Hizbullah's rockets. On the contrary, the war is what caused them to be fired.
B. The goal of the war was patently political -- to defend the concept of unilateral withdrawal, the Convergence plan and Olmert's government.
C. If Israel's entire political and military elite that was involved in any way with unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon and Gush Katif is not immediately replaced, Israel's existence is gravely endangered.
| | Does the Opposition Offer an Alternative? | |  The Opposition has never had a better opportunity for political gain. But although it is making some noise, it offers no true alternative. The Opposition, almost in its entirety, jumped blithely on to the war bandwagon, without giving a thought to the day after the war. Now Opposition head Netanyahu calls for the government to resign. But he and his colleagues are all part of the problem. Those who attempted to partake of the spoils of power that the war seemed to promise can not propose themselves as an alternative. They have nothing new to offer. With G-d's help, this current crisis will help bring about the major shift toward Jewish consciousness that Manhigut Yehudit has been working so hard to achieve. | Primaries Rapidly Approaching |  There is only one movement in Israel that correctly analyzes reality, fearlessly swims against the stream of fools -- even when that is most unpopular -- and also presents an authentic leadership alternative. That is Manhigut Yehudit. The first step, of course, is winning the rapidly approaching Likud primaries. When the Likud members hear what we have to say, they connect to our message. It is urgent to reach out to them now. To volunteer, contact the Director of the Anglo Division in Israel, Dovid Shirel shir@manhigut.org, phone: 02-996-1123. |
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