Feiglin Speaks Out

Maariv political correspondent Ben Caspit, guest-hosting Army Radio's Ma Boer morning talk-show interviewed Moshe Feiglin on Tuesday. "We are

back to the 90s - with Netanyahu, Barak and Olmert competing for the top spot," Caspit said. "Israeli politics is stuck with the same ideas, same

concepts and same people. We are about to talk with someone who says he is a fresh change to the old cast of characters."

[Excerpts from the interview:]

Feiglin: "The question is not about primaries but about who will lead this nation...I am running to win and not to make a show or increase influence."

Caspit: "So Netanyahu is just another leftist?"

Feiglin: Netanyahu is a very worthy person and he should certainly be active in the government, but there is no choice - the leader must

be a man of faith. We are talking about a basic element of leadership - we took G-d out of the equation."

Caspit: "But the Likud is not a religious party - for that there are religious parties. "

Feiglin: "Ben, you are mistaken. The Likud is not a secular party, but a national party. A majority of its members are traditional.

Caspit: "But you are making it religious! The Likud believes in Democracy!"

Feiglin: "I am not talking about a religious party - I am against the existence of religious parties. I am talking about restoring national pride, about

why we returned to this land in the first place. What are we if we are not Jews?"

Caspit: "Democracy overrules Jewish law and the rabbis!"

Feiglin: "It is the nation that wants a more traditional society. We are the biggest democrats. What has happened here? A tiny minority took control

of the courts, took control of the press, a group that doesn't believe in anything Jewish and dragged our society to the fringes of the Left. When a

normal person comes along - a simple, proud Jew who wants to represent what the nation wants and is proud of - he is labeled a 'right-wing

extremist.' We will lead this country, with G-d's help, very soon."

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