The Petition to Save Roi Klein's Home

By Aryeh Sonnenberg

Many of you may have received an email petition request to try to convince the government not to destroy a Jewish community. In this community lies the home of Ro'i Klein, a precious, Jewish soldier who gave his life in the Lebanon II war "al Kiddush Hashem."

The theory about the email that is going around is that 100,000 signatures on a petition will change the fate of the intended destruction.

Please bear with me while I present a logical flow:

Do you think that Netanyahu has the power to prevent this? Let's assume YES.
Do you think that Netanyahu cares about this? Let's assume NO.

So the question is, what can we do to make Netanyahu care about it?

Let's examine some things that Netanyahu does and does not care about:

Does he care about the Ichud HaLeumi MKs? NO, they are not in the government.

Does he care about the Bayit HaLeumi MKs? NO, their numbers are completely irrelevant even from within the government.

Doe he care about the Likud MKs? YES, he must, as they are in the government, and they are a very large part of his coalition.

So, let's assume that if we can get the Likud MKs to make Netanyahu care, then we may have found a way to stop the intended destruction.

But, getting so many MKs to care about something seems like a very daunting task. What can we do????

Well, let's examine what all MKs care about:

Is the most important thing to them to remain an MK for as long as possible? Let's assume YES.

So, what does a Likud MK need in order to remain an MK now and in the future? A Likud MK is elected via Likud members.

Does a Likud MK need 100,000 signatures of people, of whom only a fraction may vote for him? NO. Does a Likud MK need 15,000 Likud members to vote for him in the internal Likud elections? YES.

So, if 15,000 people joined Likud today, would that stop the intended destruction?

Of course not, as it would be very easy for a Likud MK to assume that a good number of these people are Bibi-supporters, and would not support the Right-wing Likud MKs in the future elections anyway.

SO, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION???

If 5,000 people joined the Likud this month via Manhigut Yehudit, then every Likud MK would know that if they want to get elected to the next Knesset, they had better be strong and fight Netanyahu (toe the Likud party line), or their chances of being elected next term would be close to zero. Even though Feiglin was "thrown out" of the Knesset, most everyone admits that his voter control was the strongest determinator of who was elected to the Knesset this time, and all the MKs know this.

So, the way to get Bibi to care is to put pressure on him in the only place where it makes a difference.

To join the Likud via Manhigut Yehudit click here or contact Aryeh Sonnenberg at 054-499-1733.