What’s your proof, Feiglin?

by Shmuel Sackett

International Director, Manhigut Yehudit

I spend most of my day speaking about Moshe Feiglin. I believe very strongly in him and in his dream to become Prime Minister of Israel. I love his ideology, his vision and his burning desire to turn Israel into a strong, proud and authentic Jewish State!

Lately, Moshe has been writing about the fact that Prime Minister Netanyahu plans on dividing Jerusalem, extending the building freeze in Yehuda/Shomron and is working on a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights. Naturally, I have been passing this message on. As International Director of Moshe’s organization, I am in contact with people from all over the world. As in the past, I have loyally forwarded Moshe’s warnings about Bibi to each and every person, but this message has not been received well. I constantly hear the question; “What’s his proof?” or “How does Feiglin know this?”

People who call themselves “right wing” are actually happy with Bibi. They applaud the fact that he has stood tough against Obama and that he has declared how Jerusalem will remain Jewish forever. Most of these people have even told me how brilliant the 10 month building freeze was. In their opinion, it appeased the Americans and Europeans and gave us good PR in the court of world opinion. These people believe that very soon, the building freeze will expire and the beautiful noise of construction crews and cranes will soon be heard in Bet El, Elon Moreh and Kedumim.

Against all these people stands a lone soldier named Moshe Feiglin. He doesn’t see it this way. In his weekly email, sent to over 50,000 people Moshe wrote the following; “The Likud Central Committee vote scheduled for next Thursday (April 29^th) is not a simple internal Likud vote. It is much more fateful. It is essentially a referendum on the future of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. It is a vote on whether Israel will retreat to the 1967 borders, with minor territorial adjustments. It is a vote on whether Jerusalem will be internationalized. What is really on the agenda is the destruction of the State of Israel.”

As written above, the overwhelming reaction to these lines are; “What’s your proof, Feiglin???” Allow me now, to answer that question.

Many years ago, a non-Jew walked up to a famous Rabbi and asked, “Why do Jews always answer a question with another question?” to which the Rabbi replied, “Why do you really want to know that?”

I will answer the “Feiglin proof” question in a similar way. Just how blind are you???

For many years, I was very close to Rabbi Meir Kahane. I accompanied him on many trips and spoke together with him in dozens of Jewish communities. On more than one occasion, people would refer to him as a “prophet”. All of his predictions were in fact coming true and people likened him to the great prophets of old. His answer was always the same; “I am not a prophet. I am simply a Jew whose thinking is clear and whose eyes are wide open. How can I not see what is happening?”

The same is true today. Open your eyes fellow Jews. Clear your head from the media brain-washing you read every day. Take a deep breath of fresh air and look at the facts. A top minister in the Israeli government told me that Binyamin Netanyahu is spending more time fighting Feiglin than in dealing with Iran!

A simple, innocent Likud law states that Central Committee delegates are elected for a term of six years. After that term, new elections for the Central Committee must take place within one year after general Knesset elections. According to this simple, innocent law that very few people in the world care about, elections for this committee was due to take place by February 2010.

But it didn’t happen. Instead, the Prime Minister of Israel, who should be putting all of his energy into bringing home Gilad Shalit and Jonathan Pollard has gone to court four times to fight against this election. The Prime Minister of Israel, who should be helping Israel’s poor and making sure that Katyusha rockets don’t fall in Eilat is putting every ounce of his strength into making sure that these silly elections don’t take place… but if they do, then – at least - he win them convincingly. What exactly is going on?

All experts agree that elections in the Central Committee of Likud will mean a much more right-wing party. The 93,000 voting members of Likud are expected to elect a Central Committee that will be very hawkish. These new delegates will oppose the creation of a Palestinian State, will oppose the extension of a building freeze and will oppose the division of Jerusalem. If the head of the party wants to move more to the left then he will obviously do every thing in his power to prevent the party from moving to the right. Who is the head of the Likud party? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Interesting…

These elections are proof of the fact that Bibi is cooking up something big. He simply wouldn’t be fighting them if he wasn’t. Had the political process run its course these silly, internal elections would have been over and done with three months ago. But here’s what Bibi has taught us: These elections are not silly at all! They are the fight for the heart and soul of the party. They are the potential deal-breaker in what he is doing and this is why he cannot allow them to take place.

This coming Thursday, April 29^th, a one question referendum will take place for all Likud Central Committee members: Should new Central Committee elections take place now - as required by Likud law - or should the law be changed so that elections take place in three years from now?

Think about it. If elections are postponed for three years, Bibi has three years of “Shalom Bayis” in his own party. No right wing Central Committee to stop him, no forced votes, no referendums, no public meetings, no negative media.

We already know that no Ministers plan on stopping him.

We already know that there is no opposition within the Knesset.

If this last hurdle is overcome, Bibi Netanyahu goes from Prime Minister of Israel to Dictator of Israel.

In the past Bibi supported the Hebron Agreements. He supported the Gush Katif Expulsion Plan. He supported Oslo. He has spoken publicly about the creation of a Palestinian state. With no opposition from within his own party, what will he give away… or should I ask, what will be left?

It’s called “HOW” – Handwriting On the Wall. Moshe Feiglin sees it and therefore writes and speaks about it whenever he can. He is not an “alarmist” nor is he standing on a soap box screaming about the end of days. His mind is clear and his eyes are open and therefore he sees exactly HOW Bibi plans on changing the map of Israel forever. I assure you that once you follow his lead, you will see the proof as well.