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A Wolf in Sheepskin

Tonight's speech by a member f the Muslim Brotherhood with the banner of Islam in the background. Mansour Abbas is paying "lip service", trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the Israeli public to gain political power.

He hides the true ideology of the anti-Zionist Muslim Brotherhood movement that advocates: "Palestine from sea to river."

At the same time, power hungry Israeli politicians are hiding the truth.

Source: Yonatan Ben-Meahem

 

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Yaminah chairman Naftali Bennett will meet tomorrow at the Prime Minister's Office to discuss the composition of the next government.

Source: Walla! News

 

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I think it will not be too surprisingly when Netanyahu will become the prime minister again. I have read though that to form a coalition he will need the seats of one of Arab blocs. I wonder whether it is possible and what the reaction of his voters will be.

First, nice to see You again, really appreciate the level You bring to our conversations here.
Second I'm just going to say what I've already tried to explain, and sum up for myself.
when writing an answer to Your comment yesterday.

I couldn't finish the thought because it was too overwhelming,
but seeing today's news assures my intuition about the state of things.

In short, what I think we're witnessing is - TRANSITION INTO PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY.

The entire political crisis is not about Left vs Right or PM Netanyahu himself.
At least 70% vote for the national camp, and all those parties belonging to that camp who oppose Netanyahu, despite based either much valid pragmatic criticism of policy and conduct, or on personal grudges and character judgement, all were just offered leading positions, to virtually take over the biggest party by joining it together as a coalition from inside, a clear path for any capable candidate to Prime Ministry. And despite claims that the media talk about a possible compromise of offering PM Netanyahu an alternative position as President, a mostly formal non-government position, being his own test-balloon of public opinion to evade trial, I think it's in our best national interests to assure a dignified transition of power from the longest serving, and arguably the most outstandingly successful PM in Israel's modern history, a respect he, his legacy and voters fully deserve. However no one assures us that the 70% vote won't be given to the opposition, if case he, and most importantly his voters, accept such a compromise.

I'm not naive about the options, and neither believe this is something to be proud of, or morally preferred conduct to strive for, but from pragmatic strategic point of view, hope that with G-d's help, he again manages to 'pull something' no one expects.

The underlying question is more about the crisis of core cultural archetypes, being at odds with western standards of political expression among the developing nations. Israel is viewed as both the ideological source, and the last frontier of fundamental Western shared ideals to be tested at standing the ground of relevancy for the future. The solution will come from here, not from the West or East, but here in the exact middle meeting point. And thus we're dealing with the core crisis of both worlds in a concentrated form, that only here can reach an organic conclusion.

 

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So after several controversial public statements by Pres. Rivlin yesterday,
that could be interpreted either to prepare the ground or test public reaction
to the possibility that he might consider not give Netanyahu the opportunity to
try form the govt regardless of the number of recommendations he might receive.

Currently not the most favored public figure to say the least.
G-d help Pres. Rivlin withstand the pressure and this personal test,
the man who himself brought the term "judicial gang" into public awareness.

All the consultations live:

LIVEBLOG: Israeli President Rivlin Holds Consultations

 

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Meeting parties, Rivlin says he ‘can’t currently see a way to form a coalition’

President hints at ‘value-based considerations’ in choice, says he may not give 2nd person a chance; reprimands Likud’s Ohana for speaking against PM’s trial: ‘I can’t accept it’

Beginning an intensive day of meetings with political parties for consultations on each one’s preferred candidate for forming the next government, President Reuven Rivlin lamented Monday that “at the moment, I can’t see a way to form a coalition.”

He also said if his first choice to form a government fails, he may send the mandate back to the Knesset to make a choice, rather than giving a second person a chance to do so first.

And in stark comments, the president added that “after four election campaigns, democracy has exhausted itself.”

He also hinted at the possibility that Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, taking place at the same time across town, could play a role in his decision on whom he would hand the mandate to.

“There may be other considerations, including value-based considerations that I do not know if the president has the authority to consider,” Rivlin told Likud representatives, the first in line, after they recommended Netanyahu.

“Is there another candidate you would like to recommend as an alternative candidate [to Netanyahu], if such considerations will prevent your candidate from being chosen?” Rivlin asked. Likud officials responded in the negative, saying they were acting in accordance with the law.

An extraordinary argument then developed between Rivlin and the lead Likud representative, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, a close ally of Netanyahu, who said he’d escorted Netanyahu to the court before coming, in order to stand on the side of “truth and justice.”

President Reuven Rivlin (L) and Likud minister Amir Ohana at the president’s residence in Jerusalem, April 5, 2021 (video screenshot)
Rivlin interceded: “Truth and justice? You’re saying that in your own name, not for the purposes of this forum.”

“I think I’m not only speaking for myself,” Ohana said. “When over a million voters voted Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu when they are well aware of the situation you may have hinted at, if I understood the hint correctly, I think they voiced a high level of trust in him and a lack of trust in others.”

Rivlin interjected: “I would like to say you are stating this as your opinion. This is the President’s Residence and I cannot accept it.”

To this Ohana retorted: “Just as sir is not obligated to accept my opinion, I am not obligated to accept his.”

“Of course, of course,” Rivlin replied.

The Yesh Atid party was next in line after Likud, with its representatives recommending party leader Yair Lapid.

“When we have a prime minister who is in court at this moment defending himself, we need a candidate who will work for the sake of the State of Israel, not himself, to take on this important task,” Yesh Atid No. 2 Orna Barbivai said.

She added she did not rule out Lapid potentially putting forward another candidate to be prime minister, but said that he must be given the mandate to form the government based on having the best chances to succeed at the task.

Rivlin, quizzing the party representatives on whether they could support a government headed by someone other than Lapid, said he saw the deadlock as unfixable.

“At the moment, I can’t see a way to form a coalition,” Rivlin said.

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Meeting parties, Rivlin says he ‘can’t currently see a way to form a coalition’

President hints at 'value-based considerations' in choice, says he may not give 2nd person a chance; reprimands Likud's Ohana for speaking against PM's trial: 'I can't accept it'

www.timesofisrael.com

 

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Yeah yeah I know... but in context




Just a reminder,
from 18 years ago.

The court did to Pres. Rivlin long ago what it did to Sharon, Leiberman,
essentially what it's been doing to PM Netanyahu since 1996 when he was first elected.

Rivlin: The Supreme Court is leading a government coup

The Knesset Chairman Reuven Rivlin accuses the President of the Supreme Court Aharon Barak of "a government coup endangering the foundations of democracy". The Knesset Chairman called the Knesset to protect its status, "and put in their place the elements attempting to achieve hold of the wheel even if the issue is the Supreme Court."

 

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Orthodox parties appear divided on joining gov't with Islamist Ra'am party support

Officials in the ultra-Orthodox Unified Torah Judaism party are reportedly divided over a potential coalition based on the support from the Islamist Ra'am party despite the arrangement receiving the blessing of the community's most influential figure last week.

“It is clearly not an ideal and normal situation to rely on a party that supports terrorism,” faction member Yitzhak Pindros religious radio broadcaster Kol Ba'Rama on Sunday.

“The question of relying on [Ra’am leader Mansour] Abbas has not yet arisen and there has not yet been a decision by the luminaries of Israel,” said Pindros, referring to the rabbinical leadership.

“When it is a practical and non-hypothetical question, it will be up to the luminaries… But we must do everything we can so that it not become a practical question.”

Abbas denies he supports acts of terrorism or the Gaza-based militant group Hamas, saying he's only met with the organization once to help advance peace efforts.

Pindros' remarks came after UTJ's spiritual leader Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky appeared to give his approval last week to the unprecedented possibility of a right-wing religious government backed by Ra'am.

On Saturday, members of the Islamist Ra'am party met in Nazareth to decide which candidate they will recommend as prime minister to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday.

In an unprecedented media event, Abbas on Thursday addressed the nation where he urged cooperation between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel but noted that he did not want to commit himself to the right-wing political bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition.

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Now get this...

as they're about to enter the office and give their recommendation,
there sits Pres. Rivlin, after years of investigations and a pending case,
AG Avichai Mandelblit, once appointed by Netanyahu, and as well having
investigations open and close against him during the recent years, announces this:

 

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The day ends with the final meetings of 2 Arab parties, that were expected to be the decisive voices to join the anti-Natanyahu coalition, who decided to abstain,
preventing the formation of a left wing government:

Islamist Ra'am party undecided on who to endorse for PM

'Joint List would have recommended Lapid had New Hope done so too'

 

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Netanyahu gets most support after Lapid, Bennett fail to close deal

Yamina, Yesh Atid banking on PM not building coalition

www.jpost.com

Rivlin to announce choice to form government tomorrow

Netanyahu has 52 recommendations compared to Lapid's 45 after New Hope, Ra'am refuse to endorse any candidate for PM.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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I think it will not be too surprisingly when Netanyahu will become the prime minister again. I have read though that to form a coalition he will need the seats of one of Arab blocs. I wonder whether it is possible and what the reaction of his voters will be.

First, nice to see You again, really appreciate the level You bring to our conversations here.
Second I'm just going to say what I've already tried to explain, and sum up for myself.
when writing an answer to Your comment yesterday.

I couldn't finish the thought because it was too overwhelming,
but seeing today's news assures my intuition about the state of things.

In short, what I think we're witnessing is - TRANSITION INTO PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY.

The entire political crisis is not about Left vs Right or PM Netanyahu himself.
At least 70% vote for the national camp, and all those parties belonging to that camp who oppose Netanyahu, despite based either much valid pragmatic criticism of policy and conduct, or on personal grudges and character judgement, all were just offered leading positions, to virtually take over the biggest party by joining it together as a coalition from inside, a clear path for any capable candidate to Prime Ministry. And despite claims that the media talk about a possible compromise of offering PM Netanyahu an alternative position as President, a mostly formal non-government position, being his own test-balloon of public opinion to evade trial, I think it's in our best national interests to assure a dignified transition of power from the longest serving, and arguably the most outstandingly successful PM in Israel's modern history, a respect he, his legacy and voters fully deserve. However no one assures us that the 70% vote won't be given to the opposition, if case he, and most importantly his voters, accept such a compromise.

I'm not naive about the options, and neither believe this is something to be proud of, or morally preferred conduct to strive for, but from pragmatic strategic point of view, hope that with G-d's help, he again manages to 'pull something' no one expects.

The underlying question is more about the crisis of core cultural archetypes, being at odds with western standards of political expression among the developing nations. Israel is viewed as both the ideological source, and the last frontier of fundamental Western shared ideals to be tested at standing the ground of relevancy for the future. The solution will come from here, not from the West or East, but here in the exact middle meeting point. And thus we're dealing with the core crisis of both worlds in a concentrated form, that only here can reach an organic conclusion.

Thanks for your attempts to express your thoughts as much as possible, but I dont fully understand what your stance is, I am afraid.

So, are you hoping that Netanyahu will become the prime minister again? And how it can lead to a parliamentary monarchy? Because the model of Western style democracy has proven itself not too efficient in Israel?

 

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A change of direction in religious Zionism? Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in a conciliatory message to Mansour Abbas and the Islamic Movement

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in a message to Mansour Abbas and the Islamic Movement: "It is possible to fight here for another hundred years. G-d is doing His thing. You see that the people of Israel are succeeding, because "He said and will be". We are all His children, you too. May G-d grant us all comprehension so we can work wisely and stop the wars".

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu's condition for sitting with United Arab List

Tzfat Chief Rabbi says there is no 'decree from heaven' against talking with, sitting with Arab party.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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Joint Arab List MKs at swearing-in ceremony:
'We vow to fight the Zionist Occupation'

Members of the Joint Arab List insult the State they are elected
to serve at the swearing-in of the 24th Knesset.

Members of the Joint Arab List issued a provocative statement at the swearing-in of the 24th Knesset today (Tues, April 6).

The first party MK to arrive for the ceremony, Sami Abu Shehadeh, changed the original wording of the pledge of allegiance to the State of Israel to, "I swear to fight the Zionist Occupation. I swear to fight the Apartheid regime." Asked by Knesset speaker Yariv Levin to correct his "mistake," Abu Shehadeh repeated the previous statement. MK Aida Toma Suleiman, the List's sole Jewish MK Ofer Cassif and party chairman Ayman Odeh followed suit, vowing to fight the state they were elected to serve.

Important to note is that according to statute 16 of the Knesset Basic Law, an MK who doesn't vow allegiance to the State "will not benefit from the rights allotted to Knesset members so long as he fails to do so."

Based on this legal statute, Joint List members will be required to follow through with the correct wording of the oath at an upcoming Knesset session if they wish to benefit from rights reserved for Israel's MKs.
To follow up on the day's events, as the National Anthem was about to be played before the closing of the session, Joint List MKs were seen leaving the hall, leading to a verbal exchange with other members of the assembly.

Joint Arab List MKs at swearing-in ceremony: 'We vow to fight the Zionist Occupation'

Members of the Joint Arab List insult the State they are elected to serve at the swearing-in of the 24th Knesset.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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MK Ahmed Tibi calls Tzfat Chief Rabbi 'human garbage'

'No serious Muslim believes Israel belongs to the Jews.' Joint List MK accuses
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of racism, him 'human garbage'.

MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint Arab List) excoriated the chief rabbi of Tzfat Wednesday, accusing the rabbi of racism, while denigrating him as “human garbage”.

Tibi launched into the epithet-laden rant after Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu penned a letter to United Arab List (Ra’am) chief Mansour Abbas, expressing hope that common ground may be found.

In a video statement, Rabbi Eliyahu laid out the grounds for cooperation with the UAL in establishing a new government.

During an interview with Yinon Magel and Ben Caspit, Tibi claimed the overtures to the UAL were insincere, and accused Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of provoking hatred between Muslims and Jews, calling the rabbi a “trash can”.

“There is tolerance between religions, but that man represents the opposite. This rabbi is a trash can, a racist, human garbage,” said Tibi.

“I’m calling him out, I want to denigrate him. A rabbi is not supposed to talk this way, and a Sheikh who would speak this way about Jews should also be condemned.”

“He is denigrating Muslims, Arabs, religion. Only because he wants to protect this government, he is ready for a one-time exception. What that rabbi says is human trash.”

Tibi went on to criticize Rabbi Eliyahu’s claim that Muslims recognize Israel as the land of the Jews. “Muslims don’t recognize that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people. There is no serious Muslim who will say such a thing, there is no true Muslim who will say that.”

MK Ahmed Tibi calls Tzfat Chief Rabbi 'human garbage'

'No serious Muslim believes Israel belongs to the Jews.' Joint List MK accuses Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of racism, him 'human garbage'.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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Smotrich to Tibi: "A true Muslim must know that Israel belongs to the people of Israel, and along time, Arabs like you who do not recognize this will not stay here"

"I heard that after Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlit"a said that a true Muslim should know that the Land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel, Ahmad Tibi opened his mouth on him. So Ahmad, a true Muslim must know that the Land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel, and along time, Arabs like you who don't recognize this will not stay here. Rabbi Shmuel and the tens of thousands of his students, including us, will take care of this."

 

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MK Itamar Ben Gvir urgent address to the Knesset Chairman:
Members of the Joint Arab List must be barred from entering the plenum

MK Itamar Ben Gvir recently submitted an urgent appeal to Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, in which he demands the immediate denial of all the rights of members of the joint list, following the refusal of the list members to declare allegiance in accordance with the law.

MK Itamar Ben Gvir wrote in his request that: "The statements made by the Knesset members from the joint list are contrary to the wording of the statement derived from the Knesset Basic Law and according to the Basic Law a Knesset member who does not declare the permanent wording will not enjoy Knesset members' rights."

Referring to the minutes of the Knesset and to a statement different from the one given by Rabbi Meir Kahana at the time, following which his rights were denied. Ben Gvir also referred to a ruling in the High Court that rejected Rabbi Kahana's petition, stating that a Knesset member who does not declare allegiance according to the wording may not enjoy his rights as a Knesset member, including entering the plenum or committees.

At the end of his letter, Ben Gvir demanded that the Knesset ushers prevent the Knesset from entering the plenum and the committees of Knesset members Odeh, Abu Shehadeh, Toma Suleiman and Ofer Kasif, and deny them the right to a bureau, car and salaries from the Knesset.

בן גביר ליו"ר הכנסת: יש לאסור על חברי המשותפת כניסה למליאה - כיפה

חבר הכנסת איתמר הטרי הגיש פנייה דחופה ליריב לוין, ובה הוא דורש לשלול באופן מיידי את כל זכויות חברי הרשימה המשותפת, בעקבות סירוב חברי הרשימה להצהיר אמונים בנוסח הקבוע בחוק

www.kipa.co.il

 

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On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day and Arabs in Lod shoot fireworks. Fireworks also reported in Kfar Qassem.

"It's just unthinkable. It will be very difficult to talk about partnership and integration with Arab society when there isn't even minimal respect.

I expect every Arab leader at the national or local level to condemn this despicable phenomenon. More and more such statements will prevent the shooting on the eve of Remembrance Day next week, which took place on the first day of Ramadan, where to our disappointment every evening fireworks are fired.

I hope the police get their hands on the criminal tonight, and unlike the previous case, the state will not leave me alone to face him in court."

 

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Fireworks and rocks towards Jewish homes in Jerusalem




The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Arieh King, described, "At this very moment, 500 meters from the Western Wall, on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, the successors of the Muslim Nazi, Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini, carried out a coordinated and integrated terrorist attack on Jews living in the Yemenite village."

"This is the result of the tying of the hands of the police for years by the Israeli Prime Minister who does not allow the police to act freely towards the Muslim Nazis in Jerusalem, the same Muslims who chose to continue the path of Hitler and al-Husseini," he continued.

"It's time for an unequivocal police policy of opening fire in order to kill terrorists who threaten human lives," concluded King.

Fireworks and rocks towards Jewish homes in Jerusalem

Arabs throw rocks, shoot fireworks at homes in the Shiloah village into which Jews entered the previous night.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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Chairman of Balad representing the Joint Arab List,
asks the Knesset Secretary to allow party swear-in again - Ma'ariv

Knesset Chairman denies Joint List MKs' request to swear-in again

www.jpost.com

 

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Yisrael Katz's political adviser: He should receive the mandate

Political adviser to Finance Minister suggests in WhatsApp group that the mandate to form a government should be transferred from Netanyahu to Katz.

www.israelnationalnews.com