The real destroyers of Israel


By telegramsam
November 18, 2010
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Ari Shavit, one of the more sanguine and pro-Zionist writers in Haaretz, has written an excellent piece about how the far right is destroying Zionism and Israel.

The conclusion is unequivocal - if Israel wants to live it must release itself from the loony right's stranglehold. The settlers' rabbis are not the State of Israel. Nor are Shas' rabbis. National Union, Habayit Hayehudi and the Likud rebels are a tiny minority. Only because the political system isn't functioning they gained power. Only because the silent majority is silent they can bring upon us one disaster after another. Because sane Israel is indifferent, loony Israel gets to lead us to the brink of catastrophe. Not because of an act of God but because we are weak-willed and dispirited we allow the wacky fringe groups to take over the national agenda. We let lunatics take us to dark places.

Netanyahu sees this frenzy around him and gets nauseated. He knows very well that the loony right lacks a basic understanding of state affairs. He realizes that the loony right is dangerous. But to move from understanding to action, Netanyahu must achieve a political big bang. He must make opposition leader Tzipi Livni a substantial proposal. He must make a real effort to put together a Zionist government. Only a government consisting of the three central Zionist parties can deal with Zionism's crumbling. Only a Likud-Kadima-Labor government can make the necessary decisions on the peace process. Only a different government can prevent the loony right from driving us all over the edge.

Shavit has good contacts in the Prime Minister's Office.

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Jon_i_Cohen

18 November, 2010 - 09:59

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With apologies to Ari Shavit; but I think this is what he meant to write:-

The conclusion is unequivocal - if Israel wants to live it must release itself from the loony left's support of the inernational BDS nutters and useful idiots. The settlers' rabbis are the State of Israel, as are Shas' rabbis, National Union, Habayit Hayehudi, Yisrael Beitenu and the Likud party. The extreme, vociferous left are a tiny minority. Only because the political system isn't functioning do they have influence. Only because the silent majority is silent they can bring upon us one media and PR disaster after another. Because sane Israel is indifferent, the silent majority are indifferent, but wait, Israel is a democracy, so loony lefties get an inordinant amount of publicity. Not because of an act of God but because the silent majority are weak-willed and dispirited and allow the wacky fringe left groups to take over the national media. We let lunatics take us to dark places.
Netanyahu sees this frenzy around him and gets nauseated. He knows very well that the loony left lacks a basic understanding of state affairs. He realizes that the loony left is dangerous. But to move from understanding to action, Netanyahu must achieve a political big bang. He must make opposition leader Tzipi Livni a substantial proposal and insist that Kadimah support Likud for the national good. He must make a real effort to put together a Zionist government, supportive of true Zionism. Only a government consisting of the real Zionist parties can deal with the current situation. Only a Likud-led right wing government can make the necessary decisions on the peace process. Only solid backing of Netanyahu can prevent the loony left from driving us all over the edge.


Jonathan Hoffman

18 November, 2010 - 10:04

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Usual stupid bollo**s from SadSam, the vexatious lying pisher.

"Only because the political system isn't functioning they gained power..."

Israel's political system functions brilliantly. This is a vibrant democracy.


telegramsam

18 November, 2010 - 10:13

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Glad to see you supporting the anti-Zionist loonie right, Jonathan. That's why you aren't ZF chairman.


Kahina

18 November, 2010 - 10:19

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And voila..... the jc's resident bully arrives.


amber

18 November, 2010 - 10:20

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tspam, your obsessive vilification of Jonathan is disgusting.


Avraham Reiss

18 November, 2010 - 10:23

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Shavit's repeatative use of terms such as 'loony right' and his attack on various rabbis, shows how detatched he is from the people amongst who he lives.

He is of those amongst the extreme Israeli left who think that intelligence is solely their birthright, and that all others should receive from them instruction on how to behave and run their lives.

Just to prove how detatched he is from reality, he writes:
"Only because the political system isn't functioning they gained power. Only because the silent majority is silent they can bring upon us one disaster after another".

It never ocurred to him that the right gained power because the political system IS functioning, and that the large majority of Israelis are sick and fed up with the gigantic stupidities forced upon us by the infamous Oslo Agreement wherein Israel will supply arms to terrorists so that they will 'protect' Israel from other terrorists. An agreement that Rabin reached by a tiny majority in the Knesset by bribing one or two Knesset members to vote for it. A disgusting rape of the democratic process.

Proof? Meretz - 3 seats in the Knesset. Current polling projection for the next Knesset: Ha'Avodah - just 6 seats! The party that implemented the Oslo Agreements - just 6 seats! The political system is functioning fine, mate!

As for "one disaster after another" - hundreds of Israelis murdered since Oslo; I personally know ten families who have had at least one of their number murderd by Oslo-assisted terrorists. Gaza - Cast Lead - which followed the Oslo-prompted withdrawal from Gaza, after years of missiles on Israeli civilians. Implemented by Sharon of the right, but only because he wanted the support of the left.

Natanyahu "realizes that the loony left is dangerous" - following the 6-Day War the Left took control over two chief arteries of Israeli life: Communications (Press, TV, newspapers) and the Legal System. The Israeli High Court (Bagatz) is a hot-bed of anti-religion and leftism. Its system of appointing new judges is also totally anti-democratic. It would not allow any government-owned company to appoint senior management in the way it appoints its own judges!

Ari Shavit is part of this self-perpetuating system. Anyone who doesn't think like him is loony.

Reminds me of the old Northern Englishman who one day said to his wife" "all the world's queer except for you and me. And you're a bit funny as well!"


Advis3r

18 November, 2010 - 10:46

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Let me see while the Left was in power we had:

1.Oslo = failure leading to thousands of israelis killed and maimed
2.Camp David = failure leading to Arafat gaining even more support fromm the West and non-aligned countries
3.Unilateral pullout from Lebanon = failure leading to increase of hezbollah influence in lebanese politics
4.Second intifada as a consequence of 2. = tragedy + failure
5. Unilateral pullout from Gaza = failure to deal any kind of blow to Hamas + tragedy for the thousands of jews uprooted from their homes
6. Second Lebanese War as a consequence of 3. = failure (Hezbollah even more heavily equipped) + tragedy
7. Caste lead as a consequence of 5. = failure (Hamas even more heavily equipped than before)+ PR disaster leading to Goldstone
And Shavit has the chutzpah to berate the Right.


jose (not verified)

18 November, 2010 - 17:15

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It is Kadima's fault if there is not a large majority coalition in Israel. Let's remind that the coalition includes Avoda, which is on the left. Kadima forced Netanyahu to a coaltion with some right-wing nuts.

By the way, the Safed rabbi is going to be discharged of his job as the municipal rabbi. But tsam did not blog about it.
Same behaviour as Avraham: give only the bad news and shut up when the good ones arrives. That's precisely what is called "bias".


telegramsam

18 November, 2010 - 17:23

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There is a large coalition in Israel, Jose. More than 70 members of the far right and anti-Zionist Orthodox parties. Labour is there as a fig-leaf and most of its Knesset members don't vote with the government. Kadima did well to stay out of that sick bed.


telegramsam

18 November, 2010 - 17:25

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Jose, the Haaretz regarding the Safed rabbi was wrong. If you read the story, the minister Braverman, one of the few righteous in Sodom, has asked that he be suspended. But since the minister of justice is Orthodox, that's not likely to happen.


mattpryor

18 November, 2010 - 17:27

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Jose: That pop at Avraham was uncalled for, please desist from such remarks. We are all on the same side.

Telegramsam: Why do you constantly drag Israel's reputation through the mud on public forums? Do you not think there are enough people doing that already?


telegramsam

18 November, 2010 - 17:33

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Matt, I am not dragging anything through the mud. The report showed, from a real Zionist's point of view, what Israel must do.
And I think you should address your remarks about having a pop to Avraham and Jonathan, they are the one who spread the most abuse here.


Avraham Reiss

19 November, 2010 - 12:13

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" a real Zionist's point of view"

- telegramsam - "a real Zionist"? Where exactly do you live?


telegramsam

19 November, 2010 - 12:49

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Not far from Jonathan, Avraham.


Avraham Reiss

19 November, 2010 - 13:03

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maybe, but he assists Israel like any 3-5 other people. You are its enemy (or enema?).


telegramsam

19 November, 2010 - 13:07

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Avraham, I think he's a former Israeli. Doesn't that make him a reject to you idol stone-worshippers?

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