As the new Netanyahu government moves one more step towards taking over the reins of power, the Left and its fellow travellers are beating the drum over perceived or imagined tensions on the Temple Mount. They accuse the Religious Zionists within the incoming government of fermenting violence and discord amongst the Arab nationalists by threatening […]
Continue readingYair Lapid and Benny Gantz are pursuing a dangerous plan to undermine an elected government before it even takes office. These two failed politicians are in a conspiracy to achieve by stealth what they could not accomplish at the ballot box. They are a threat to Israel’s democracy. They have chosen to act as though […]
Continue readingIsrael’s luny Left and its fellow travellers in the Diaspora are in a state of frenzy at the thought of a Right-wing government influenced by Religious Zionism leading the Jewish State for the next four years. They make outlandish statements accusing the Religious elements within the government of changing the face of the State of […]
Continue readingBezalel Smotrich has finally signed an agreement to be a member of the Netanyahu government. Now the country waits on Shas and United Torah Judaism’s signatures before Israel gets its 37th Knesset. Before we know the final makeup of the incoming government, Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Arab Ra’am party, declares he will never join […]
Continue readingI have just finished reading an article in the Jerusalem Post by Uri Pilichowski on Israel being Jewish and Democratic at the same time. He tackles some of the inherent problems of squaring a Zionist Israel with an inclusive Democracy for all, regardless of religious and ethnic background. In the end, the writer, while accepting […]
Continue readingIt’s gratifying to finally see Itamar Ben Gvir given the Ministry for Internal Security and responsibility for the Negev and Galilee portfolio in part. While this has been much anticipated, we are still waiting on a final agreement with the Religious Zionist Party of Bezalel Smotrich that will enable Binyamin Netanyahu to form the thirty-seventh […]
Continue readingWhile Israel’s politicians haggle over who will have which ministry, the Jewish people continue to suffer the blows of our enemies mercilessly. In the last three weeks since Israel’s general election, a steady stream of Arab violence has made one thing very clear the need for a “No Holds Barred” Itamar Ben Gvir as Minister […]
Continue readingIf reports prove true, Religious Zionist leader Bezalel Smotrich will have pulled off a political coup, having secured the Finance Ministry and a ministerial position within the Defence Ministry. Add to that the likely new minister for Internal Security will be Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, and the Religious Right will have secured most […]
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