http://southjerusalem.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/thanks-to-our-readers/ A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://southjerusalem.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/thanks-to-our-readers/#comment-203 Y. Ben-David Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:02:55 +0000 http://southjerusalem.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-203 I can assure you that Feiglin's group in the Likud will never be able to capture power. Don't forget that the Likud is the party that destroyed Gush Katif and most of the top people in the party like Netanyahu, Steve Shalom and Livnat all supported it. The Likud's official policy is in favor of a Palestinian state and is really not very different than the platforms of the Labor Party and Kadima. All the right-wingers I know think Feiglin is a fool for being in the Likud. Another thing it is important to remember is that all the organs of coercion of the state, including the State Prosecutor's Office, Police, Attorney General, SHABAK and the state-controlled media are in the hands of "progressives" and so if it was ever thought that Feiglin and his people could really amass some real power or influence, these organs of the state would intervene and find some pretext to put Feiglin in jail and break up his organization, as they did with Aryeh Deri, Arutz 7, and various politicians who challenged these groups like Haim Ramon, Yaakov Ne'eman, etc, etc. The reason they have not yet moved against Feiglin is that they see he has no real influence and his presence in the Likud is an embarrassment to the party and is perceived as aiding the Left politically at this point in time. I can assure you that Feiglin’s group in the Likud will never be able to capture power. Don’t forget that the Likud is the party that destroyed Gush Katif and most of the top people in the party like Netanyahu, Steve Shalom and Livnat all supported it. The Likud’s official policy is in favor of a Palestinian state and is really not very different than the platforms of the Labor Party and Kadima. All the right-wingers I know think Feiglin is a fool for being in the Likud. Another thing it is important to remember is that all the organs of coercion of the state, including the State Prosecutor’s Office, Police, Attorney General, SHABAK and the state-controlled media are in the hands of “progressives” and so if it was ever thought that Feiglin and his people could really amass some real power or influence, these organs of the state would intervene and find some pretext to put Feiglin in jail and break up his organization, as they did with Aryeh Deri, Arutz 7, and various politicians who challenged these groups like Haim Ramon, Yaakov Ne’eman, etc, etc. The reason they have not yet moved against Feiglin is that they see he has no real influence and his presence in the Likud is an embarrassment to the party and is perceived as aiding the Left politically at this point in time.

]]> http://southjerusalem.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/thanks-to-our-readers/#comment-198 Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place » Hagee: Lies and the Lying Liar Who Tells Them Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:11:35 +0000 http://southjerusalem.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-198 [...] drunk the cool-aid. Witness this interview with the Jewish Journal’s Rob Eshman (thanks to Gershom Gorenberg for providing the link): McCain also defended his support of the controversial Rev. John [...] [...] drunk the cool-aid. Witness this interview with the Jewish Journal’s Rob Eshman (thanks to Gershom Gorenberg for providing the link): McCain also defended his support of the controversial Rev. John [...]

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