by Barry Chamish
25 Oct 2005
Nothing is sacred to the Yesha Council, not even
Yom Kippur. On this holiest of days, Jews offer their slichot,
begging for forgiveness, to those they have harmed. So since the
Yesha Council harmed the whole country, it sent 50,000 copies
of its own slichot to every remaining home in Judea, Samaria
and...that's it. No Gaza.
Written by Yesha Council head Benzi Lieberman on behalf of all
Council members, the "apology" is a masterpiece of nothing.
Let's look at some of the gems within:
It was a difficult year, very difficult. We never invested so
much energy, sweat, prayers and tears into one public battle.
We never felt so betrayed and abandoned by the Israeli government.
So far, so good, right?
We tried everything, fought on all fronts, and though filled
with righteousness, on Tisha B'Av, disaster befell us. In his
eyes, G-d did what was best for us.
Okay, it was G-d's fault.
We present an important accounting of our activities, to clear
the air. The expulsion could not have happened without the hushup
by the country's elites, the cooperation of the police and the
lack of criticism by the media. Despite these impossible obstacles,
we managed to succeed on a number of fronts. For example, we forced
the Likud to hold a party referendum. But we admit failures. Many
who demonstrated at Kfar Maimon came home worn out and disappointed.
So far, we seem to be getting a sincere accounting. But this
is mere trickery. Look what comes next:
We roundly criticize the followers of the far right, who blocked
roads and spread oil and nails on them.
So many lies in one sentence. The road-blockers were NOT organized
by the far right. This was a grassroots rebellion of mostly mainstream
concerned youth. And not a one of them was EVER arrested for spreading
oil and nails on the roads. The public consensus, and the correct
conclusion, is these acts were the products of the sick minds
of the Jewish Department of the Shabak.
It was proven in polls, beyond dispute, that road-blocking damaged
our battle and our goals.
In actuality, it was proven beyond dispute that the Yesha Council's
condemnation of civil disobedience destroyed everybody's battles
and goals.
We did not support the movement to convince soldiers to disobey
orders to expel Jews. However, we didn't actively oppose such
persuasion so long as it didn't endanger soldiers' lives, such
as the spreading of oil and nails on the roads.
Now what has the oil and nails business got to do with refusals
to obey immoral military orders?
Why is the council returning to a blatant government provocation
to argue their innocence in another, unrelated matter? Could it
be that this "accounting" was actually dictated by the
government?
The only specific order we issued was not to cut the security
fence around Gaza in order to enter Gush Katif, and then, only
after receiving a dispensation from Rabbi Avraham Shapira.
So the Council prevented the masses from entering Gush Katif
and thus, most likely saving the place, because it was guided
by the rabbi most revered for his devotion to the Gush Katif cause.
I want to hear that from the rabbi himself! In other words...it
was his fault that we didn't push our allies into the real battle
front. Some apology.
Now that the Council has begged forgiveness for nothing, what
will be its next steps to prevent further expulsions?
Today, the left is clutching its hands, waiting for us to announce
our disengagement from the state. But we are going to continue
to fight for peace, to serve in the military and continue to build
for the blossoming of our salvation. We will energetically and
lovingly participate in all the goals of the nation - settlement,
army, education and developing cities.
That'll show them for uprooting out homes and making refugees
of our people. We'll teach them for destroying our lives. We're
just going to do whatever they tell us, and make them try and
stop us!
This Yom Kippur, let the Jews be certain of one thing: Our G-d
will never forgive the Yesha Council for its sins and this cynical
deception. Never
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