During the struggle against the British the early Zionist leaders of two different secret armies came to the Meditteranean Sea. One of these leaders told them not to shoot or harm the other Jewish secret army for he did not want a war among brothers, the other leader ordered that their secret army shoot upon the other secret army if they got to the weapons ship first. The end result was a bloody mess between one Jewish secret army shooting upon another Jewish secret army that refused to shoot back. The leader of the army who refused to shoot back was afterwords the right-wing political leader Moshe Dayan and right wing prime minister Menachem Begin, the leader that ordered the shooting was left-wing political leader and Israel's first prime minister- David Ben Gurion.
How things have changed and how worried I am!!! The right has always been a party that has encouraged unity among the Jewish people for the most part. The left has been the party to shoot their own people in the foot (even today they shoot Israel's policies and repuation in the foot in front of the world).
I disagree heavily with the disengagement plan. I am a pro-settlement as they get. However, I also believe in respecting the governments G-d has placed even when they do something we don't understand. We live in a democracy (and in America a democratic republic which is even better) and therefore we have a voice politically. We do not have to start a rebellion under a harsh dictator, but rather get people to support our cause. The national opinion of Israel now supports the disengagement plan ( I am not one of them), so I have to respect this. I can pray that it will be changed, but respect it.
Settlers are now getting violent, the rabbi's in settler communities are speaking of violence. The Shabaq ( Israeli Intellegence) has found this to be true and Yesha ( a group I support) unfortunately has denied these TRUE facts. Many orthodox rabi's are getting worried as well and warning those in the settlements to refrain from violence. Protests like took place yesterday with the chain from Gaza to Jerusalem was the best form of protest, but unfortunately it looks like it may not be their only form of protest. I hear from settlers all the time when listening to the news in Hebrew statements of hate and violence in protest. Will there be another civil war in Gaza. As somebody who is pro-settlement and right I would love to say this is an illusion of leftist media (which makes a plethora of other things into an illusion). The facts are that I have heard this with my own ears and it is not a fantasy of the media. While I would say it is hard to loose one's home, I would also say that these orthodox should know Torah more and respect the government who ( if this were to happen) would offer just compensation. I do not know if the disengagement from Gaza will happen or not, I do disagree with it, but also disagree with violent resistance (just like I disagree with abortion vehemently, but also disagree with killing abortion doctors). I will be fair and say this is not all the settlers, but in Gaza the most radical settlers are because it is the harshest living enviroment in which settlers must have purpose to be there. Unfortunately their zeal and purpose (which I agree with) has turned to violence (which I disagree with).
I hope the shining example of Jewish unity and justice towards one another from the right (even the far right) will not be blown out by these few radical settlers in Gaza.
I wish to be proven wrong in my assumption and see that the end result will not end in violent resistance, but in either respect for government decisions and for their fellow Jewish bretheren who serve in the army to defend them as well.
Sean
How things have changed and how worried I am!!! The right has always been a party that has encouraged unity among the Jewish people for the most part. The left has been the party to shoot their own people in the foot (even today they shoot Israel's policies and repuation in the foot in front of the world).
I disagree heavily with the disengagement plan. I am a pro-settlement as they get. However, I also believe in respecting the governments G-d has placed even when they do something we don't understand. We live in a democracy (and in America a democratic republic which is even better) and therefore we have a voice politically. We do not have to start a rebellion under a harsh dictator, but rather get people to support our cause. The national opinion of Israel now supports the disengagement plan ( I am not one of them), so I have to respect this. I can pray that it will be changed, but respect it.
Settlers are now getting violent, the rabbi's in settler communities are speaking of violence. The Shabaq ( Israeli Intellegence) has found this to be true and Yesha ( a group I support) unfortunately has denied these TRUE facts. Many orthodox rabi's are getting worried as well and warning those in the settlements to refrain from violence. Protests like took place yesterday with the chain from Gaza to Jerusalem was the best form of protest, but unfortunately it looks like it may not be their only form of protest. I hear from settlers all the time when listening to the news in Hebrew statements of hate and violence in protest. Will there be another civil war in Gaza. As somebody who is pro-settlement and right I would love to say this is an illusion of leftist media (which makes a plethora of other things into an illusion). The facts are that I have heard this with my own ears and it is not a fantasy of the media. While I would say it is hard to loose one's home, I would also say that these orthodox should know Torah more and respect the government who ( if this were to happen) would offer just compensation. I do not know if the disengagement from Gaza will happen or not, I do disagree with it, but also disagree with violent resistance (just like I disagree with abortion vehemently, but also disagree with killing abortion doctors). I will be fair and say this is not all the settlers, but in Gaza the most radical settlers are because it is the harshest living enviroment in which settlers must have purpose to be there. Unfortunately their zeal and purpose (which I agree with) has turned to violence (which I disagree with).
I hope the shining example of Jewish unity and justice towards one another from the right (even the far right) will not be blown out by these few radical settlers in Gaza.
I wish to be proven wrong in my assumption and see that the end result will not end in violent resistance, but in either respect for government decisions and for their fellow Jewish bretheren who serve in the army to defend them as well.
Sean
