Phoney Slichot of the Yesha Council

Note: Yesha is an acronym for Yehuda (Judea), Shomron (Samaria) and Gaza.

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THE PHONEY SLICHOT OF THE YESHA COUNCIL
by Barry Chamish

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!