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27 March 2023

UPDATES: Statements by Politicians on the Matzav

THE EMES...Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that stalling the government's judicial reform legislation would constitute "capitulation to violence, to anarchy, to refusal to serve, and to the tyranny of the minority.

Ben Gvir: We must not surrender to anarchy. The legislation must not be stopped!

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded this morning (Monday) to the possibility that Netanyahu will announce the suspension of the legislation and said: "This day something happened in Israel. The votes of the pilots are worth more than the votes of Golani and Mag"B. The votes of Tzalah are worth more than the votes of Dimona and Beer Sheva, and the votes of the high-tech people are worth more than the manual workers. The reform of the judicial system must not be stopped and anarchy must not be surrendered.”

"It’s time to have a landlord here, it’s time for a terrorist who goes out to carry out an attack to be eliminated"

Yu"R. Otzma Yehudit, h"As Itamar Ben Gabir, responded a short time ago (Thursday) to the stabbing attack that happened earlier today (Thursday) in the Old City of Jerusalem. "Sending wishes for a full recovery and praying for the recovery of the injured police officers." said H"as Ben Gvir and added: "The twilight of the Gantz Lapid government ends with another stabbing attack. It’s time to back the soldiers and the police, to restore security to the streets, it’s time to put security in order in the country, it’s time to have a landlord here, it’s time for a terrorist who goes out to carry out an attack to be eliminated! Death penalty for terrorists”. Avichai Beckerman from religious Zionism said: "An attack now at the Iron Gate on the Temple Mount, from what has been reported to me so far, it is about 2 injured police officers, the terrorist was neutralized in"God. I would like to send reinforcements to the wounded and their families in prayer for a speedy recovery!"

The response of the ‘Return to the Mountain’ movement to the attack near the Temple Mount: "The Arabs continue to fight with us for the Temple Mount because they understand its importance. The time has come for the State of Israel to also understand the thinking of the Mount for the Jewish people and act hard against anyone who tries to harm the return of the people of Israel to the Temple Mount and the Temple. We call on all the partners in the next government and in particular the religious Zionist party to insert clauses of Jewish sovereignty on the Temple Mount in the coalition agreements."

Religious Zionism are fortified: "The legislation must not be stopped in any way"

The religious Zionist party headed by the Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, issued a statement this morning (Monday) following last night’s events across the country and especially in Tel Aviv. Contrary to the opinion of the majority, religious Zionists fortify their position and claim that"The legislation must not be stopped".

At the beginning of his speech, Smotrich said: "After much deliberation and consultation, our position is that the legislation should not be stopped in any way. Stopping the legislation would be a surrender to violence, anarchy, reluctance and the tyranny of the minority and would ruin the election results. We were and remain followers of discourse, compromises and agreements, but not under threats of a coup by the centers of power on Israeli democracy. We were duly elected and received a clear mandate from the people to restore balance to Israeli democracy. We owe it to the majority of the people to make their voice heard and to continue this important historical correction.”

REMAINDER OF BETZALEL’s STATEMENT:   We were and remain followers of discourse, compromises and agreements, but not under threats of a coup by the centers of power on Israeli democracy," the party says in a statement following reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to stop the legislation. 
"We were duly elected and received a clear mandate from the people to restore balance to Israeli democracy. We owe it to the majority of the people to make their voice heard and to continue this important historical correction," the party statement adds. 
"After the passage of the legislation that will balance the composition of the committee for the appointment of judges, it will be possible to stop and reach out to talk with anyone who wishes to do so, from a position of mutual respect and recognition of the election results and not from violent coercion of minority opinions,” […]

Minister Nir Barkat: "The reform is necessary – but not at the cost of fratricidal war"

Minister Nir Barkat supports the decision to stop the legislation if Prime Minister Netanyahu decides to do so and said this evening (Monday): "The State of Israel is above all. A united Israel is above all. I will support the Prime Minister in the decision to stop and recalculate the route. The reform is necessary and we will do it – but not at the cost of a fratricidal war”.

Minister Shikli: "We have to admit, honestly – we made a mistake in navigation! This is a security emergency"

The Minister of Diaspora and the Fight against Anti-Semitism and the Minister for Social Equality, Amichai Shikli said tonight (Monday) that "We have to admit, honestly – we made a mistake in navigation! This happens even to the most experienced and best navigators."

"We were wrong, not in identifying the burning need for reform, it is more essential than ever, but in the way it is carried out. I suggest responding to Benny Gantz’s call, which seems to come from a sincere and pure intention. To draw a renewed road map for the continuation of the legislation, to present it to the public and to determine in advance the rules of the game that will clearly express the decision of the people who went to the elections for the fifth time." Shikli added.

[…] "It will be made clear here unequivocally that I completely accept the decision of the Likud faction of which I am a part. I trust the judgment of the Prime Minister and think that the softened outline we presented is fair and balanced, but the incident that developed here has less to do with the content of the reform and more to the public atmosphere that was created. This is a time of security emergency, our enemies from the north and south are rubbing their hands with pleasure at the calls of refusal and maybe they will try to challenge us. I tell them – don’t dare, don’t try us, on the day of the command we will stand as one man from the right and the left, religious and secular from the kibbutz and the city." Shikli said and added, "So, as in Wiz, even though the final destination does not change, I recommend recalculating the route, yes, even though we are completely right. Simply to show our friends who voted for other parties that first of all we are brothers."

In conclusion he said: "We owe it to our children a Seder night where we will sit together with our family happily, days of remembrance where we can be silent together over the graves of our friends and celebrations of 75 that will be remembered as celebrations of reconciliation and brotherhood. Truth and peace loved”.

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PROTESTERS MAY BE LIABLE FOR A DEATH:

A serious incident occurred on Sunday evening when an elderly man with severe chest pains was held up on his way to hospital due to a demonstration blocking the street. The man in question is the father of Minister of the Negev and the Galilee, Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Otzma Yehudit).

Writing immediately after the incident on social media, Wasserlauf described how, "I got a phone call from my father who sounded confused. He told me that he was having severe chest pains. My father has already undergone five catheterizations and a heart attack. I rushed over to his house and immediately realized that we needed to get him to the emergency room. We set off in my car, with my driver -- there was no time to wait for an ambulance. I was trying to keep him calm as we sped off.

"We reached Gaza Street [near the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem] and ran straight into a protest. They had blocked the road. There was no way through. My driver honked with his horn to get the protesters to move out of the way, but they recognized my car and started to crowd around it. My father was getting really tense. The driver realized what was going on so he got out and started to look around for the police officer to explain to him that this was a literal question of life or death. The police officer grasped what was happening; meanwhile, the protesters were all trying to look into the car and yelling things," Wasserlauf wrote.

"I could hear what they were shouting: Here's the minister, that's the minister. All I cared about was my father and trying to keep him calm. He was trying to keep himself calm but not really succeeding. The police opened up the road and we sped off to Shaare Zedek hospital. My father was immediately whisked off for comprehensive tests on his heart. I pray that my father will get through this alright," he concluded.

Minister Wasserlauf's name for prayers: Yissachar ben Faiga.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/369264

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