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Observations about the Wicked Government

by Rabbi Yitzchok Roth

Yair Lapid, the man who promised a new and different politics, is clean of any stain. From day to day, he is exposed as the last of the repugnant. He allows himself to be challenged by the media. Had Netanyahu appointed a cousin to a top ranking office in the public arena, as Lapid did, the media would have pounced on him, frothing at the mouth. But when Lapid appoints his sister-in-law to a public post in the board of directors of Keren Kayemet, explaining that she would serve as a volunteer, a major columnist of the Israeli press whose keyboard didn't rest for a day during Netanyahu's tenure denouncing every action he took, has, regarding Lapid's act, written, "Lapid's answer distressed me." Not angered him, cholila, for one is forbidden to show wrath against the one who managed to get rid of Netanyahu, but sufficed with 'distressed.'

He explains to his readers: "In the course of launching a government, and during its first few months, he demonstrated remarkable maturity, self-containment and political savvy. He was impressive not only in what he accomplished but also in what he refrained to do. Lapid was forced to make many concessions in order to cohere eight different parties ranging across the entire rainbow, even concessions which negate everything he stood for in the past. The bloated government for example (referring to the large number of government ministers), the Norwegian law, or coalition budgets - all of these capitulations were justified with one heavyweight rationale: one doesn't examine things closely at a time of danger.

"The threat was the nightmare of a fifth election and the continued chaos under Netanyahu. The issue with the sister-in-law is significant from a different outlook which has no connection to the coalition issue. It reminds us all of a previous era where l'etat c'est moi - I am the State, the era of Netanyahu, Amsalem and Regev."

The wording was so genteel, almost plaintive, pleading with Lapid that he not mess up the euphoria. Dear Yair'ke, until today you were ready to concede with no holds barred and waive aside all of those principles which you spouted throughout your political career. How have the mighty fallen!

How did you allow yourself to appoint your sister-in-law to the board of directors? Swerve back to the straight and narrow path so that we can continue to pat your ego and tell the public what a straightforward and honest politician you are.

Notwithstanding, it were in place to remind us that all of those concessions Lapid made in all the areas which he had termed 'foul play' and 'stealing from the public coffer' were designed for one purpose, to blaze the way for him to a rotation or to the prime minister post in the government. This is not called a concession but a sell-out of principles for the sake of power.

But the illustrious columnist Nachum Barnea is not one to present facts designed to befuddle us. Rather, he will continue to soothe this deceitful and devious government, to write encouraging words about all of the conniving acts and the anti-social budgets so long as no one will pine for Netanyahu and his government, which, for all of its shortcomings, did, in fact, act for the benefit of the weaker elements of the population, which was the underpinning of his platform.

 

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