Something Good is Happening in the Likud

Something good is happening in the Likud. Nationalist ideologues are entering the primaries race for the Likud Knesset list - among them Benny Begin, Uzi Landau and possibly Yair Shamir. These people are genuine nationalists and we must receive them with open arms.

Effie Eitam's announcement this morning that he also intends to join the Likud and run in the primaries is an even better piece of news. His step widens the bridgehead originally forged by Moshe Feiglin. It emphasizes the fact that more and more religious nationalists understand that integrating into the national camp's leadership tool - the Likud - is the only way to progress. Unfortunately, it seems that Netanyahu is trying to block Eitam's entry into the Likud and not to authorize his candidacy.

The following is Moshe Feiglin's press release on this topic:

Accept Eitam into Likud

"Effie Eitam's decision to join the Likud is an important step in the religious/nationalist camp's integration into its natural ruling party. It is not acceptable that blatant leftists such as Uzi Dayan and Asaf Hefetz have received the authorization from Chairman Netanyahu to run despite the short amount of time that has passed since they joined the Likud, while Effie Eitam - a person from the very core of the nationalist camp - is rejected by the Likud citing the very same reason."

On the one hand, there is a strong nationalist trend inside the Likud - for which we have worked over the years. On the other hand, though, there are still those in the Likud who oppose the faith-based direction and continue their attempts to prevent the refreshing change so vital to the Likud's success.

Now more than ever, Israel needs Feiglin in the Knesset!

The race for a realistic slot in the crowded list is going to be tough. It is important to remember that Moshe Feiglin is the only faith-based Likud candidate who dares to directly face off against the justice system and media.

The following (Hebrew) film succinctly presents Moshe's views on these issues.

http://www.mflikud.co.il/contents/video/video036.html