Deputy Minister of Religions, Matan Kahana (‘Right’), posted this morning (Sunday) a post on his Facebook account regarding his expected candidacy in the upcoming elections, noting that he is considering continuing his political path:
“I will continue to be the home of moderate and state religious Zionism for those who let everyone enter their synagogue, for those who return peace near an outstretched hand of even those who think differently from them, and for those who are willing to pass a glass of water to a political opponent as well.
So what’s next? My goal is to continue the journey I started together with Bennett.
To act with all my might for a broad unity government with the understanding that in the current political reality a one-party government is a very bad thing for the State of Israel.
Continue to work to strengthen the Jewish identity of the state out of broad consensus and not in religious wars.
To continue to be the home of moderate and state religious Zionism.
For those who let everyone enter their synagogue, for those who return peace near an outstretched also of one who thinks differently from them, and for those who are willing to pass a glass of water to a political opponent as well.
For those who remember that our job is to connect and unite.
These days I am examining the way in which I can best realize these aspirations. “
Meanwhile, a former right-wing CEO Stella Weinstein Sheinstein sharply criticized former coalition leader Idit Silman in an interview with Shabbat Tarbut yesterday. This morning (Sunday) in the program of Anat Davidov and Golan will be broadcast on 103FM and commented on things.
“Edith and I spent the whole election period together. We also know each other a little before. For me, she was the election promise for me, someone who believes in working hard,” Weinstein said at the beginning of the interview, adding: “When you travel with someone on the road and you have long discussions with him “In all the meetings, you know very well what his ideology is. You do not hear me say that about Shikli, about Orbach, do you? I say that specifically about her.”
You heard Silman say, ‘I am in favor of two states for two peoples?
“Of course. Benjamin Netanyahu himself and in his honor said that he believes in two states for two peoples. On the right there is room for all kinds of opinions, that was her opinion.”
If she holds such views, then why has she been so influenced by right-wing demonstrations under her house?
“She saw herself, despite these views, also a right-wing woman. The volume of the demonstrations in my opinion overwhelmed her, but in my opinion, from the beginning the demonstrations were there in front of her house because she showed that it is difficult for her to be in situations and can be influenced. I do not know why.” “There have never been demonstrations of Matan Kahana, even though he is a much bigger right-wing man than her.”
Towards the end of the conversation, she referred to the claim of Gal Baysberg, Bennett’s former adviser, yesterday in News 13, according to which Bennett knew in advance, before the election, that he would sit with Lapid and that his goal was to be prime minister with 7,6,5 seats.
“I was at headquarters for 3 months and did not leave it. From morning to night, I have a lot of hours of Naftali Bennett during the election,” Weinstein said, clarifying: “I never heard him say that sentence. I’ll tell you the truth, too, on the day “He signed the document (at the Channel 14 studios), I was one of those who said, ‘Yes, I will sign, with complete faith that this is what we are going to do.’