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Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir published a long post on his Facebook account a short time ago (Friday), which he opened with the words: “Time for joy, I am after two days of situation assessments and security meetings almost around the clock. There is hardly a free minute, but nevertheless I must To find a few minutes, to write to you – the public that elected us and expects us, rightly, to implement our policy.
My positions have not changed. My firm view is that deterrence is not achieved through containment. Terrorism does not recognize the concept of “restraint is strength.” And our way of creating an unprofitable equation for our enemy is only through a disproportionate action for any damage to us. This is also the way that large sections of the public have chosen and expect the government to follow.”
Minister Ben Gabir further elaborated: “Of course, I cannot speak about what is done in the inner chambers of the cabinet and the security consultations, which are done with seriousness and great responsibility under the leadership of the Prime Minister, whom I appreciate, but there is no doubt – unfortunately, I do not alone determine the security policy of the Israeli government. There is also no doubt that I have a certain influence – sometimes more, sometimes too little, and certainly not enough, and it is clear that I often find myself frustrated by certain decisions. I consider with a thousand considerations whether it is right to resign from the government and indeed not to dismantle it but to support from the outside.
Toppling the government is not an option. With all its shortcomings, it is a thousand times better and more responsible than the previous government. in each parameter. The question is whether my stay in the government is beneficial and effective and I answer that in the affirmative.
Sometimes our short memory forgets what the previous government did in response to the attacks. Former Defense Minister Gantz, under whose watch terrorism jumped by hundreds of percent to a level that had not been seen in many years, responded to terrorism by hosting the terrorist Abu Mazen in his home, by distributing half a billion to the Palestinian Authority – which distributes scholarships to the families of terrorists, and by removing essential security barriers in Israel. This is a government that Mansour Abbas has by the throat and navigated its policy.”
Following on from this, Ben Gvir elaborated: “The agreement with Lebanon, which was made by stealth and in an undemocratic manner, with the illusory promise that it would “remove the possibility of a confrontation with Hezbollah”, is another example of the enormous damage that the previous government caused. It will still take us a long time to correct the difficult security reality that they bequeathed to us.
Even when they are not at the wheel, they continue to do damage. The messages they tried to convey to the entire world, encouraging the refusal, harming the economy, messages that the IDF is disintegrating, that the Israeli economy is in crisis, that Israeli society is crumbling, and that the existence of the State of Israel is in doubt, are without a doubt an encouragement to our enemy to start a military conflict. These reckless irresponsibles are the last who can preach morals to us.”
In conclusion, the minister wrote: “So what are we doing in the government? The answer: a lot. Despite all the criticism, we still did a lot in the last three months. We brought a budget of NIS 9 billion to the Ministry of National Security and its bodies, and we passed a government decision to establish a national guard. We went into operation governance and law enforcement in East Jerusalem, and we destroyed dozens of illegal houses there. We passed the gun law in the Knesset that will allow us to fight crime in the Arab sector, we started the cessation of the terrorists’ celebrations in prison by closing the bakeries and stopping the never-ending showers, we passed the law on the death penalty for terrorists, and approved the A law to revoke citizenship and deport terrorists. We made a comprehensive reform in the firearms department and released a backlog of 12,000 weapons to civilians. We passed the protection law in a preliminary reading, canceled the secession law in northern Samaria, and qualified nine settlements.
It is clear that we would like much more, it is clear that I want an unequivocal response to terrorism, rockets and incitement and I promise to continue to fight with all my might for our way – yours and mine. I came to politics to change our reality. It won’t happen in one day, it won’t happen easily either, certainly not in the face of systems with a long-standing concept that advocates buying temporary peace, and entire systems that need to change their concept. But I’m here, promising to fight with all my might to change this way. We have promised full success, and I am fighting to make it happen. Happy holiday!”.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir published a long post on his Facebook account a short time ago (Friday), which he opened with the words: “Time for joy, I am after two days of situation assessments and security meetings almost around the clock. There is hardly a free minute, but nevertheless I must To find a few minutes, to write to you – the public that elected us and expects us, rightly, to implement our policy.
My positions have not changed. My firm view is that deterrence is not achieved through containment. Terrorism does not recognize the concept of “restraint is strength.” And our way of creating an unprofitable equation for our enemy is only through a disproportionate action for any damage to us. This is also the way that large sections of the public have chosen and expect the government to follow.”
Minister Ben Gabir further elaborated: “Of course, I cannot speak about what is done in the inner chambers of the cabinet and the security consultations, which are done with seriousness and great responsibility under the leadership of the Prime Minister, whom I appreciate, but there is no doubt – unfortunately, I do not alone determine the security policy of the Israeli government. There is also no doubt that I have a certain influence – sometimes more, sometimes too little, and certainly not enough, and it is clear that I often find myself frustrated by certain decisions. I consider with a thousand considerations whether it is right to resign from the government and indeed not to dismantle it but to support from the outside.
Toppling the government is not an option. With all its shortcomings, it is a thousand times better and more responsible than the previous government. in each parameter. The question is whether my stay in the government is beneficial and effective and I answer that in the affirmative.
Sometimes our short memory forgets what the previous government did in response to the attacks. Former Defense Minister Gantz, under whose watch terrorism jumped by hundreds of percent to a level that had not been seen in many years, responded to terrorism by hosting the terrorist Abu Mazen in his home, by distributing half a billion to the Palestinian Authority – which distributes scholarships to the families of terrorists, and by removing essential security barriers in Israel. This is a government that Mansour Abbas has by the throat and navigated its policy.”
Following on from this, Ben Gvir elaborated: “The agreement with Lebanon, which was made by stealth and in an undemocratic manner, with the illusory promise that it would “remove the possibility of a confrontation with Hezbollah”, is another example of the enormous damage that the previous government caused. It will still take us a long time to correct the difficult security reality that they bequeathed to us.
Even when they are not at the wheel, they continue to do damage. The messages they tried to convey to the entire world, encouraging the refusal, harming the economy, messages that the IDF is disintegrating, that the Israeli economy is in crisis, that Israeli society is crumbling, and that the existence of the State of Israel is in doubt, are without a doubt an encouragement to our enemy to start a military conflict. These reckless irresponsibles are the last who can preach morals to us.”
In conclusion, the minister wrote: “So what are we doing in the government? The answer: a lot. Despite all the criticism, we still did a lot in the last three months. We brought a budget of NIS 9 billion to the Ministry of National Security and its bodies, and we passed a government decision to establish a national guard. We went into operation governance and law enforcement in East Jerusalem, and we destroyed dozens of illegal houses there. We passed the gun law in the Knesset that will allow us to fight crime in the Arab sector, we started the cessation of the terrorists’ celebrations in prison by closing the bakeries and stopping the never-ending showers, we passed the law on the death penalty for terrorists, and approved the A law to revoke citizenship and deport terrorists. We made a comprehensive reform in the firearms department and released a backlog of 12,000 weapons to civilians. We passed the protection law in a preliminary reading, canceled the secession law in northern Samaria, and qualified nine settlements.
It is clear that we would like much more, it is clear that I want an unequivocal response to terrorism, rockets and incitement and I promise to continue to fight with all my might for our way – yours and mine. I came to politics to change our reality. It won’t happen in one day, it won’t happen easily either, certainly not in the face of systems with a long-standing concept that advocates buying temporary peace, and entire systems that need to change their concept. But I’m here, promising to fight with all my might to change this way. We have promised full success, and I am fighting to make it happen. Happy holiday!”.