One of the reasons for the loss of public trust in the political system lies in the gap between what concerns the public and what motivates politicians. The public wants elected officials to deal with the real challenges and deal with the serious questions, while politicians give the impression that what interests them is personal scores, private grudges, or a desire for revenge.
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These considerations, with all due respect, don't really interest you or me.
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Alongside the security and economic challenges, the central debate in Israeli society focuses on the question of what kind of state we want here - a state for all nations or a Jewish state. Is this the home of the Jewish people or a place of refuge for masses of immigrants from Africa and Ukraine? Is the Jewish state honoring the Sabbath or turning it into a day of shopping and commerce?
This debate has spread across the entire spectrum. In the perception of conversion, in the values of education, in the act of settling in the land, in the place of Jewish values such as kashrut and the prohibition of leaven on Passover, in marriage and divorce, and so on.
Many elements, benefiting from foreign funding, are working to erase the Jewish character and place liberal-radical concepts at the center of consciousness - to the dismay of the large Jewish majority, who feel close to the tradition of Israel.
Tilt the steering wheel
We are witnessing an interesting process that has unfolded over the years: while the public is becoming increasingly religious and traditional, as evidenced by all the surveys on these issues that are conducted from time to time, the media and public systems are increasingly leaning in the other direction.
There is no doubt that one of the central factors, which is increasingly dragging the country in this direction, is the High Court of Justice. Since the High Court judges have allowed themselves to intervene in issues of values and worldviews, it is only natural that they try to promote their personal views. And since most of them hold radical-liberal worldviews, their rulings repeatedly outrage the traditional Jewish majority.
This is the central arena where a decision is required. Although the people of Israel are divided on these issues, the election results prove time and again that there is a solid majority for turning the tide back to Jewish values, for curbing the power of the High Court of Justice, and for striving to enhance the Jewish character of the state.
The obvious conclusion is that a coalition needs to be formed between all the forces that want the country to move in these directions. If personal considerations are neutralized, such a coalition has a clear and stable majority. That is why the public is so frustrated, because instead of uniting around the central questions and addressing the truly important challenges, they are dealing with unimportant personal aspects.
Light to the Gentiles
With all due respect to universal values, the Jewish people carry with them an ancient heritage that can and should be a light to the nations. The entire world, which sanctifies the Bible and calls the Land of Israel the 'Holy Land', is entitled to see that "from Zion shall come forth Torah," and no longer Sweden or Denmark.
We must strive to have a Jewish state here, connected to the heritage of Israel, that will serve as a source of inspiration for all humanity, until the complete redemption, in which the Third Temple will be built in Jerusalem and the prophecies will be fulfilled, "For my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations," and "All nations will flow to it.".
