Why Attack Bibi?

If a person wants to stay healthy, he doesn't need to eliminate disease. Instead, he must keep his body and environment fit so that the nasty viruses and bacteria waiting to attack him don't have a chance.

The same is true on a national level. Ehud Olmert is not the problem. Olmert and his cohorts in the government are a given -- a strain of disease that attacks our national immune system. This disease cannot spread or do harm without the proper conditions. Ever since Israel's peace agreement with Egypt in 1979, those conditions have been provided by Israel's Right. We may not be able to eliminate the disease, but we can certainly eliminate the conditions in which it is able to attack.

So why attack Bibi? The answer is simple. To save Jerusalem.

Is Bibi in on the agreement being constructed by Olmert and Abu Mazen? We have no proof that he is. Persistent rumors that include the names of other Likud Knesset members who are involved in the talks have been loudly whispered for more than a month. But at this point, they are no more than rumors. What is clear though, is that in the face of hasty negotiations to surrender Israel's capital to the enemy, the head of the Opposition is doing nothing. If the rumors are true, it will not have been the first time that Netanyahu creates the Right conditions for the breakout of the Left disease:

· Netanyahu was the man who gave the National Camp's approval for the Oslo Accords when as Prime Minister, he hugged Arafat.
· Netanyahu was the man who, as Prime Minister, gave the National Camp's approval for continued retreats, arms transfer and terrorist release in the framework of the Wye Accords.
· Netanyahu was the man who voted in favor of the Expulsion, remained in the government and paved the way for all the vacillating ministers to follow suit.

In light of the above, there is definitely reason for concern in the face of Netanyahu's current behavior. He will speak out against the developing agreement with zeal in order to prepare an alibi in case it fails, just like he did when he quit the government shortly before the Expulsion and after it was too late to stop it. But no substantial action to stop the dangerous move will emanate from his office.

And what about Lieberman? Lieberman is playing a smart game. On one hand, he blasts the Leftists, calling them "kapos" and keeping his voters happy. On the other hand, he is part of the government, supplying the "kapos" with a most fundamental necessity: legitimacy. Now he claims that Ramon's plan fits his own plan to exchange territory -- as if Israel will actually declare sovereignty over other places after it surrenders Jerusalem.

It seems that Netanyahu has figured out what Lieberman has known all along.
He has nothing to lose from joining the government. He can only gain. The right wing public has no alternative to the Likud and Lieberman (the National Union party is not on the playing field). Just as he did before the Expulsion, Netanyahu will resign from the government just prior to the elections and all will be forgiven. The columnists in the right wing Makor Rishon newspaper will explain why Netanyahu is the only chance and everyone will crown him as the last Zionist leader. In the meantime, Netanyahu will be able to leave the Opposition desert while Olmert protects him from the poison pens of the Left. He will once again be at center stage and his hopes to become prime minister will be high. After all, the Rightist voters are used to being betrayed by their "leaders."

And what about Jerusalem?

Honestly! Is Shuafat Jerusalem? Have we prayed for Sheikh Jarah for 2000 years? You will be able to continue to pray at the Western Wall, so what is the problem? Why continue to atrophy in the Opposition?

And what about Manhigut Yehudit?

Remember, it is not necessary to eliminate the disease -- just the conditions that allow it to rear its head.Our job is to unite the genuinely concerned nationalist forces. We must foster a healthy atmosphere in which the Right does not create the conditions in which the disease can spread. More details to come!

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