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1443  </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img
1444  border=0 width=781 height=159 src="index_files/image002.png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_19"></span><![endif]></span></b></a><b><span
1445  style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1446  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
1447  new Jewish State of The <span class=SpellE>Geulah</span><span lang=AR-SA
1448  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
1449  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
1450  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
1451  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1452  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1453  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>By <a
1454  href="mailto:[email protected]"><span class=SpellE>Haim</span> Hermon</a><span
1455  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
1456  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
1457  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
1458  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
1459  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1460  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1461  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1462  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1463  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
1464  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1465  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The State of
1466  the Jews or a Jewish State? It is time for a change of consciousness, now,
1467  and to recognize the fact that <span class=GramE>a state of Jews but without Judaism
1468  cannot fulfill its role or even preserve</span> the Jewish people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1469  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1470  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1471  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
1472  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1473  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>All signs
1474  point to the fact that the redemption is right at hand! We as Jews certainly
1475  believe and pray that we will be worthy to take part in the redemption for a
1476  better world!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1477  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1478  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1479  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
1480  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1481  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>But what does
1482  it mean in practical terms? The answer is the establishment of a socially and
1483  morally reformed Jewish state on the one hand, and one that follows the path
1484  of the Torah on the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1485  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1486  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1487  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
1488  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1489  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In the essay
1490  The new Israeli State of The <span class=SpellE>Geulah</span>, I propose a
1491  Jewish state, a Jewish government, a reformed society and economy that will
1492  be in the spirit of the prophets, to bring the divine light to the entire
1493  world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1494  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1495  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1496  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1497  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1498  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><a
1499  href="https://www.hermon.com/jstate/jstate.pdf">PDF File</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1500  <b><u><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
1501  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
1502  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
1503  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
1504  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
1505  page-break-before:always'>
1506  </span></u></b>
1507  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
1508  line-height:normal'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
1509  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
1510  major-bidi'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'>&nbsp;</span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
1511  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1512  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1513  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><u><span
1514  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1515  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Table
1516  of Contents:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
1517  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1518  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1519  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1520  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1521  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Introduction
1522  - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1523  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1524  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1525  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1526  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1527  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part 1: The
1528  People of Israel in the Land of Israel –<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1529  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1530  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1531  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1532  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1533  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>1. What kind of
1534  state do we want? - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1535  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1536  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1537  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1538  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1539  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>2. God will
1540  reign forever and ever - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1541  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1542  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1543  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1544  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1545  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>3. How to
1546  establish a state? - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1547  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1548  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1549  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1550  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1551  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>4. Why a
1552  Jewish state? - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1553  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1554  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1555  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1556  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1557  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>5. The
1558  Commandment to Appoint a King - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1559  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1560  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1561  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1562  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1563  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>6. The
1564  Structure of Government - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1565  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1566  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1567  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1568  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1569  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>7. From
1570  Zionism to Redemption - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1571  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1572  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1573  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1574  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1575  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>8. The
1576  Covenant with God - Love for Man - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1577  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1578  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1579  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1580  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1581  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>9. The People
1582  Must Strengthen Their Faith and Torah - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1583  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1584  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1585  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1586  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1587  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>10. The
1588  Immigrants - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1589  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1590  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1591  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1592  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1593  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>11. The
1594  Temple - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1595  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1596  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1597  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1598  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1599  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>12. Faith
1600  Strengthens - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1601  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1602  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1603  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1604  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1605  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1606  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1607  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1608  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1609  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1610  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part Two: The
1611  Structure of Government and the Legal System -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1612  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1613  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1614  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1615  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1616  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>13. The
1617  Structure and Institutions of Government - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1618  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1619  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1620  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1621  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1622  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>14. The President,
1623  the Council and the Sanhedrin - <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
1624  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1625  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1626  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><span
1627  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1628  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
1629  dir=LTR></span>15. The Institution of the Presidency - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1630  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1631  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1632  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1633  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1634  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>16. Law and
1635  Justice in Israel - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1636  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1637  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1638  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1639  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1640  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>17. Building
1641  Trust in the Legal System - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1642  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1643  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1644  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1645  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1646  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>18. The
1647  Structure of the Courts - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1648  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1649  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1650  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1651  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1652  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>19. The
1653  Investigation Teams and the Police - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1654  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1655  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1656  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1657  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1658  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>20. The
1659  Advantages of the Proposed Legal System - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1660  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1661  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1662  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1663  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1664  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>21.
1665  Punishment as a Means and Not as an End – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1666  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1667  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1668  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1669  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1670  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>22. Law
1671  Enforcement - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1672  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1673  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1674  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1675  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1676  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>23. Traffic
1677  Police - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1678  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1679  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1680  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1681  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1682  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1683  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1684  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1685  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1686  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1687  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part C:
1688  Security and Social Policy -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1689  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1690  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1691  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1692  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1693  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>24. Status of
1694  Gentiles and Status of Immigrants in Israel - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1695  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1696  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1697  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1698  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1699  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>25. The
1700  National Significance of &quot;Peace&quot; - <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
1701  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1702  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1703  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><span
1704  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1705  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
1706  dir=LTR></span>26. Military Service and National Service - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1707  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1708  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1709  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1710  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1711  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>27. National
1712  Service - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1713  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1714  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1715  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1716  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1717  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>28. Social
1718  Policy - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1719  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1720  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1721  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1722  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1723  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>29. Foreign
1724  Workers and Industrial Subsidies - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1725  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1726  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1727  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1728  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1729  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>30.
1730  Employee-Employer Relations - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1731  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1732  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1733  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1734  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1735  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>31.
1736  Matchmaking - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1737  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1738  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1739  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1740  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1741  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>32. The
1742  Education System - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1743  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1744  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1745  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1746  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1747  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>33. The State
1748  and Shabbat - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1749  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1750  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1751  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1752  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1753  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>34. Freedom
1754  of Expression and Journalistic Ethics - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1755  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1756  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1757  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1758  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1759  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1760  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1761  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1762  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1763  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1764  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part D:
1765  Economic Policy -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1766  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1767  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1768  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1769  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1770  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>35. Economic
1771  and Taxation Policy - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1772  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1773  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1774  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1775  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1776  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>36.
1777  Agricultural Reform - <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
1778  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1779  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1780  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><span
1781  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1782  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
1783  dir=LTR></span>37. The Transportation System - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1784  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1785  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1786  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1787  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1788  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>38. The
1789  Medical System - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1790  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1791  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1792  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1793  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1794  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>39.
1795  Environmental Quality - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1796  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1797  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1798  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1799  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1800  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>40. Recycling
1801  and the Recognition of the Importance of Education – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1802  <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
1803  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
1804  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
1805  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
1806  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
1807  page-break-before:always'>
1808  </span>
1809  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.85pt;
1810  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span
1811  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
1812  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1813  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1814  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1815  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1816  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1817  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1818  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1819  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1820  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1821  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1822  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In the <span
1823  class=SpellE>parshas</span> of (section of the Torah) <span class=SpellE>Behukoti</span>
1824  (Leviticus 26:44) it is written: &quot;And even this, when they are in the
1825  land of their enemies, they shall not be enslaved or exiled to their
1826  destruction, to break my covenant with them.&quot; This is the important
1827  message that the people of Israel receive before entering the Promised Land,
1828  and this is also what <span class=GramE>was the trigger</span> for me: Even
1829  if we sin, and even if we go into exile - God is always with us on the path
1830  to fulfilling the destiny of the Jewish people. I simply did not have the
1831  exposure to this insight. I started in a political youth group under the
1832  guidance of Yossi Schwartz, the leader of &quot;<span class=SpellE>Mazpen</span>&quot;
1833  (a radical leftist group), but from there I directed myself in the opposite
1834  direction: I joined the &quot;<span class=SpellE>Dov</span>&quot;
1835  organization, where I was exposed to the biblical logic of Israel <span
1836  class=SpellE>Eldad</span> and the poetry of faith of Uri <span class=SpellE>Zvi</span>
1837  Greenberg. And later I learned that everything written in the Torah is true!
1838  The people of Israel have a role in the world and we cannot escape our
1839  destiny, and exile is another tool in God's hand to prepare us for
1840  redemption. To bring the values &#8203;&#8203;of justice and divine wisdom to
1841  the peoples of the world after we ourselves have been worthy to worship God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1842  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1843  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1844  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1845  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1846  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1847  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1848  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1849  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1850  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1851  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>During my
1852  journey, the question of the legitimacy of the Israeli state also arose. It
1853  is clear that its establishment was correct and justified in light of our
1854  historical right, but its establishment in isolation from its heritage is a
1855  childhood disease from which it will suffer in the future. The establishment
1856  of the state was intended to take advantage of a historical opportunity to
1857  provide a refuge for the Jews of the world on the one hand and to establish a
1858  new society, a national melting pot, on the other. However, as Prisoner of
1859  Zion Jonathan Pollard accurately put it in an interview he gave after
1860  returning to Israel after 30 years in an American prison: &quot;To this day I
1861  feel like I am in exile. I have not returned home to a Jewish state that is
1862  run according to the will of God.&quot; The correction according to the will
1863  of God is one of the goals of the essay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1864  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1865  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1866  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1867  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1868  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1869  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1870  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1871  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1872  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1873  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The initial
1874  version of this essay was formulated in 1995. On Tuesday, Elul 5762 (2002),
1875  what is known as the &quot;Forum of the three Commandments for the
1876  Appointment of the King&quot; convened. This was also the trigger for the
1877  publication of the essay online. As a believing Jew, it is clear to me that
1878  the establishment of the Israeli (Zionist) state is a stage in redemption in
1879  preparation for a Jewish state that will be established according to the
1880  teachings of Israel. After all, I grew up on the legacy of the leaders of
1881  Zionism: Herzl, <span class=SpellE>Ze'ev</span> <span class=SpellE>Jabotinsky</span>,
1882  Uri <span class=SpellE>Zvi</span> Greenberg, <span class=SpellE>Avraham</span>
1883  Stern (<span class=SpellE>Yair</span>), Israel <span class=SpellE>Eldad</span>,
1884  <span class=SpellE>Menachem</span> Begin and David Ben <span class=SpellE>Gurion</span>.
1885  Leaders who, even if they did not adhere to the slightest thing, were clear
1886  that the state would be a state for the Jews and that it would be established
1887  on the basis of the heritage of Israel. Unfortunately, things have changed a
1888  bit since then, and we still have a long way to go. Awareness of the
1889  uniqueness of the Jewish people and the observance of the commandments as
1890  part of national resilience must be strengthened, in the face of the discourse
1891  that dominates today about a free (from Judaism) and democratic (for the
1892  ruling elite) state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1893  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1894  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1895  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1896  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1897  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1898  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1899  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1900  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1901  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1902  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
1903  retrospect, I understand that all the hardships and suffering that the people
1904  of Israel are going through were created with the aim of preparing the people
1905  of Israel for its role in the world. To bring redemption to the world. With
1906  all the pain involved, it is clear to me that the Holocaust also has a
1907  central significance for our future. The Holocaust, which is also implied in
1908  the <span class=SpellE>parshas</span> of <span class=SpellE>Behukoti</span>, is
1909  the final chord of the exile, and in fact it can be said that the murdered -
1910  with their blood they established the State of Israel! The beginning of the
1911  growth of our redemption. The struggle against the Arabs for the Land of
1912  Israel also forms part of the people's preparation for redemption. When it
1913  comes to the revival of the people and redemption - everyone has a historical
1914  role: both the Arabs and the Torah-observant and the free. I believe that
1915  unlike in the past when <span class=SpellE>Haredi</span> Judaism did not
1916  recognize Zionism, this situation will change! Everyone has a part in the
1917  establishment of the Jewish state, both spiritually and militarily. The
1918  paradox is that the state was founded mainly by free Jews, but their role is
1919  critical to the redemption (see also <span class=SpellE>Dov</span> <span
1920  class=SpellE>Lior</span>). Without them, we cannot establish the Jewish
1921  state. Rabbi Kook, who has copyright on the idea of &#8203;&#8203;establishing
1922  the Jewish state, calls the division of roles the holy floor built on the
1923  mundane floor (&quot;The Religious Significance of the State of Israel&quot;
1924  - Y. <span class=SpellE>Amital</span>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1925  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1926  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1927  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1928  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1929  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1930  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1931  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1932  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1933  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1934  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Jewish
1935  State - presents a practical plan for establishing a Jewish state that will
1936  be established after and in place of the Israeli state. Here, ideas are
1937  presented on how to build a moral and correct Jewish governmental system,
1938  based on a president and a Sanhedrin. The essay details the necessary
1939  amendments in all areas of life, starting with the legal system, continuing
1940  with the education system and the relationship between citizens and the
1941  state, and ending with issues of security, economy, transportation and
1942  environmental quality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1943  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1944  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1945  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1946  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1947  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1948  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1949  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1950  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1951  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1952  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The essay
1953  sees redemption as a means to fulfill the purpose of creation, the purpose of
1954  humanity, to bring the name of God before the peoples of the world for
1955  recognition of the meaning of creation and supremacy. <span class=GramE>The
1956  Creator, and the recognition of moral values &#8203;</span>&#8203;and
1957  justice. The purpose of the essay is also to present the connection between
1958  spiritual and conscious redemption, and between improving the quality of
1959  life. The initial condition for all of the above is Jewish rule in the Land
1960  of Israel according to the Torah of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1961  <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
1962  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
1963  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
1964  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
1965  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
1966  page-break-before:always'>
1967  </span>
1968  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
1969  line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
1970  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
1971  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1972  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1973  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1974  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1975  16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1976  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part One: The
1977  People of Israel in the Promised Land,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1978  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1979  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1980  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
1981  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1982  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>1. What kind
1983  of country do we want?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1984  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
1985  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
1986  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
1987  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
1988  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The <span
1989  class=SpellE>Gemara</span> (Sanhedrin 33:1) quotes Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Yochanan</span>
1990  as saying: &quot;No son of David comes, except in a generation that is
1991  entirely righteous, or entirely guilty.&quot; Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Eliezer</span>
1992  says: &quot;If Israel repents, we will be redeemed,&quot; this is a
1993  generation that is entirely righteous. Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Yehoshua</span>
1994  says: &quot;The Blessed One raises up for them a king whose decrees are as
1995  harsh as Haman's, and Israel repents,&quot; this is a generation that is
1996  entirely guilty. From this we learn that if our generation is indeed guilty,
1997  then the Blessed One will force us to repent and be redeemed. One of the principles
1998  of faith according to Maimonides is the expectation of salvation: &quot;If he
1999  delays - wait for him.&quot; A person should be so imbued with the
2000  expectation of redemption that he feels how much he lacks it. The combination
2001  of a generation that is entirely indebted, along with the clear signs of
2002  redemption, gives us hope that we will soon see redemption, and redemption
2003  will come, ultimately, not just the individual redemption of the Jewish
2004  people, but the redemption of the entire world. Then man will recognize the
2005  fact of the creation of the world by God, which will also be expressed in
2006  accepting God's authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2007  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2008  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2009  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2010  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2011  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2012  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2013  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2014  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2015  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2016  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Redemption
2017  can never come without the people of Israel. When the people of Israel sin
2018  against God, they also sin against the whole world, and therefore their sin
2019  is doubled and multiplied (and so is the punishment...). The Jewish people do
2020  not have the privilege of losing themselves to know. Neither through
2021  assimilation nor through physical loss. But we also cannot ignore the fact
2022  that the historical genetic charge of the people of Israel is intertwined
2023  with the threads of redemption. Without the vision of redemption, there is no
2024  point in the existence of the Jewish people. The purpose of the existence of
2025  the Jewish people is the worship of God and the redemption of man, both of
2026  which lead to the same place. We see the important role destined for our
2027  generation in the revival of the people and the redemption of Israel. We will
2028  overcome the polarization between parts of the people regarding Jewish consciousness
2029  and national consciousness. We, the third and fourth generation of the
2030  Holocaust and its revival, high-tech and educated, Torah students and pious,
2031  will devote ourselves, with God's help, to the vision of redemption and
2032  liberation. (<span class=GramE>physical</span> and spiritual) and join the
2033  important goal of establishing a Jewish state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2034  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2035  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2036  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2037  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2038  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2039  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2040  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2041  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2042  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2043  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Jewish
2044  state that we have dreamed of all our years of exile will be established
2045  according to the teachings of the great men of Israel, as I will explain
2046  later. This includes a leader who will gather the rejected of Israel, build
2047  the Temple, and re-establish the institutions of the state with an emphasis
2048  on the Sanhedrin. Even if the commandments are not enforced, education will
2049  be Jewish for everyone, and the character of the state will be Jewish with an
2050  emphasis on observing the Sabbath in the public sphere. And to paraphrase
2051  Theodor Herzl's words in the introduction to his book 'The Jewish State',
2052  &quot;Deep down in my heart I am convinced that justice is done to me... The
2053  Jewish State is a necessity of the world - therefore it will be
2054  established,&quot; I also see the Jewish State as a necessity, therefore it
2055  must be established. By the way, Herzl, in the original German and Yiddish,
2056  his book is called The Jewish State, not The Jewish State, and the term
2057  &quot;The Jewish State&quot; says something about the translator and many
2058  others in secular Zionism who refrained from giving religious significance to
2059  the state in which the Jews will be concentrated (<span class=SpellE>Yorem</span>
2060  <span class=SpellE>Hazoni</span>- Did Herzl want a Jewish state?). This time
2061  we will work to establish a Jewish state according to the heritage of Israel
2062  and on the basis of the Torah of Israel.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2063  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2064  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2065  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2066  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2067  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2068  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2069  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2070  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2071  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2072  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>What is a
2073  Torah Jewish state? Rabbi Yehuda <span class=SpellE>Ifrach</span>, in his
2074  reference to <span class=SpellE>Ido</span> <span class=SpellE>Rechnits</span>'
2075  book (State according to <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>), tries to explain
2076  its practical meaning: &quot;The Torah state is based on a type of Torah
2077  constitution, which partly deals with broad arrangements and partly with more
2078  specific arrangements, and alongside them it allows for broad human-civil
2079  legislation... In areas where <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span> has a
2080  well-organized and detailed subordination, <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
2081  will lead the <span class=GramE>legislation,</span> and in other areas the
2082  dominance will be of civil legislation. <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
2083  responds to developments in the market through regulations, just as civil law
2084  developed. Just as copyright law was created in response to the invention of
2085  printing, corporate law was established in response to changes in trade
2086  patterns, and labor law developed in response to social change – so too will <span
2087  class=SpellE>halakhic</span> regulations operate.”<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2088  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2089  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2090  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2091  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2092  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2093  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2094  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2095  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2096  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2097  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Denial of the
2098  need to establish a Jewish state harms the existence of the Jewish people,
2099  and in fact harms the divine reality and the existence of humanity in the
2100  world in general. Jews must recognize the significance of the role that God
2101  has assigned to the people and strive to achieve redemption without having it
2102  forced upon us, so that we may merit the fulfillment of our destiny. The
2103  means to achieve redemption is, in the first instance, the rule of the people
2104  of Israel over the Land of Israel together with recognition of the Kingdom of
2105  God. Hence, the Land of Israel is only a means and certainly not an end.
2106  After we are mentally prepared for redemption, the natural continuation is
2107  the establishment of a Jewish political entity that will be founded on the
2108  foundations of the Torah of Israel. I call for the unity of all those who
2109  consider themselves members of the Jewish people, we will be united as one
2110  people with one heart believing in the Creator of the world and in our role
2111  as His messengers. As stated, I have no intention or thought of fixing and
2112  saving what is called the &quot;State of Israel&quot;. Although the Israeli
2113  state has a critical role in the resurrection of the people of Israel in its
2114  land, we must move forward to the real thing.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2115  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2116  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2117  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2118  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2119  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2120  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2121  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2122  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2123  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2124  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Let's face
2125  it: The establishment of the Israeli state, with all the criticism we have
2126  about its path, is a historic step in the redemption of the Jewish people,
2127  which came as a continuation of the Holocaust and was established thanks to
2128  the Holocaust. And also the fact that the state was established by the
2129  Zionists, most of whom did not strictly observe the commandments, says <span
2130  class=SpellE>Darshani</span>. In contrast to the rabbis (Rabbi Hirsch) who
2131  argued that the state that Zionism aspired to establish had no religious
2132  value, and in contrast to Ben-Gurion who thought that in the state that would
2133  be established there would be no need for religion, Rabbi Kook determined
2134  that the State of Israel is the foundation of God's throne in the world (<span
2135  class=SpellE>Orot</span> <span class=SpellE>Yisrael</span> 6, 7), and that it
2136  should be established without having to wait for the coming of the Messiah,
2137  when the destiny of the Jewish people could only be realized with the
2138  establishment of the Jewish state. In his view, Zionists have an important
2139  role in the divine plan, which He placed on the &quot;earthly level,&quot;
2140  after which they would be elevated to the holy level (Rabbi <span
2141  class=SpellE>Itay</span> <span class=SpellE>Esman</span>, Elite Exchanges in
2142  the Mishnah of Rabbi Kook). For this reason, I see no point in engaging in
2143  criticism of the path of the Israeli state in these pages, and will focus
2144  only on the redemptive Jewish state. Incidentally, it is definitely
2145  recommended to refer to the ideas put forward by many good people on the
2146  subject of the ideal Jewish state, [Rabbi M. <span class=SpellE>Kahane</span>,
2147  M. <span class=SpellE>Feiglin</span>, Prof. H. Weiss, Rabbi S. Ben <span
2148  class=SpellE>Hamo</span>, M. <span class=SpellE>Karpel</span>] As well as a
2149  series of very important articles by great thinkers published on the <span
2150  class=SpellE>Daat</span> website of Herzog College, and serious books of
2151  thought that suggest how Jewish law can be applied in the State of Israel,
2152  including Rabbi Yitzhak Herzog, Prof. <span class=SpellE>Nachum</span> <span
2153  class=SpellE>Rakover</span>, Prof. <span class=SpellE>
2153Eliav</span> <span
2154  class=SpellE>Shochtman</span>, and Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Naftali</span>
2155  Bar <span class=SpellE>Ilan</span>, whose summary of his important work was
2156  published in his book &quot;Government and State in Israel According to the
2157  Torah.&quot; Rabbi Uri <span class=SpellE>Sharki</span> refers to a <span
2158  class=SpellE>halakhic</span> state (as opposed to a religious state that
2159  imposes religiosity), in which Jewish law is recognized as having legal
2160  validity but also recognizes the laws of the Knesset as &quot;public
2161  regulation.&quot; All of these are of course blessed with a comprehensive and
2162  precise <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span> perspective on the subject and
2163  expand on some of the ideas presented here. However, this work is
2164  distinguished by the fact that it focuses on the redemptive Jewish state that
2165  will soon be established in the Land of Israel, and not on the reform that is
2166  being called for by many good people in the State of Israel. In my view, if
2167  it is a Jewish state, it must be established on the basis of the Torah and
2168  the tradition of Israel.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2169  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2170  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2171  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2172  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2173  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2174  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2175  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2176  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2177  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2178  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Does a
2179  Torah-based Jewish state require a king to be at its head? Unlike the more common
2180  approach to the question of appointing a king, the essay proposes the
2181  presidential and Sanhedrin leadership system. The presidential system also
2182  has its origins in Jewish tradition. Tractate Sanhedrin (according to Rabbi <span
2183  class=SpellE>Adin</span> <span class=SpellE>Steinsaltz</span> in the introduction
2184  to Tractate Sanhedrin) describes a governmental system with a president or
2185  king, and there exist side by side the courts of the Sanhedrin whose
2186  authority is granted by the Torah, and the courts of the state that deal with
2187  all matters of state order whose authority derives from the laws of
2188  government. With regard to the physical rule that the tractate deals with, it
2189  is clear that the king (also called the president) does not necessarily come
2190  from the House of David and his position is not inherited. The president is
2191  obligated to consult with the Greater Sanhedrin, especially regarding policy
2192  decisions that concern the entire nation, such as declaring war. It is also
2193  clear from the tractate that the executive branch, while being subject to the
2194  laws of the Torah, It is completely independent. The king/president has
2195  judicial authority, and he heads a system of courts that judge according to
2196  the &quot;royal laws&quot; - the orders and regulations of the government.<span
2197  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2198  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2199  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2200  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2201  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2202  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2203  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2204  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2205  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2206  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2207  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Now is the
2208  time to wake up and return to the worship of God, to the Torah, to establish
2209  a Jewish state according to the Torah of Israel, and to restore to the
2210  national discourse our commitment to the expectation of redemption. And this
2211  is the place to present the practical plan for the establishment of the
2212  Jewish state - the State of Redemption.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2213  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2214  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2215  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
2216  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2217  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
2218  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2219  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2220  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
2221  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2222  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>2. G-d will
2223  reign forever<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
2224  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2225  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2226  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2227  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2228  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In these days
2229  when redemption is closer than ever, we would do well to treat redemption as
2230  something real that requires us to make a practical change in the way we see
2231  the process so that we can also apply it to ourselves. First, it is important
2232  for us to clarify for ourselves what redemption actually is. Outwardly,
2233  redemption is national liberation, social liberation. More inwardly, it means
2234  recognizing the kingdom of G-d. But the core and foundation of redemption is
2235  truly <span class=GramE>a redemption</span> of consciousness. Redemption of
2236  consciousness means liberation from the shackles of prejudice and
2237  self-deception while eliminating our inner need to lie – to hide our
2238  nothingness. It is clear that as long as we are enslaved to stupidity and
2239  prejudice, we will not be able to rise above our bed in the muddy water and
2240  think purely about redemption as the key to heavenly happiness that will fall
2241  upon the world in the regime of divine justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2242  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2243  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2244  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2245  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2246  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2247  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2248  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2249  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2250  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2251  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>We must
2252  remember that we are human beings created in the image of G-d, and we must
2253  keep His Torah. The words of the prophet Zechariah, “These are the things
2254  that you shall do: Speak truly to your neighbor, and judge with justice, and
2255  judge with peace in your gates” (Zechariah 8:16) teach that truth and justice
2256  are the meaning of serving God and are the condition for bringing peace to
2257  the world. The meaning of peace is reconciliation with the Creator, and more
2258  than that, fulfilling manÂ’s part in completing creation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2259  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2260  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2261  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2262  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2263  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2264  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2265  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2266  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2267  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2268  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>For the sake
2269  of redemption, and by extension for the sake of the world, everything
2270  possible must be done! One of the implications of this approach is that
2271  redemption will come when we want it. God does not arrange the plan of life
2272  for people individually, even if this does happen in reality without our
2273  awareness, but God gives us the tools to participate with Him in creation, in
2274  the cultural development of humanity, in the advancement of science. And the
2275  philosopher. These tools are first of all reason - the human being's ability
2276  to observe and the ability to learn. And from reason also comes the obvious
2277  insight that in order to be good, one must think well (positively) about
2278  God's other creatures and do everything for the common good, because this is
2279  part of creation. In Psalms (34:12-15) it is already said: &quot;Go, my
2280  children, listen to me; the fear of the Lord is what I teach you. What man is
2281  there who desires life, who loves days to see <span class=GramE>good</span>?
2282  Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn away from
2283  evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.&quot; We must remember and
2284  memorize these verses well, in order to strengthen our kindness. Fairness and
2285  mutual assistance are an existential necessity of life in society, and most
2286  importantly: to speak only the truth!<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2287  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2288  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2289  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2290  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2291  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2292  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2293  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2294  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
2295  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
2296  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2297  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2298  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2299  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
2300  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
2301  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
2302  dir=LTR></span>3. How to establish a state?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
2303  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2304  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2305  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2306  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2307  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The tools are
2308  the Torah and the commandments given to the people of Israel. The tools are
2309  the people of Israel whose mission is to be the spearhead in making humanity
2310  more humane. The tools are the Land of Israel where the Jewish people
2311  (Israelis - in the philosophical sense of the word) can strengthen themselves
2312  nationally so that they can continue to spread the morals of <span
2313  class=SpellE>Hashem</span> among the peoples of the world. From this it is
2314  clear my position that the state is a tool, not a goal, and should be treated
2315  as such. In this state, we determine the <span class=GramE>procedures of
2316  government according to the method that we believe serves</span> the public
2317  and the national goal in the best way, of course in a manner that is
2318  appropriate to the Torah of <span class=SpellE>Hashem</span> and the morals
2319  of <span class=SpellE>Hashem</span>. When <span class=SpellE>Hashem</span>
2320  demands of us to behave in His image, He charges us with determining the most
2321  appropriate social path to serve this message. True, it is not simple at all
2322  and there have been many who have already dealt with the issue of state and
2323  law and morality, from the first to the last, from Zionists to Zionists. But
2324  this time it is different, we are actually in the process of redemption. The
2325  redemption that is happening right before our eyes when at the same time we
2326  are experiencing an abysmal polarity that is opening up between the different
2327  groups among Jews, and also between those who are not Jews according to their
2328  identity. We need to think about how we want to see the state, all the issues
2329  of the system of government down to the smallest details, even about the
2330  balances between the different streams in Judaism, and the interaction
2331  between religion and state, in order to avoid mines that will emerge later. I
2332  am certainly not the first to ask what life will look like in a redeemed
2333  state and therefore it is better to raise the issues on the subject now.
2334  There have been many who have talked about this but in this essay we will
2335  also suggest how to do it correctly so that it really works. This proposal
2336  tries to stay as close as possible to the path of Torah while creating the
2337  insight that there is not and cannot be a contradiction between the Torah and
2338  the call for a just society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2339  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2340  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2341  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2342  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2343  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2344  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2345  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2346  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2347  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2348  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The first
2349  condition for implementing the redemptive method is obviously Jewish rule
2350  over the Land of Israel. And of course, control must be achieved through
2351  conquest, first internal and then external, which means that we must first
2352  control ourselves, our instincts, truth and morality, and only then will we
2353  be able to achieve the conquest of the land. Even if the right to the land
2354  exists forever, we must know that in order to realize it, we must fulfill our
2355  commitment to serving God. In any case, our residence in the land is not the
2356  goal but a means. The goal is the worship of God and the sanctification of
2357  God, which is realized by spreading the divine truth to all the peoples of
2358  the world. Even if we wanted to, we could not escape our commitment to the
2359  covenant with God. If the people violate their part in the covenant, God will
2360  not absolve us of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2361  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2362  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2363  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2364  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2365  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2366  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2367  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2368  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2369  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2370  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The method
2371  proposed in the essay is based on a web of ideas that challenge the
2372  democratic system of government that we are familiar with today in the State
2373  of Israel, when it became clear that in times of trial, democracy is from
2374  then on. Not only does democracy fail in real time, it is also a fertile
2375  ground for the growth of corrupt politicians and a rotten legal system in
2376  which one person watches over the other. Moreover, it turns out that this is
2377  the case in the world, not just here. It is true that during elections,
2378  politicians come out with beautiful words to please the public, but the next
2379  day everything is forgotten until the next elections. This is how the system
2380  works, especially when the public itself is inflamed and ignorant, fed
2381  propaganda from all directions and incitement from the <span class=GramE>media,</span>
2382  and it is also unable to choose in an informed manner. Now we have reached
2383  the moment of truth. We can no longer avoid a thorough treatment of the issue
2384  of the correct system of government. Judaism itself is also not democratic at
2385  its core. The leading people and/or rabbis are not elected by the entire
2386  public. There are bodies whose job it is. Ostensibly, this is how one
2387  distances oneself from hatred and controversy and unites around what is
2388  agreed upon. If the appropriate conditions are in place, this is very
2389  significant on the way to establishing a just and cohesive society with the
2390  goal of getting closer to the values &#8203;&#8203;of God Almighty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2391  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2392  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2393  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2394  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2395  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2396  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2397  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2398  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2399  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2400  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I have ideas,
2401  which I believe are correct from all aspects, including from a Jewish
2402  perspective. I am not the first to talk about a presidential system instead
2403  of a monarchical system. I am certainly aware of the existence of other
2404  opinions according to which the monarchy should be restored (in a practical
2405  or symbolic way) and the House of David will reign forever and ever, etc. But
2406  in my opinion, in order to prevent atrocities, the only way is the system
2407  proposed here of a president and a Sanhedrin and a council of elders. And
2408  even if it is not democratic in the broad sense of the word, it certainly
2409  implements micro-democracy in the system in order to bring about the election
2410  of the best, and it is also the key to success. The Sanhedrin is responsible
2411  for Jewish law and for electing the president, and the council of elders
2412  decides who will be on the Sanhedrin. Civil rights are the basic requirement.
2413  Even for non-Jews. I see no contradiction between a Jewish state operating
2414  according to Jewish law and basic rights, both towards those who do not
2415  observe the Torah and <span class=SpellE>mitzvot</span> and towards a
2416  resident alien.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2417  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2418  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2419  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2420  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2421  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2422  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2423  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2424  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2425  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2426  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The head of
2427  the Jewish state will be the president, who will be elected by the Sanhedrin
2428  and will serve in office without age limit (until the age of 70 or more, as
2429  long as his power allows him). However, unlike the monarchy, the president
2430  will be subject to the criticism of the Sanhedrin, which has the authority to
2431  remove him from office if, in its opinion, he is acting contrary to the path
2432  of the Torah. This system, it should be noted, is closer to the method of <span
2433  class=SpellE>Abarbanel</span>, who abhorred granting absolute power to a
2434  single person (A. <span class=SpellE>Tenenbaum</span>) and, if we are to
2435  merit a prophet, that all Israel is worthy of the monarchy, is also closer to
2436  the method of Maimonides (<span class=SpellE>Likkuti</span> <span
2437  class=SpellE>Sichot</span>) (Y. <span class=SpellE>Blidstein</span>).<span
2438  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2439  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2440  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2441  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2442  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2443  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2444  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2445  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2446  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2447  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2448  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Sanhedrin
2449  of 71 is a body familiar to us from ancient tradition, but when it is
2450  reestablished it will create for itself the content it will deal with, in
2451  accordance with the needs of legislation and control. The areas of activity
2452  in <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span> law and advice to the president will be
2453  defined by the president of the Sanhedrin and on the condition that they do
2454  not conflict with the president's authority. The president of the Sanhedrin
2455  will effectively serve as the acting president of the state. The Sanhedrin
2456  will be elected by the Council of Elders or Sages. The Council of Elders is a
2457  body consisting of 12 people who are elevated from the people, whose main
2458  function is to appoint the members of the Sanhedrin, and the appointment of
2459  its members will be the responsibility of the president. In fact, technically,
2460  the president will be able to influence the character of the state by
2461  influencing the character of the Council of Elders, on the recommendation of
2462  his advisors. Obviously, in order to achieve optimal cooperation with all
2463  groups, he will have to be wise in all matters related to the appointment of
2464  council members.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2465  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2466  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2467  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2468  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2469  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2470  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2471  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2472  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2473  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2474  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Another
2475  innovation found in this composition is the abolition of compulsory military
2476  service, and those who wish to enlist will receive full pay, with the aim of
2477  making the army professional in every sense. At the same time, those who do
2478  not enlist will be required to perform national service for a period of one
2479  year. There will be no exemptions, except for married women and those with
2480  disabilities.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2481  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2482  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2483  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2484  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2485  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2486  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2487  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2488  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2489  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2490  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The composition
2491  also proposes a radical change in the justice and penal system. The use of
2492  prison facilities will be greatly reduced and an educational correction
2493  system will be established in their place. Offenders who have a chance of
2494  rehabilitation will spend periods of up to two years in a semi-open
2495  agricultural educational facility where Torah and work will be combined, with
2496  the goal of removing the person from the negative atmosphere, but without
2497  becoming a financial burden on the system. On the other hand, repeat
2498  offenders Crime will be punished with severe punishment or deportation,
2499  severe punishments will also be imposed for offenses such as rape, violence
2500  or incitement.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2501  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2502  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2503  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2504  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2505  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2506  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2507  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2508  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2509  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2510  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Along with
2511  the change in the perception regarding punishment and the need for corrective
2512  education, the legal system will also change fundamentally - first of all,
2513  trials will not be postponed. And to put it mildly: if, for example, half of
2514  the country is criminal, the other half will be at the service of the
2515  corrective system (education/law) in order to provide an immediate response.
2516  The basis of the system will be the establishment of judicial investigation
2517  committees. These will deal with theft, fraud, breach of trust and other
2518  offenses that do not involve the use of violence, and will be served by
2519  high-level investigators suitable for judging. The investigation committees
2520  will be dedicated and will be given extensive scope and investigative powers.
2521  They will have the authority to conduct the investigation, prosecute the
2522  offender and try him at the same time without procedural delays. Of course,
2523  there will also be a regular police force whose traditional role will remain
2524  unchanged, such as maintaining Public order and handling of violent offenses:
2525  prevention, arrest, investigation and prosecution. The investigation
2526  committees will also staff the composition of the fast-track court in a lower
2527  instance. Serious offenses or appeals will be heard in a district court,
2528  according to the standards we know today, in which representation by a lawyer
2529  will be possible.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2530  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2531  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2532  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2533  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2534  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2535  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2536  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2537  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2538  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2539  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Special
2540  emphasis will be placed on economic, social, environmental and health issues.
2541  For example, in the area of &#8203;&#8203;taxes: the total tax on labor and
2542  capital gains (including 5% health and national insurance) will be up to 35%
2543  (except for exceptions) and the value-added tax will be 10%. Manufacturing
2544  companies that do not withdraw their profits will be exempt from corporate
2545  tax in most cases. There is no obstacle to integrating the laws of tithes
2546  according to Jewish law into the tax system through tax credits for those who
2547  pay according to a relative value to be determined.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2548  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2549  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2550  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2551  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2552  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2553  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2554  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2555  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2556  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2557  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The state
2558  will be very involved in initiatives and investments in the fields of
2559  agriculture and industry. Protecting the environment will be our top
2560  priority. The state will make a special effort to encourage the use of
2561  alternative energy sources, prevent polluting transportation and invest
2562  everything necessary in research and development of non-polluting vehicles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2563  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2564  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2565  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2566  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2567  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2568  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2569  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2570  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2571  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2572  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>All of the
2573  above will be possible first and foremost if the principles of justice and
2574  good governance are maintained. The Salvationist system requires integrity in
2575  government, economics and religion, and most importantly, the man on the
2576  street. Without this, we will not achieve true redemption, which means that
2577  the human soul will be freed from the shackles of slavery to lies and will
2578  open up to absorb wisdom and insights that in a normal situation are limited
2579  by barriers and prejudices that prevent it from advancing to a high human
2580  level on a practical level.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2581  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2582  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2583  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2584  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2585  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2586  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2587  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2588  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2589  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2590  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Hence, it is
2591  important that those in positions of authority be true people, with a lot of
2592  goodwill and also the intellectual and faith-based ability to meet the
2593  challenges of fair service to the public. Not that I think that people today
2594  are not like that, after all, this can be found in every person if they have
2595  received the best education. For this, it is worth investing all the
2596  resources required to create a loyal and efficient public service. I have no
2597  doubt that in doing <span class=GramE>so,</span> the return to the state will
2598  be tens of times greater. Creating a model society in the Land of Israel that
2599  will be a light to the nations and sanctify heaven there in many - this is
2600  the dream that I believe will certainly come true. Then we will be able to
2601  fulfill our destiny in spreading the divine light - in helping other peoples
2602  in the world, in educating them in love, in spreading technology and in
2603  restoring faith in man. By the way, as I speak High on the need to be good,
2604  and to help, so I am also very extreme on the other side - in the war against
2605  what is called &quot;evil&quot;, and against all the haters of the name who
2606  aim to increase suffering in the world.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2607  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2608  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2609  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2610  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2611  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2612  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2613  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2614  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
2615  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2616  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>4. Why a
2617  Jewish state?<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
2618  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2619  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2620  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2621  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2622  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>This essay is
2623  intended to bring the good news of redemption to all Israel wherever they
2624  are. I believe, and all signs support this, that redemption is at hand.
2625  Therefore, it is important to transform it from an abstract interest into a
2626  living and breathing matter. Many books and essays have been written about
2627  the days of redemption by the sages. Maimonides publishes a systematic
2628  Mishnah on the subject of the monarchy (Laws of Kings and more). And
2629  recently, Rabbi Yehuda <span class=SpellE>Zoldan</span> compiled a collection
2630  of essays on the subject of the Jewish state in his book (Kingdoms of Judah
2631  and Israel). The abundance of publications indicates the importance of the
2632  subject among Torah-<span class=SpellE>observants</span>. And this is where
2633  my essay comes in, which covers the practical side, which today seems
2634  irrelevant, but whose critical importance for initiating the processes of
2635  redemption is undeniable. It will be difficult to trust people from the
2636  community, certainly from the Torah community, to be able to successfully
2637  undertake such a huge national, economic, political, industrial project. And
2638  this goes beyond the laws of government and monarchy (which also require
2639  further discussion). Responsibility for these issues must not be left to
2640  fate, or more accurately - to party members and officials without the
2641  required experience, as is done today in the most cynical way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2642  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2643  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2644  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2645  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2646  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2647  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2648  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2649  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2650  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2651  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The key
2652  question that must be answered before we begin to offer solutions is what <span
2653  class=GramE>is redemption</span>. What do we want to <span class=GramE>see.</span>
2654  What do we <span class=GramE>expect.</span> And in general, what will come
2655  out at the end of the redemption process and the return to Zion and the
2656  revival of the people of Israel in its land. As stated in the introduction,
2657  on the personal level, redemption means liberation. Liberation from mental
2658  restraints, from external bondage, from stigmas and prejudices that will
2659  enable openness to the words of God. On the national level, it means the gathering
2660  of all those who were rejected to the Land of Israel, the adoption of the
2661  Torah of Israel, the establishment of Jewish rule in the Land of Israel, a
2662  rule of justice and light for the Gentiles (and yes, a rule of justice also
2663  goes hand in hand with Judaism). In short: utopia. We will realize, from a
2664  national perspective, all the most imaginative dreams we have ever had. We
2665  learn from the <span class=SpellE>Ramban</span> (in the introduction to the
2666  book of Exodus) that the redemption does not end with the gathering of the
2667  exiles or with self-government. Although these are important stages in the
2668  redemption process, it is only with the construction of the Temple that we
2669  can bless the completion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2670  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2671  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2672  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2673  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2674  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2675  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2676  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2677  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2678  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2679  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
2680  well-known command from the Torah: &quot;And you shall inherit all the
2681  inhabitants of the land from before you&quot; (Numbers 33:5), teaches that
2682  beyond the obligation to live in the land, one must inherit its former
2683  inhabitants, in order to reach perfection and harmony with God's requirements
2684  in the redeemed state and with the goal of instilling Godliness in the world.
2685  We must not stop talking about redemption and the ways to achieve it: the
2686  national poet and herald of redemption, Uri <span class=SpellE>Zvi</span>
2687  Greenberg (Irish: 33), laments in his poem: &quot;I am a criminal if I live
2688  for one day of mourning... and I do not cry out a great and bitter cry&quot;
2689  (Between Blood and Blood, 1918). Silence is part of the <span class=GramE>crime,</span>
2690  everyone must be warned and made aware that the Fourth Day is coming. We cry
2691  out that it is still possible to save the <span class=SpellE>The</span>
2692  Jewish people and receive redemption. Do not despair!! In his song &quot;One
2693  Truth, Not Two,&quot; the IDF enlightens our eyes to the facts that we refuse
2694  to see:<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2695  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2696  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2697  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2698  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2699  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2700  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
2701  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
2702  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2703  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;
2704  mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
2705  mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi'>Your teachers teach: There is one truth among
2706  the nations:<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2707  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
2708  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
2709  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2710  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;
2711  mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
2712  mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi'>Blood for blood – and it is not the truth of
2713  the Jews.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2714  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
2715  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
2716  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2717  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;
2718  mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
2719  mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi'>And I say: There is one truth and there are
2720  no two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2721  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
2722  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
2723  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2724  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;
2725  mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
2726  mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi'>
2726As there is one and as there are not two <span
2727  class=SpellE>Jerusalems</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2728  <p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
2729  19.85pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
2730  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2731  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;
2732  mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
2733  mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi'>Written in the Torah of the Conquest of Moses
2734  and Joshua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2735  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2736  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2737  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2738  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2739  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2740  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2741  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2742  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2743  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2744  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
2745  importance of this period, the period of redemption, is beyond anything we have
2746  experienced in the history of the people of Israel and the entire world,
2747  therefore we must not compromise on our truth and we must not hesitate to
2748  publish the unambiguous message that our Holy Torah commands. Starting with
2749  the national commandments such as the conquest of the land and ending with
2750  the moral commandments - to love man. For this reason, it is also important
2751  to publish the composition in these times. It should not be understood from
2752  this that I demand redemption here and now, everything in its time, but I do
2753  demand and beg for repentance, which is also a condition for redemption. It
2754  is necessary to strengthen faith and prepare the people for an ideological
2755  revolution for redemption and a complete repentance of the people. Here I
2756  must note that redemption will come under any conditions and circumstances,
2757  only the question of the price remains. The price depends largely on the
2758  people and their willingness for redemption. We have gone through two
2759  thousand years of exile, we have gone through the Holocaust, and we will also
2760  overcome the final obstacle, which is the religious and moral rupture. When
2761  we return to being with the Torah and recognize ourselves as the rightful
2762  existence of the Jewish people, the Gentiles will also recognize our rightful
2763  existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2764  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2765  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2766  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2767  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2768  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2769  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2770  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2771  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
2772  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2773  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>5. The
2774  Commandment to Appoint a King<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
2775  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2776  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2777  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2778  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2779  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
2780  commands us, &quot;You shall set over you a king whom the Lord your God will
2781  choose&quot;
2781 (Deuteronomy 17:14). Later, the Talmud further reinforces the
2782  obligation to appoint a king: &quot;Rabbi Judah used to say: Three
2783  commandments were commanded to Israel when they entered the land: to appoint
2784  a king for them, to exterminate the seed of <span class=SpellE>Amalek</span>,
2785  and to build them a house of choice&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Tosefta</span>,
2786  Sanhedrin 4:3 and Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin, 20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2787  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2788  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2789  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2790  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2791  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Is it
2792  obligatory to appoint a king? Yes, if there is a demand from the people. When
2793  the time came and it was necessary, the people demanded that Samuel appoint a
2794  king - and to this Samuel objected: &quot;And the thing displeased Samuel,
2795  when they said, 'Give us a king to judge us'&quot; (Samuel A 8. 6). It is
2796  possible that Samuel saw monarchy as a negative phenomenon, especially in
2797  light of his experience that his sons did not follow in his path, but God
2798  decreed that the will of the people must be fulfilled and the monarchy established.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2799  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2800  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2801  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2802  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2803  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2804  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2805  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2806  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2807  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2808  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In fact,
2809  there is a disagreement between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai</span>
2810  precisely on this issue of whether the commandment to appoint a king is an
2811  obligation or <span class=GramE>a permission</span>. &quot;Rabbi <span
2812  class=SpellE>Nehorai</span> disagrees and says that this <span class=SpellE>parasha</span>
2813  was not spoken except against the resentment of Israel.&quot; If we read the
2814  previous verse: &quot;When you come to the land that the Lord your God has
2815  given you and possess it and settle in it, and say, 'I will set a king over
2816  me like all the nations that are around me,'&quot; we understand the context
2817  to which Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai</span> is referring. The fear that
2818  the people will want to appoint a king like the Gentiles and even from among
2819  the Gentiles is why God stipulates that the king must come from among the
2820  people, but there is no obligation to appoint a king. <span class=SpellE>Ido</span>
2821  <span class=SpellE>Rechnitz</span> expanded on this issue in his book 'Medina
2822  <span class=SpellE>Kehalacha</span>' (pp. 21-27) and also in his essay
2823  &quot;Appointing a King - A Divine or Democratic Appointment.&quot; The
2824  solution proposed by Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai</span> is to be
2825  satisfied with the president of the Sanhedrin who will also take on the
2826  leadership of the people. Rabbi Yehuda, on the other hand, advocates the
2827  separation of powers: the Sanhedrin will deal with law and the king with
2828  political leadership and management of the needs of the state. Most of the <span
2829  class=SpellE>poskim</span>, including Maimonides, support the separation of
2830  powers as demanded by Rabbi Yehuda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2831  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2832  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2833  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2834  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2835  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2836  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2837  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2838  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2839  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2840  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
2841  leadership of the monarchy over the people of Israel should be the most
2842  effective way to bring about the fulfillment of redemption and lead the
2843  people to their destiny: to bring the name of G-d before the peoples of the
2844  world. To this end, a strong and authoritative person is needed who is
2845  completely afraid of G-d and all those around him obey him. In terms of the
2846  instructions of the Torah, it is clear that the king will lead the people
2847  according to the laws of the Torah and its prophets, in justice and law.<span
2848  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
2849  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2850  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2851  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2852  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2853  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2854  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2855  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2856  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2857  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2858  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Indeed, in
2859  Jewish thought, the issue of monarchy is much more complex: the Torah does
2860  command the appointment of a king, but how, how, and when? There are a number
2861  of approaches to this presented by the great men of Israel, all of which rely
2862  on the sources. And to increase the difficulty in implementing the monarchy,
2863  our rabbis added a <span class=GramE>caveat, that</span> in the future, the
2864  king would only come from the house of David! The monarchy was promised to
2865  David by the prophet Nathan, who determined that his throne would be true
2866  forever, and hence it was determined in the law that the monarchy would
2867  return only to a king from the house of David. As above, the question of the
2868  identity of the Messianic King arises: In <span class=SpellE>Yerushalmi</span>
2869  (<span class=SpellE>Berachot</span> Chapter 2 <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
2870  4) it is said, &quot;If he is from the living, his name is David. If he is
2871  from the dead, his name is David,&quot; and according to Moses, the meaning
2872  of the resurrection of the dead will be David himself. The <span
2873  class=SpellE>Lubavitcher</span> <span class=SpellE>Rebbe</span> explains that
2874  the soul of King David will be clothed in the Messianic King. (<span
2875  class=SpellE>Likkuti</span> <span class=SpellE>Sichot</span> Volume 35, p.
2876  206).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2877  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2878  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2879  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2880  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2881  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2882  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2883  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2884  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2885  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2886  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>We learned
2887  that, except for a few like King Hezekiah, we have not been blessed with
2888  kings who adhered to the Torah of Israel. Neither from the house of David,
2889  nor from the house of Israel, nor from the house of <span class=SpellE>Hasmoneans</span>.
2890  They did indeed lead the people, but they did not bring them closer to the
2891  Torah as they were commanded. More than that: According to the law of the
2892  monarchy, the king's son is the legal heir. Here too, there was
2893  disappointment with the course of the heirs who did not adhere to the Torah
2894  of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2895  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2896  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2897  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2898  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2899  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2900  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2901  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2902  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2903  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2904  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Here are the
2905  different approaches in Judaism, in a nutshell, regarding the appointment of
2906  the king: <span class=SpellE>Rambam</span>: <span class=GramE>( Kings</span>
2907  1. 3): &quot;No king is appointed at first except by a court of seventy
2908  elders and by a prophet, like Joshua whom Moses appointed and his
2909  court,&quot; meaning that the consent of the Sanhedrin is required for the
2910  appointment of the king. But if the heir is the king's son - there is no need
2911  for a prophet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2912  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2913  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2914  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2915  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2916  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2917  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2918  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2919  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2920  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2921  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The <span
2922  class=SpellE>Ramban</span> explains that if there is no prophet, it is
2923  possible to appoint a king not according to a prophet, but it is important
2924  that he be an Israelite and not a Gentile. The <span class=SpellE>Gra</span>
2925  explains, according to the Jerusalemite, that the basis for appointing a king
2926  is the consent of the nation. From this we learn about the law for appointing
2927  a king who does not come from the House of David. The right of the House of
2928  David remains permanent, but if this is not possible, it is possible to
2929  appoint a king who is not from the House of David by temporary decree, but
2930  according to a prophet and/or Sanhedrin. The <span class=SpellE>Ramban</span>
2931  resolves this problem by stating that it is possible to appoint a king by
2932  temporary decree without anointing him, &quot;for there are no anointers
2933  except kings from the House of David.&quot; The Torah also refers to the
2934  president: &quot;If a president sins and does any of the commandments of the
2935  Lord his God, which <span class=GramE>are</span> not done unintentionally and
2936  with impunity&quot; (Leviticus 4:22). The Mishnah asks: Who is the leader,
2937  the king, as it is said, “And he did one of all the commandments of the Lord
2938  God, who has no one above him but the Lord God” (<span class=SpellE>Horoyot</span>
2939  3:3). The sources do not refer to the leader of a tribe, but to a leader who
2940  is also called a king, but from this we can also see the leader as a leader
2941  who is elevated above the people, but humble. He is not obligated to be
2942  anointed in order to gain the recognition of the people, and he is not
2943  obligated to be related to the House of David, and hence the laws of royal
2944  succession to his son in this case are not relevant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2945  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2946  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2947  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2948  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2949  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2950  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2951  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2952  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2953  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2954  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>On the other
2955  hand, <span class=SpellE>Ibn</span> Ezra writes that there is no obligation
2956  to appoint a king even if he is not against the system of monarchy. <span
2957  class=SpellE>Abarbanel</span> (1437 – 1509, exiled from Spain to Italy) also
2958  stated that there is no obligation to appoint a king, but he explained this
2959  by the disgust that monarchy causes to the people, and explained that this is
2960  why the Torah came first, “And said, I will appoint a king over me,” and he
2961  also based it on <span class=SpellE>ShmuelÂ’s</span> opposition to the idea.
2962  Similarly, the <span class=SpellE>Natziv</span> of <span class=SpellE>Volozin</span>,
2963  in his opinion, should allow the people to determine whether a monarchy is
2964  suitable for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2965  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2966  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2967  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2968  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2969  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2970  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2971  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2972  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2973  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2974  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
2975  conclusion, and according to many commentators, it is clear that there should
2976  be a separation of powers: a leader on the one hand and a legislative council
2977  (Sanhedrin) on the other, with the leader being a man who is elevated above
2978  the people but humble and not forceful. For this method, the election of the
2979  leader by the Sanhedrin provides the best answer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
2980  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2981  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2982  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2983  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2984  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
2985  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2986  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2987  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
2988  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2989  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>6. The
2990  structure of government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
2991  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
2992  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
2993  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
2994  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
2995  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Three
2996  institutions make up the government in the Jewish state (Figure 1): the
2997  president, the council, and the Sanhedrin, which have special interrelationships
2998  that lead to presidential rule but not to a single government. The Sanhedrin
2999  is appointed by the Council of Elders, and they have real powers and teeth,
3000  since it is the Sanhedrin that elects (or dismisses) the president and
3001  supervises his actions. The circle is completed by the president, who
3002  appoints the members of the council only based on the recommendations of a
3003  special committee. In this way, we have dual control mechanisms here that
3004  will reduce the risk of any of the elements taking on excessive powers and
3005  thus jeopardizing the harmony in this delicate system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3006  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3007  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3008  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3009  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3010  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3011  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3012  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3013  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3014  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3015  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I do not know
3016  which of the three bodies will be the first to rise <span class=GramE>up,</span>
3017  it all depends on the circumstances. There may be a leader who will lead the
3018  War of Redemption, and upon its conclusion will be recognized as the
3019  president who will act to appoint the Council of Elders and the Sanhedrin,
3020  but there is another possibility that the leader who will lead the War of
3021  Redemption will act temporarily until the Sanhedrin is elected, which will
3022  elect the president. Obviously the initial path is contingent on the course
3023  of the Redemption, for example: will it be a slow and deliberate process, in
3024  which everything will proceed according to the book? Or will it be a rapid
3025  and traumatic process led by a leader who emerged from the people or even by
3026  God Himself? There are no answers yet, and it is not important for the
3027  purpose of the discussion. The president who will head the state will indeed
3028  be of the rank of a king with all the powers, except of course for the fact
3029  that the position is not inherited. It will be the task of the Sanhedrin to
3030  choose the leader most suitable (in their opinion) to be president.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3031  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3032  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3033  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3034  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3035  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3036  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3037  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3038  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3039  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
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3273  mso-bidi-language:HE'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
3274  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3275  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3276  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
3277  normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
3278  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
3279  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
3280  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3281  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3282  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
3283  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
3284  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3285  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3286  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3287  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3288  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3289  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Figure 1: The
3290  structure of government (Sanhedrin appoints the president)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3291  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3292  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3293  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3294  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3295  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3296  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3297  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3298  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3299  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3300  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Indeed,
3301  Maimonides requires the renewal of the Sanhedrin even before the redemption
3302  and permits the establishment of the Sanhedrin if all or most of the sages of
3303  the generation agree to the move. I of course expect that the people will
3304  understand the significance of the time of redemption (because without the
3305  people there is no redemption), and the elders of the generation will give
3306  their consent to the Sanhedrin. The members of the Sanhedrin will be elected
3307  by the Council of Elders of Israel, which will include 12 of Israel's great
3308  elders who will be recommended to the president by a special committee. The
3309  council will also be authorized to cancel an appointment to the Sanhedrin if necessary.
3310  This system, which separates powers between the electorate and the governing
3311  bodies, is a brave and innovative idea that will neutralize the phenomena of
3312  corruption and the persecution of populism by giving more power to the
3313  reviewing bodies. In this system, the president's influence on the electorate
3314  is indirect and of a low degree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3315  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3316  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3317  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3318  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3319  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3320  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3321  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3322  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3323  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3324  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Unlike any
3325  monarchical system that we know from the past, the system proposed here is <span
3326  class=GramE>fair,</span> and much more representative of the good of the
3327  state and the good of the public compared to any &quot;democracy&quot; of
3328  today. This is the only system in my opinion that will work and give a chance
3329  for a fair and considerate regime for the public on the one hand and
3330  consistent with <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span> on the other. On the
3331  surface, this is not a revolution or a deviation from the path of <span
3332  class=SpellE>Halacha</span>, but rather the adoption of the general lines of
3333  the Sanhedrin's rule. But beneath the surface, this is a real revolution
3334  coming To create an integrated governmental system in which the special
3335  balances between the governing bodies, such as the President of the Sanhedrin
3336  and the President of the State, maintain a clean and moral government.<span
3337  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3338  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3339  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3340  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3341  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3342  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3343  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3344  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3345  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3346  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3347  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The absurdity
3348  is that in a so-called &quot;democratic&quot; regime, the public ostensibly
3349  elects its leaders, but in the process also neutralizes them because of the
3350  leaders' desire to please public opinion. The absurdity reached its peak
3351  recently when the administration danced to the tune of media consultants and
3352  public opinion pollsters who managed to bring about a 180-degree change in
3353  the agenda of a prime minister, while exploiting his weakness and the
3354  deterioration of his status (2005, the decision to carry out the move known
3355  as &quot;disengagement&quot;). In general, we were quite disappointed with
3356  the performance of the politicians elected to the institutions and they did
3357  not particularly excel, except for their foul language, which gave politics a
3358  very bad name and drove good people away from it. The failure of the system
3359  ultimately comes at the expense of the public good. In the proposed system of
3360  a presidential-Sanhedrin regime in the State of Redemption, the condition for
3361  its existence is that Complete abolition of the culture of lying. Today this
3362  is not possible because there is no faith, no truth, and no integrity. If we
3363  succeed in establishing a faith-based society that is both intelligent and
3364  honest, this will be possible! Once there is agreement that for the good of
3365  all of us it is forbidden to lie and there are no exceptions, only then will
3366  it be possible to build a community as I propose on the basis of the Torah of
3367  Israel.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3368  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3369  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3370  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3371  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3372  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3373  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3374  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3375  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3376  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3377  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In addition,
3378  there is a special importance in publishing the method proposed here to show
3379  the entire public that there is an alternative to the rule of Sodom and
3380  Gomorrah. As stated, the immortal verse: &quot;We will keep your tongue from
3381  evil and your lips from speaking deceit&quot; (Psalm 34) will be a candle for
3382  our leadership and we will act according to it! This is the path that will
3383  lead the struggle to change the face of society, the state, and the entire world,
3384  to create a new society in which truth is a candle for its leadership. There
3385  are several other important things to be done related to a society that
3386  advocates true equality and freedom of thought: a free economy, reducing
3387  bureaucracy, a free press, human dignity, national service, and proper
3388  administration. Of course, respect and weight will also be given to social
3389  issues such as that the Jewish way knows, including reforms in the legal
3390  system and providing sympathetic treatment to the environment in which we
3391  live. This is not an election <span class=GramE>slogan,</span> this is the
3392  definition of the goal and ideal. The public will only be blessed if it is
3393  led by true leadership that stands the test of Torah, justice and wisdom. To
3394  this end, the public must be protected from all possible leadership failures,
3395  through unique review institutions and judicial bodies. This essay also
3396  emphasizes the importance that will be given to a legal system that is very
3397  efficient but also sensitive to the plight of those facing trial, and this
3398  according to the elementary principles of justice. Everything is done with
3399  the intention of transforming redemption from another abstract word into a
3400  concept that expresses quality of life in all respects: a perfect world.
3401  Which <span class=GramE>is</span> in fact the purpose of creation and the
3402  idea of &#8203;&#8203;redemption.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3403  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3404  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3405  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3406  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3407  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3408  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3409  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3410  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
3411  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3412  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>7. From
3413  Zionism to Redemption<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
3414  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3415  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3416  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3417  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3418  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The seed of
3419  redemption has long been germinated, but the people have not yet formulated a
3420  practical worldview for themselves regarding the Jewish state. Unlike in past
3421  periods, the state must also give appropriate weight to economic issues,
3422  advanced industry, air pollution and sophisticated crime, and therefore the
3423  system of government is required to do much more. Judaism is not a religion
3424  that freezes on its own, the opposite is true - we have learned that Judaism
3425  adapted itself to the life of the period without violating the rules of <span
3426  class=SpellE>halakhah</span>. But we need to mobilize courageous leadership,
3427  on the one hand, and agreed upon, on the other, that can take responsibility
3428  for the future state, a leadership consisting of the leaders of the people, a
3429  Sanhedrin and a leader. Therefore, I am opening a discussion here on the
3430  subject of adapting the state's government to Jewish <span class=SpellE>halakhah</span>.
3431  If we postpone the discussion of redemption and the state to the future and
3432  expect everything to fall on us from the sky, we will not be able to meet the
3433  timetable that redemption will require of us. Because if we do not discuss it
3434  in a balanced way today, we will be forced to make rash decisions in
3435  stressful situations in the future. My practical awareness of the Jewish
3436  state began after a comprehensive study of the history of the Jewish people
3437  during the Second Temple period and the modern era, as well as studying
3438  topics in Jewish law and morality, and then chapters concerning the structure
3439  of society and the utopian government of the redemption period came to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3440  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3441  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3442  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3443  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3444  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3445  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3446  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3447  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3448  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3449  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As mentioned,
3450  giving up on dealing with the questions that arise here today will cost us a
3451  high price later. The method presented here may perhaps provide relief to the
3452  sick of the current administration, but in fact it is intended for the
3453  utopian government of the redemption, and this is because far-reaching
3454  changes are required here in the social structure and philosophy of our
3455  lives, before the successful assimilation of Jewish laws. Today, society is
3456  built on the insight that &quot;whoever is strong - decides&quot; in which in
3457  order to advance in politics you must step on corpses and there is no chance
3458  for my method to exist in such a situation. If we become a society in which
3459  only people of truth and wisdom will be appreciated and promoted, if such a
3460  significant change is achieved, this is what will make it possible to realize
3461  the Jewish idea in practice. Therefore, all the solutions and proposals
3462  presented here will probably wait for the days of redemption. But in the
3463  meantime, we must work for the unity of the Jewish people around the Torah
3464  and the establishment of the faith, and at least raise the courageous
3465  questions for serious discussion in order to prepare ourselves for
3466  redemption. It is important that everyone understands what the people are
3467  marching toward, and knows how to define their goals and methods of action.
3468  When we are united under the Torah of Israel, all the steps to realize
3469  redemption will be clearer and will open the way to complete redemption. Then
3470  we will bring faith in the one God to the world and establish justice and
3471  world peace: &quot;For from Zion shall go forth the <span class=GramE>Torah,</span>
3472  and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3473  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3474  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3475  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3476  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3477  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3478  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3479  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3480  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3481  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3482  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>There is no
3483  need to go into great detail with historical reviews to convince us that
3484  change is needed. Many and those greater than me have already dealt with this
3485  in a very detailed and comprehensive manner. Therefore, I will briefly
3486  present a few of the issues relevant to our concern, mainly on the subject of
3487  Zionism. Zionism, in my view, is basically a secular movement that came to
3488  provide an alternative to the Jewish path. Indeed, it was this secular
3489  Zionism that fulfilled the Jewish redemption in the first stage (in the sense
3490  of establishing the Jewish state while making the exile a secondary factor in
3491  terms of its importance in the Jewish world), but this success came at the
3492  expense of the Jewish path. Observance of the commandments became irrelevant
3493  for practical Zionism. It must be admitted that secular Zionism was a correct
3494  and necessary step at the beginning of the path, but then when the initial
3495  fulfillment was achieved, it did not have the strength left to continue on to
3496  the second stage because along with the death of the commandments, faith in
3497  the righteousness of the path also died, and today there is hardly anything
3498  real left of that secular Zionism. This fact is expressed in symptoms of
3499  fatigue, weakness, and national weakness that have become a dominant factor
3500  in the lives of the country's non-religious citizens.<span lang=AR-SA
3501  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3502  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3503  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3504  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3505  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3506  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3507  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3508  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3509  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3510  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3511  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to
3512  many, there is great doubt about the country's ability to withstand the long
3513  term. Talk of a second Holocaust is no longer taboo. Wars and despair
3514  contribute to foreign thoughts such as immigration or a desire to create a
3515  shared culture with the locals in the area, (initially these were the
3516  &quot;Canaanite&quot;, later &quot;human rights&quot; of sorts) with the
3517  hidden intention of being accepted as part of them. The belief in peace has
3518  become a substitute for religion, in the understanding of the
3519  &quot;progressives&quot; that the other side wants peace no less than they
3520  do, if only they will give it what it wants. And for this supreme goal it is
3521  worth paying any price. Even if their hope is somewhat distorted in the face
3522  of the bitter reality, and their understanding that there is no Muslim
3523  equivalent to those aspirations, they do not abandon the faith. But the
3524  fanatical belief in peace harms the security of the state. Even within the
3525  state, the progressives will do everything for equality and democracy, even
3526  if it means supporting the state of all its citizens and eliminating the
3527  Jewish character of the state. Their influence is enormous because they
3528  completely control the media, the establishment, the legal system, and the
3529  leadership of the security apparatus, and thus manage to manipulate the path
3530  of society and government in Israel in a direction that aligns with their
3531  agenda.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3532  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3533  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3534  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3535  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3536  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3537  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3538  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3539  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3540  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3541  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>If the bodies
3542  that control the establishment achieve what they want for a state for all its
3543  citizens, then this will be the end of the Zionist dream. The silent majority
3544  is unable to cope with the lie. They see the values &#8203;&#8203;of
3545  democracy (what is it?) as a supreme value that is supposedly forbidden to
3546  contemplate. To understand how we got to this situation, we must return to
3547  the issue of education and determining the order of priorities in society.
3548  The educational failure in building national insight began at the beginning
3549  of Zionism, when the founders indeed came with many good intentions to realize
3550  orderly social ideas as part of the national revival movement, but the dream
3551  of a healthy and egalitarian socialist society, workers of the land without
3552  exploitation, faded very quickly along with other values. We lost Zionism
3553  along with sociality and cooperation when Jewish values &#8203;&#8203;were
3554  abandoned in advance in favor of the latter. We were left with nothing.<span
3555  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3556  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3557  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3558  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3559  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3560  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The second,
3561  socialist <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span> (1904-1914), even if it greatly
3562  influenced the character of the state in the making, was not the only one in
3563  Zionist history. We must do historical justice and mention the <span
3564  class=SpellE>aliyahs</span> of the Hasidim in 1777, <span class=GramE>who</span>
3565  strengthened the connection between the Jews of the land and the Diaspora,
3566  and the disciples of the <span class=SpellE>Gra</span>, led by <span
3567  class=SpellE>Menachem</span> Mendel of <span class=SpellE>Shklov</span>,
3568  starting in 1808. There were also observant and well-known rabbis who called
3569  for <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span> to the land. Let us recall Rabbi Yehuda <span
3570  class=SpellE>Alkalai</span>, who in his book &quot;<span class=SpellE>Minchat</span>
3571  Yehuda&quot; (1840) called for <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span> to the Land
3572  of Israel and later wrote a detailed plan for the establishment of a Jewish state
3573  (&quot;Goral <span class=SpellE>L'Ha</span>&quot; 1857), and also Rabbi <span
3574  class=SpellE>Zvi</span> Hirsch <span class=SpellE>Kalischer</span>, who
3575  called for the return to Zion and the renewal of the work of sacrifice:
3576  &quot;Come, let us strengthen ourselves for our people and for our country,
3577  and establish a vibrant society in which beloved enemies will unite&quot; (<span
3578  class=SpellE>Shivat</span> Zion, 1862). However, it must be admitted that his
3579  influence on the <span class=SpellE>Haredim</span> was small: his supporters
3580  were accused by Orthodoxy of attempting to delay the end. <span class=SpellE>Aliyah</span>
3581  to the Land involved a certain violation of the <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span>
3582  command and a break from the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3583  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3584  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3585  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
3586  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
3587  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3588  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3589  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3590  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3591  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3592  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Prominent
3593  rabbis issued a pamphlet condemning Zionists who violate the three <span
3594  class=GramE>oaths, that</span> they will not rebel against the nations and
3595  will not bring Israel to the wall (<span class=SpellE>Ketubot</span> 11a)
3596  (the third oath demands that the nations not enslave Israel too much). The
3597  strictest interpretation of the oaths was given by Rabbi Yitzchak de Leon (<span
3598  class=SpellE>WikiYishva</span>), who was one of the first. He interpreted the
3599  oath not to go to the wall, &quot;that we will not rebel against the nations
3600  and go to conquer the land by force,&quot; and from this he concluded that
3601  there was no commandment to settle the land until the redemption, and this
3602  was due to the fear that, due to the difficulties of the exile, they would be
3603  able to make <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span> to the Land without the
3604  practical ability to build it and would lead to destruction and crisis rather
3605  than the beginning of the redemption. However, according to the other great <span
3606  class=SpellE>rishonim</span> and <span class=SpellE>aharonim</span>, The
3607  commandment to settle the land is permanent and exists at all times, as the <span
3608  class=SpellE>Ramban</span> wrote, and as ruled in the <span class=SpellE>Shulchan</span>
3609  <span class=SpellE>Aruch</span> (Aha 18:3-5), (Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Mordechai</span>
3610  Greenberg, Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Eliezer</span> <span class=SpellE>Melamed</span>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3611  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3612  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3613  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3614  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3615  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3616  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3617  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3618  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3619  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3620  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
3621  interrelationship between religion and settling the land is a very complex
3622  matter and is influenced by the subtle differences that exist between
3623  communities and rabbis. For example, the &quot;religious Zionist&quot; sector
3624  of Torah-observant Zionists who called for <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span>
3625  and settling the land despite the <span class=SpellE>haredi</span> approach,
3626  consists of an extremely broad spectrum. Among them were those who dreamed of
3627  establishing an army and agriculture, years before the establishment of the
3628  state. The first &quot;Zionist&quot; according to the accepted definitions
3629  was the <span class=SpellE>haredi</span> Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Akiva</span>
3630  <span class=SpellE>Yosef</span> Schlesinger, who immigrated to the Land of
3631  Israel from Hungary in 1870, established the settlement body, and worked to
3632  establish an agricultural settlement in Hebron and later in Petah <span
3633  class=SpellE>Tikva</span>. At the end of the 19th century, &quot;<span
3634  class=SpellE>Kol</span> <span class=SpellE>HaTor</span>&quot; was also
3635  published by Rabbi Hillel <span class=SpellE>Rivlin</span> of <span
3636  class=SpellE>Shklov</span>, who saw it as a call to support Zionism.<span
3637  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3638  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3639  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3640  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3641  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3642  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3643  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3644  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3645  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3646  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3647  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The religious
3648  Zionists were forced to contend, on the one hand, with the <span
3649  class=SpellE>Haredim</span> who opposed actions to settle the land before the
3650  coming of redemption, and on the other hand, there were the assimilated ones
3651  who aspired to be free from the shackles of religion, with the Zionists among
3652  them even seeing Zionism and nationalism as a substitute for religion, thus
3653  striving for the Jews to be like all peoples. In the end, the one who
3654  determined the character of the future state was the pioneering,
3655  non-religious <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span>. This <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span>,
3656  especially the second and third <span class=SpellE>aliyah</span>, was
3657  characterized by idealistic pioneers who, along with the separation from
3658  their home and homeland, also separated themselves from the Jewish heritage,
3659  preferring the socialist revolution over the tradition of the fatherland.<span
3660  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3661  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3662  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3663  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3664  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3665  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3666  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3667  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3668  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3669  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3670  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>On the other
3671  hand, the old settlement also contributed to the secular dominance of
3672  settlement in the Land of Israel when it closed in on itself, cut off
3673  contact, sanctified the division and trampled on all A fence-breaker who expressed
3674  his desire to break away from the partition and build the country, like Rabbi
3675  Schlesinger. For this reason, they consciously reduced their influence on the
3676  character of the <span class=SpellE>Yishuv</span> in the Land of Israel.
3677  Rabbi Kook was exceptional. According to Rabbi Kook, the Zionist movement and
3678  the establishment of the State of Israel have cosmic significance. Rabbi Kook
3679  perceived the process of the Return to Zion as a process intended to bring
3680  redemption to the entire world; he believed that a profound revolution would
3681  soon take place in the Jewish religion and that a new Torah would be created
3682  in the land – the ‘Torah of the Land of Israel’ that would be connected to
3683  man and his soul. (Ehud Firer).<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3684  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3685  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3686  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3687  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3688  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3689  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3690  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3691  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3692  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3693  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Rabbi Kook
3694  worked to bring all parts of the <span class=SpellE>Yishuv</span> closer
3695  together and, unlike the rabbis of the old <span class=SpellE>Yishuv</span>,
3696  did not shy away from being active among the secular as well. And as Rabbi
3697  Kook feared, over the years the members of the Zionist <span class=SpellE>Aliyah</span>
3698  lost their Jewish identity as a result of the emphasis on pragmatic values &#8203;&#8203;such
3699  as work and education while neglecting Jewish education. However, in contrast
3700  to the ignorance of the current generation, the people of the <span
3701  class=SpellE>Aliyah</span> at least remembered A version of infancy from the
3702  Talmud in the Diaspora. It is therefore no wonder that some of the thinkers
3703  at the beginning of Zionism created a unique Jewish philosophy combined with
3704  revolutionary socialist ideas. As mentioned, because of the rebellion in
3705  religion and the disconnection in education, nothing remained of Judaism, and
3706  the fate of socialist fervor was no better among the grandchildren's
3707  generation, a fact that saddened many of the veterans. Let us return to the
3708  days of the first pioneers: the question of Jewish national identity occupied
3709  quite a bit of the first thinkers of the Zionist movements: A.D. Gordon saw
3710  the pioneers as stemming from Judaism, which he adopted in his own unique
3711  way. The new society he dreamed of was supposed to be, first and foremost, a
3712  Jewish society, drawing its inspiration from Jewish tradition, and thus he
3713  wrote: &quot;Life will tell what Judaism is.&quot; And also: &quot;The land
3714  cannot be redeemed without the revival of the people, and there is no revival
3715  of the people without the redemption of the land (...) Hebrew labor is the
3716  foundation of the national revival, just as it is the foundation of the
3717  redemption of the national land&quot; (from His letter, 16 Sivan, 1912). <span
3718  class=SpellE>Berl</span> <span class=SpellE>Katznelson</span> wrote:
3719  &quot;The Land of Israel Workers' Movement is a messianic movement, it urges
3720  the end, <span class=GramE>it</span> sees Zionism as part of human redemption
3721  and it sees socialism as flawed if there is no redemption for the Jewish
3722  people&quot; [<span class=SpellE>Arachim</span> <span class=SpellE>Genuzim</span>
3723  125].<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3724  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3725  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3726  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3727  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3728  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3729  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3730  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3731  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3732  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3733  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Some tried to
3734  correct the weakness of Zionism in the Jewish and spiritual realm. Rabbi Y.L.
3735  <span class=SpellE>Hacohen</span> <span class=SpellE>Maimon</span> (Fishman)
3736  worked hard to promote the establishment of the Jewish state on the
3737  foundations of religion and according to the prophets of Israel, relying on
3738  the verse &quot;And a redeemer will come to Zion and to turn away
3739  transgression in Jacob, says the Lord, and I will establish my covenant with
3740  them, says the Lord, My spirit that is upon you and My words that I have put
3741  in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth or from the mouth of your
3742  descendants, says the Lord, from now on and forevermore&quot; (Isaiah 59:21).
3743  Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Maimon's</span> approach well expressed the
3744  aspiration of religious Zionism to establish a state based on <span
3745  class=SpellE>Halacha</span>. According to this approach of Rabbi <span
3746  class=SpellE>Maimon</span> and others, it is impossible to separate religion
3747  and state, between the commandments between man and his fellow man and the
3748  life of the state, everything was one association whose details were
3749  interconnected. <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3750  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3751  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3752  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3753  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3754  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3755  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3756  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3757  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3758  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3759  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>This can also
3760  be learned from what is written in the Torah: &quot;If you walk in my
3761  statutes... and eat your bread to the full and dwell securely in your land,
3762  and I will give peace in the land and you will lie down and no one will make
3763  you afraid... and the sword will not pass through your land, and you will
3764  pursue your enemies and fall before them by the sword&quot; and then it
3765  continues: &quot;And I will put my dwelling among you... and I will be your
3766  God and you will be my people&quot; (Leviticus 22:3-11). From this we see
3767  that religion and the state both draw their strength from the same source -
3768  from the Torah of God. Similarly, thinker Prof. S.H. Bergman wrote:
3769  &quot;...we should not be ashamed, and admit, Israeli history is not a
3770  secular history, but a religious metaphysical one, and Zionism is a result
3771  and conclusion from this history... The primary fact of our existence and our
3772  path in history and of our return to our land will not be understood with the
3773  tools of the sciences, even the most modern, of psychic and physical
3774  research, because it is a metaphysical-religious fact.&quot; The sanctity of
3775  the land is a fundamental principle of Judaism, and in view of this, a
3776  conflict arose more than once between the <span class=SpellE>halakha</span>
3777  and the constraints dictated by the political situation. Rabbi Kook was asked
3778  to sign a compromise proposal in 1930, according to which the Jews would
3779  recognize the ownership of the Western Wall by the Muslims and in return, the
3780  Muslims would recognize the right of the Jews to access the Western Wall.
3781  Because of the tense security situation, the leadership of the <span
3782  class=SpellE>Yishuv</span> was ready for this proposal, since there was a
3783  question of saving lives, but Rabbi Kook did not agree to sign the waiver and
3784  his response was &quot;I cannot give up what God has given to the people of
3785  Israel,&quot; and he added: &quot;God forbid! The people of Israel will not
3786  beg us to give up the Western Wall in its name! We have no right to do so.
3787  If, God forbid, we give up the Western Wall, God will not want to return it
3788  to us either.&quot; This is indeed how we should relate to the Land of
3789  Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3790  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3791  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3792  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3793  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3794  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3795  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3796  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3797  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3798  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3799  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Sometimes we
3800  are amazed by the phenomenon of self-alienation to the point of disloyalty to
3801  the state and, in extreme cases, even sympathy for the enemy. This can be
3802  understood as a desire to be just, kind, to act impartially, even
3803  excessively, and to demand absolute justice. But sometimes, out of a desire
3804  to appear fair, we tend to self-alienate. A different opinion is forbidden to
3805  be expressed in their system. It seems that their greatest fear is that they
3806  will try to change their minds. However, in contrast to the apparent liberal
3807  side they present in public, in private they are tough and stand their ground
3808  resolutely. The phenomenon of killing everything that was sacred to us in the
3809  past has recently reached the Supreme Court. After the legal coup initiated
3810  by Judge Barak, the question of the uniqueness of the state in relation to
3811  the Jewish people is no longer self-evident. Dr. <span class=SpellE>Aviad</span>
3812  <span class=SpellE>Bakshi</span> wrote in this regard: &quot;In the last
3813  twenty years, there has been a dramatic erosion of the weight that the
3814  Supreme Court gives to Israel's Jewish identity&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Kohelet</span>
3815  Forum) (Zionist Strategy Institute, May 15, 2016), and from there came the
3816  demand to enact a nation-state law that would enshrine in law issues that
3817  were previously clear and agreed upon. The insight that the goal of Zionism
3818  is to establish a Jewish state is today in dispute. Giving preference to Jews
3819  over the &quot;natives&quot; in a country where equality is a supreme value
3820  is no longer acceptable in progressive circles. As stated, in the religious
3821  approach, Zionism is a means and not an end, as part of the redemption of the
3822  Jewish people. When the goal is the service of God in the Land of Israel.
3823  Therefore, all the fuss today about peace and our acceptance into the family
3824  of nations is based on a lie and a distortion of reality. True, the pursuit
3825  of peace is part of Judaism, but it is clear that the intention is peace
3826  between man and man and not the state's submission to its enemies. To the
3827  absurd extent, partial loss of Homeland is precisely the punishment promised
3828  in the Torah to Jews for violating the commandments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3829  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3830  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3831  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3832  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3833  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3834  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3835  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3836  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
3837  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3838  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>8. The
3839  Covenant with God – Love of Humanity<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
3840  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3841  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3842  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3843  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3844  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Keeping the
3845  divine covenant with the people is a guarantee of our continued existence,
3846  but it has the condition that we also keep the covenant on our side. In fact,
3847  the continued existence of the Jewish people despite all the hardships is
3848  further proof of the existence of God. When serving God is the <span
3849  class=GramE>goal,</span> and everything else is the means. But in the context
3850  of the goal that is considered number one today – achieving peace with our
3851  Arab neighbors, there is no reason for illusions. Even if there is a miracle
3852  and we achieve “peace” with the enemy, we will not reach rest and
3853  inheritance. Historically, when the Jewish people compromised, both in the
3854  Torah and in the state, the results were disastrous for the people. Logically
3855  – it is clear and declared by the enemy that their goal is to destroy us, and
3856  their way to do this is to extort false agreements from us in order to
3857  overthrow us. And certainly, from a Jewish perspective, there is a
3858  fundamental contradiction between forced peace and maintaining allegiance to
3859  God. God is the only one who blesses with peace, and if we do not follow the
3860  path that God has shown us, there can be no peace by definition. The
3861  fulfillment of redemption will be possible when the entire nation unites in
3862  the path of the Torah.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3863  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3864  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3865  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3866  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3867  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3868  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3869  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3870  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3871  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3872  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
3873  stands on the love of man, the way of the earth, and the fear of God. The
3874  truth must be told: He who truly loves God will also love man, who was
3875  created in His image and likeness, or at least will learn to respect and
3876  value every person. The path of hatred contradicts faith in God (here I must
3877  note that in my opinion, man is fundamentally good! What appears to us all as
3878  &quot;evil&quot; is nothing more than an expression of stupidity and
3879  intellectual and behavioral limitations). The theme of love for man is the
3880  second thread that runs through all of Israel's traditions and stems from the
3881  commandments and education, and the more we believe, the stronger the quality
3882  of love will be in our hearts. Maimonides also addresses the subject:
3883  &quot;It is commanded upon each one of us to love each and every one of
3884  Israel as himself&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Rambam</span>, <span
3885  class=SpellE>Hilchot</span> <span class=SpellE>De'ot</span>, <span
3886  class=GramE>Chapter</span> 6). Love and inner light reflect the interior of
3887  the soul to the purity of our souls and to love God. In fact, the
3888  commandments of loving one's fellow man and loving God are interconnected,
3889  and fulfilling one commandment in its entirety naturally leads to fulfilling
3890  the second commandment. This is how we must educate, and I am confident that
3891  this education will prove itself to the people and the state. We, as humans
3892  and certainly as Jews, are obligated to uphold the morality that actually
3893  constitutes the basis for serving God with love. In everyday life, this means
3894  self-control, not reaching a state of hatred and jealousy. And just as every
3895  private individual is required to respect others, so much the more so are
3896  public figures required to respect others, and it is appropriate for all
3897  representatives of the establishment to treat the public with respect and
3898  attention as if they were their closest family. Indeed, if by changing the
3899  atmosphere for the better we eradicate alienation and hatred, and improve the
3900  quality of life, the degree of trust between people will also be strengthened
3901  and people's willingness to contribute and support society will increase.
3902  Mutual responsibility is one of the foundations of Judaism, as it is said: &quot;And
3903  they stumbled every man against his brother&quot; (Leviticus 26:37). <span
3904  class=SpellE>Rashi</span> interprets &quot;and they stumbled each other in
3905  their sins&quot; as meaning &quot;all Israel is responsible for each
3906  other.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3907  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3908  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3909  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3910  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3911  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3912  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3913  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3914  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3915  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3916  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The war for
3917  the liberation of the land does not require giving up any measure of
3918  humanity. I see no contradiction between values &#8203;&#8203;such as
3919  preserving human dignity and our duty to return to our land, or the need to
3920  harm and destroy the enemy. On the contrary, the Jewish liberation movement
3921  allows the Jewish people justice and the restoration of human dignity to an
3922  equal status with other peoples in the world. The return to Zion is a just
3923  historical process that the believing world accepts as the will of God, while
3924  the unbelieving world sees as a threat. On the other hand, people who claim
3925  to follow the path of Islam believe that Jewish existence contradicts the
3926  will of God, regardless of the reason. Their ambition is to impose Islam
3927  (Islamic Sharia law) on the entire world. Unfortunately, the world watches
3928  from the sidelines the destructive intentions towards the Jewish people and
3929  the spread of Islam and does not realize that it will very soon reach them as
3930  well.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3931  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3932  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3933  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3934  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3935  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
3936  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3937  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3938  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3939  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3940  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It should be
3941  noted that to the credit of the people of Israel, it has never stopped To
3942  dream of returning to their land despite two thousand years of exile. For our
3943  historical sins that led to our exile – the people paid a heavy price and yet
3944  the Jewish tradition was preserved and even strengthened thanks to the great
3945  men of Israel. It is no longer a novelty to state that the exile rebuilt the
3946  people of Israel. Although the idea of &#8203;&#8203;redemption is no longer
3947  at the center of our being, people are fighting for redemption and we must
3948  believe that it will come every day. When we see the miracle of the establishment
3949  of the State of Israel, it is impossible to ignore that we are in the period
3950  of the beginning of redemption. Even if many still believe that the
3951  democratic Zionist state is the pinnacle and from their perspective, an
3952  attack on the values &#8203;&#8203;of democracy as they see it is the
3953  beginning of the end. It is very difficult for them to cope and see the
3954  difficult reality clearly unless God, the Almighty, awakens and enlightens
3955  their eyes with power. Ostensibly, the Six-Day War was a rare moment of God's
3956  will to bring about the redemption of Israel. Unfortunately, we rejected with
3957  both hands the rare window of opportunity that followed the war, partly out
3958  of fear of what the Gentiles would say. There <span class=GramE>is no other
3959  people</span> in the world that can be said to have escaped by the skin of
3960  their teeth from real dangers to their existence and still does everything to
3961  please their haters. Zionism is being lost along with the pages of the Siddur
3962  and the <span class=SpellE>Gemara</span>, which are removed from the general
3963  education system. On the other hand, the ultra-Orthodox Torah believers are
3964  so anxious about the continuity of the generation that they are unwilling to
3965  take any part in the Zionist state, and I am saddened but cannot criticize
3966  them for that. Even if they are right, the bottom line requires everyone to
3967  take part in saving the state for the redemption of Israel. (Or on second
3968  thought, this separation was apparently decreed for us from heaven...).<span
3969  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
3970  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
3971  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
3972  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
3973  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
3974  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>If everything
3975  is directed from heaven, apparently even the separation from Jewish values &#8203;&#8203;is
3976  part of the very difficult path to redemption: when God &quot;activates&quot;
3977  the enemy to awaken the people of Israel. In my opinion, everyone has a part
3978  in redemption, even those who abandon tradition, as we saw in the revival of <span
3979  class=SpellE>Herzlian</span> or socialist Zionism. And in my opinion, there
3980  is also a kind of paradox here: at the moment of truth, precisely these
3981  people have the degree of conscious courage to act resolutely for the cause
3982  (see also Rabbi Kook's parable of the unleavened wine in the Light of God
3983  below). And indeed, the ways of supreme providence are wonderful.
3984  Incidentally, regarding divine providence, I also see the state's
3985  renunciation of the Temple Mount (and still, despite everything, I weep over
3986  its destruction) as God's will to prevent us from secularizing the holy
3987  place. Rabbi Yuval <span class=SpellE>Sherlow</span>, in his response to the
3988  issue of the Temple Mount now (see <span class=SpellE>Orot</span> <span
3989  class=SpellE>Shaul</span>), warns that in the current situation, the fear is
3990  that it will become a &quot;sophisticated synagogue&quot; instead of
3991  &quot;like a city that is joined together.&quot; There are no shortcuts:
3992  first we are ready for faith, <span class=GramE>then</span> we can build the
3993  Temple. This is part of the healing process that the people must go through!
3994  Of course, when we reach the time of redemption, the people will be more
3995  ready, we will gather exiles and conquer the land, and then we will also be
3996  able to fulfill our duty on the Temple Mount even without having to reach the
3997  consent of the Gentiles. We need to free ourselves from the exile mentality
3998  and renew the covenant between the people of Israel, the Torah of Israel, and
3999  the Land of Israel. It turns out that only the traumatic &quot;educational
4000  series&quot; that God will put us through will enable the cognitive
4001  transformation and liberation from the shackles of exile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4002  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4003  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4004  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
4005  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4006  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4007  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4008  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4009  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4010  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4011  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The criticism
4012  is of the leading leadership. Ministers and leaders are unable to present a
4013  minimal level of national dignity as can be expected, which greatly weakens
4014  the spirit of the generation and causes the atrophy of national challenges.
4015  The Jewish leadership itself is seriously ill with national degeneration and
4016  has lost the ability to implement Zionism in practice. The removal of ideals
4017  from our hearts has left a vacant space, and the place is occupied by a
4018  culture of hedonism and self-indulgence. However, in parallel with the spiritual
4019  decline in the general public, there is also a significant strengthening of
4020  the status of the religious public. The pioneering leadership is being taken
4021  by those wearing knitted <span class=SpellE>kippahs</span> who are engaged
4022  almost alone in the sacred work of settling parts of the country after it was
4023  abandoned by the veteran settlers from the socialist movements. Shamefully,
4024  institutional Zionism is actually engaged in encouraging Muslim settlement
4025  and inhibiting Jewish settlement. All of this is done in a despicable way of spreading
4026  false information and creating <span class=SpellE>delegitimization</span> for
4027  the entire religious public. On the other hand, <span class=SpellE>Yehezkel</span>
4028  <span class=SpellE>Dror</span> writes that instead of leading, our leadership
4029  is being led, lacking a backbone and showing no political maturity.
4030  &quot;Memorandum to the Prime Minister: Building a State&quot; (1989, p. 40).
4031  According to him, due to the lack of a state tradition, the Jewish people
4032  have indeed demonstrated their ability to survive as communities and a
4033  culture, but have failed in everything related to establishing a political
4034  and governmental framework due to the lack of social discipline habits among
4035  the people and the weakness of leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4036  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4037  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4038  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4039  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4040  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4041  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4042  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4043  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4044  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4045  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is
4046  appropriate that the people of Israel should improve their path and make a
4047  full repentance even without the need for threats and severe punishments. But
4048  unfortunately, this is not the reality. We are probably walking the hard way,
4049  and punishments will come and we will suffer beatings because we are probably
4050  not <span class=GramE>so</span> wise and brilliant as to be able to
4051  understand basic things such as the reality of God and the need to obey His
4052  commandments. Apparently, this insight will have to come through the legs.
4053  Either way, for better or worse, we hope that we will be worthy of believing
4054  in God in preparation for redemption. There are many who believe that one
4055  must act by all means to realize redemption (redemption now), provided that
4056  it is done through faith and not through shortcuts. Otherwise, the public
4057  must be allowed to lead its own path, even if it is into the abyss, and when
4058  they realize their mistake and see the miracles of God, the great
4059  enlightenment of faith in God will come. We have seen, for example, the
4060  displays of heroism by the settlers of <span class=SpellE>Katif</span> on
4061  their land, or by the so-called &quot;hilltop youth&quot; who guard the land
4062  with devotion - and most of the people remain indifferent to their heroism,
4063  especially when they serve as human shields for the rest of the public in the
4064  country against terrorism. The obvious question is why <span class=GramE>are
4065  there</span> such heroes and do they not despair despite the scum and
4066  criminal guilt that is tried to be attached to them? They add points of merit
4067  to the people of Israel while the others subtract from it. At the end, God
4068  draws up a balance sheet and at the bottom line there is a price tag. We have
4069  seen this pattern since the sin of the spies. Redemption is a very complex
4070  process because in the end it will bring humanity to an understanding of the
4071  essence of creation. Therefore, its hearts require a tough transition of man
4072  in a challenging, revolutionary and conscious reality, and therefore its
4073  realization must go through the &quot;deep plowing effect.&quot; They say
4074  about redemption &quot;in its time we will remember it.&quot; If we are
4075  righteous - it will come immediately, we will not need the difficult experiences
4076  before it comes. But we are not, so it will come in its time, even if in a
4077  difficult way, because that is how we are - we are unable to believe unless
4078  it is forced upon us. But until redemption comes, we must be alert and
4079  cautious, learn and accept with understanding even difficult situations. So
4080  that when the time comes we will be ready to accept redemption in due time
4081  and with love.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4082  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4083  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4084  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4085  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4086  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4087  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4088  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4089  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4090  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4091  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>One of the
4092  most significant figures in instilling faith in love for the sake of the
4093  people of Israel and for redemption is the <span class=SpellE>Lubavitcher</span>
4094  <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>Rebbe</span></span><span class=GramE>,</span>
4095  (Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Menachem</span> Mendel <span class=SpellE>Schneerson</span>)
4096  is the head of the <span class=SpellE>Chabad</span> movement, which is at the
4097  forefront of preserving the Jewish embers in the Diaspora. <span
4098  class=SpellE>Chabad</span> performs miracles among the remote, especially in
4099  light of the Holocaust that is happening before our eyes in Diaspora Jewry. <span
4100  class=SpellE>Chabad</span> is the ultimate example of teachers who do the
4101  work of the righteous not in order to receive a reward, and through this they
4102  will be the vanguard of the word of God in the difficult days of redemption.
4103  Today it is difficult for us to understand the process, but the return to
4104  Judaism will be at the time of the miracle of redemption. This is a natural
4105  and understandable process. The events that will occur in the redemption and
4106  the miracles that will come upon the people of Israel will lead to the
4107  opening of people's hearts to the new and old Torah. Then the truth will be
4108  revealed. Then it will become clear that <span class=GramE>the values &#8203;</span>&#8203;on
4109  which an entire community was raised, such as peace, equality, and democracy,
4110  are false values &#8203;&#8203;whose consequences are disastrous for our
4111  existence. Divine truth will once again be the starting point for everyone.
4112  The sorrow over the difficulty that awaits us is dwarfed by the joy over the
4113  redemption that is coming upon us. The nations of the world will repent
4114  together with us, to correct the injustice and harm done to us throughout
4115  history, and they will take part in the restoration of the Jewish state so
4116  that it may serve as a light to the nations in imparting the values &#8203;&#8203;of
4117  justice and divine peace.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4118  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4119  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4120  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4121  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4122  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4123  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4124  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4125  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4126  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4127  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To conclude
4128  the chapter, I will quote from Ecclesiastes: &quot;The conclusion of the
4129  matter, everything has been heard: Fear God and keep His commandments, for
4130  this is the whole of man&quot; (Ecclesiastes, <span class=SpellE>Koheleth</span>
4131  12:13). This is the ultimate answer to the meaning of life and also the basis
4132  of Jewish faith. The meaning of the verse can be understood simply: Man was
4133  created (by God) in order to worship Him and recognize Him as the Supreme
4134  God. Hence, humans must identify with God and His act of creation, and to that
4135  end, they must at least keep His commandments. The verse that follows
4136  reinforces this view, &quot;For He will bring all into judgment.&quot;
4137  Worshiping God is the purpose of creation and existence, and no one should
4138  doubt this. Thus, the purpose of this essay is to convey the message: serving
4139  God is the goal and the observance of the commandments by the people of
4140  Israel in the Land of Israel according to the Torah of Israel is the only way
4141  to accomplish it, and with God's help, who will bring us redemption, we will
4142  not be disappointed. Our faces are turned toward redemption, and time is
4143  short and the work is great.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4144  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4145  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4146  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4147  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4148  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4149  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4150  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4151  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4152  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4153  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
4154  combination of matter and spirit (which are worthless on their own) together
4155  give rise to the human creature - man. All the added value that man receives
4156  after his creation - a priceless value, stems from the touch of God's hand.
4157  God breathed a soul into our bodies and gave us life and even provided the
4158  physical and spiritual conditions for the continuation of human existence and
4159  even the moral basis for justifying human existence. The inheritance of the
4160  principles of the moral basis for man's existence, to all of God's creatures,
4161  is incumbent on man himself, and therefore all the laws and commandments were
4162  given to us, as well as the punishments if we violate this obligation. There
4163  are many things on the subject that are beyond our understanding, and faith
4164  bridges the gap. This explains to us the personal need for faith and even
4165  gives us real motivation to live according to the measure of grace and truth.
4166  The bottom line is that man is not above all. We must internalize the
4167  message: Man should not consider himself more than he is truly <span
4168  class=GramE>worth,</span> he is a small zero in front of God. Although man is
4169  a part of God, he must always humble himself in front of his Creator and
4170  certainly not place himself above other people. All people have the same
4171  basic value, but the baggage they have acquired, their humility and
4172  righteousness, boosts the special value of people. I believe that in every
4173  creature on the face of the universe, living or inanimate, there is a part of
4174  the spirit of God, its Creator, with creatures differing in their value and
4175  in the level of their souls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4176  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4177  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4178  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4179  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4180  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4181  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4182  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4183  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4184  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4185  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It would be
4186  fair to say that just as man is in the image of God, so too is man's inner
4187  image a shadow of that man's outer image, and therefore allows us to see the
4188  inner nature and purity of the soul, who is good and who is evil. From here
4189  we can develop the Torah of the Face, which teaches about the inner nature
4190  according to the outer. However, even if a person is born with negative
4191  potential, he is able to control his basic nature and successfully cope with
4192  the evil inclination, when this ability is imparted by education in the
4193  values &#8203;&#8203;he has absorbed throughout his life. It is a pity that
4194  there are also those who are incapable of self-control, a condition that
4195  allows the inclination to control them. I would classify these as people on
4196  the lowest level. And on the highest level are the righteous - whose hearts
4197  are not at all given to the troubles of the inclination and whose entire
4198  thought is meritorious, which radiates an aura of holiness upon their
4199  surroundings. As stated, man was created in the image and likeness of God,
4200  and this creation was created with the aim of worshipping and admiring God and
4201  the act of creation. &quot;In his image and likeness&quot; means that his
4202  image The human being is the two-dimensional photograph of the real thing,
4203  the source of truth, which is a multidimensional being. God created the
4204  physical and spiritual skeleton according to which man was created, and God
4205  also fills it with content and values &#8203;&#8203;in order to grant him
4206  physical life. However, in order to complete the granting of life, man
4207  himself is asked to contribute his part and realize as much as possible the
4208  divine potential inherent in him in the desire to understand and draw closer
4209  to God. The path to self-realization begins with the recognition of the
4210  creation of the world and the supremacy of God. After this stage, the
4211  self-realization will be clear that the people of Israel have a central part
4212  in global historical processes and the people of Israel serve as God's
4213  messenger in all those processes. This is also how we can see the exile of
4214  the people of Israel among the nations and the disasters and calamities that
4215  came to prepare the people of Israel to fulfill its role in spreading the
4216  principles of God's morality to the peoples of the world and sanctifying the
4217  name of heaven in many ways.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4218  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4219  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4220  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4221  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4222  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4223  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4224  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4225  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4226  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4227  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is
4228  impossible to deny the fact that the presence of the Jewish people among the nations
4229  has contributed greatly to the culture of morality and the strengthening of
4230  monotheism in the world. The eternity of God And His covenant with Israel
4231  provides the people with infinite strength to withstand all the troubles in
4232  the world, because this holy nation is a part of God, and its role in the
4233  world was even determined by Him. It is a great privilege that the eternal
4234  God, the Creator of the world, chose the people of Israel to represent Him
4235  before the world and also dedicated the Land of Israel to His people as a
4236  homeland. This choice is eternal, just as God is eternal and the laws of
4237  nature are eternal.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4238  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4239  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4240  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4241  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4242  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4243  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4244  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4245  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4246  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4247  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>9. The people
4248  must strengthen their faith and Torah in order to survive<span lang=AR-SA
4249  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
4250  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4251  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4252  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4253  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4254  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Knowing the
4255  future does not spare us the Jewish fate. In the <span class=SpellE>parshah</span>
4256  Ki <span class=SpellE>Tifou</span>, Moses tells the people of Israel what
4257  will happen to them: &quot;And the Lord will scatter you among all the
4258  peoples, from one end of the earth to the other...and among those nations you
4259  will not find peace or rest...and your life will hang in doubt, and you will
4260  fear day and night, and you will not have any confidence in your life&quot;
4261  (Deuteronomy 25:64-66). These words are exhortations, but Moses admits that
4262  the people are not in a position to listen to his warnings: &quot;And the
4263  Lord has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to
4264  this day&quot; (Deuteronomy 29:3). &quot;This day&quot; is the redemption.
4265  The difficult path the people go through is essential to preparing the people
4266  to receive the Torah at the time of redemption. However, the encouraging
4267  thing is that all the covenants and all the promises of God remain valid
4268  regardless of the people's behavior, and accordingly, all the concessions and
4269  withdrawals are also invalid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4270  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4271  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4272  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4273  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4274  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4275  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4276  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4277  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4278  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4279  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
4280  style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The connection to the land originates from
4281  the divine promise in the Covenant of the Pieces, the same covenant between
4282  Abraham, the father of the nation, and God, who made an eternal and triple
4283  covenant that actually binds the people of Israel, the Torah of Israel, and
4284  the Land of Israel, and in which the borders of our land were also determined
4285  (Picture 2) &quot;from the river of Egypt to the great river, the
4286  Euphrates&quot; (Genesis 15:18). To remove any doubt, this covenant was also
4287  renewed with Isaac and Jacob: &quot;The land on which you lie I will give to
4288  you and to your descendants&quot; (Genesis 28:15). A Jewish state that does
4289  not see itself committed to the Holy Torah and the Covenant of the Pieces
4290  loses its right to the land and places itself on the same level as the other
4291  nations in the region. This is the explanation why the Israeli governments
4292  have an alienated attitude towards the Land of Israel, as if they did not
4293  recognize the exclusive ownership of the Jewish people, and therefore the
4294  Gentiles will also see us that way. Despite Yes - the very existence of the
4295  Jewish state is the clear sign of the beginning of redemption. This divine
4296  enlightenment will make it possible to re-establish the Jewish state, at the
4297  center of which will stand the Temple, and this will be established in the
4298  spirit of the prophets of Israel and there will be no more disasters and
4299  holocausts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4300  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4301  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4302  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4303  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4304  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4305  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4306  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4307  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4308  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4309  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
4310  EN-US;mso-bidi-language:HE;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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4316  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4317  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
4318  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4319  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4320  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4321  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4322  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Picture 2.
4323  The borders of the Land of Israel (postcard published by the &quot;<span
4324  class=SpellE>Sulam</span>&quot; movement, 1955)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4325  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4326  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4327  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
4328  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4329  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4330  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4331  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4332  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4333  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4334  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>From this
4335  point we will return to the main issue today: the Jewish people are not
4336  spiritually mature enough to understand the meaning of redemption and
4337  therefore are required to strengthen their faith before the redemption can be
4338  realized. This is the cardinal problem at hand at this moment. When will we
4339  know that the people are capable of accepting redemption? When the people
4340  prove that they place all their trust in God, personal security and national
4341  security. Security in the stronghold of Israel and its Redeemer is not the
4342  most prominent trait in the Zionist leadership, and hence the gap between the
4343  methods of leadership and the recognition of national aspirations according
4344  to the Torah. Uri <span class=SpellE>Zvi</span> Greenberg likens the leaders
4345  of the people to &quot;peddlers&quot; who close the gates of the land to
4346  redemption (&quot;In the Ears of a Child I Will Tell&quot; - 1930). In all
4347  cases where large parts of the Land of Israel were liberated, the leaders
4348  refused to see this as a sign from God, but treated the Holy Land as a
4349  deposit for the King of Peace. There is no doubt that disrespect for the
4350  holiness of the Land exacts from us - the Jewish people the most expensive
4351  possible price. The Yom Kippur War is an example of what happens to a
4352  complacent people who put all their trust in themselves and not in their God.
4353  At that time, the state was in great danger to its existence, and only
4354  miraculously managed to overcome all its enemies, but it failed to learn the
4355  message that God wants us to understand after the terrible war.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4356  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4357  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4358  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4359  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4360  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4361  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4362  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4363  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4364  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4365  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Yom
4366  Kippur War expressed God's disappointment in Israel for their failure to
4367  observe the holy things of Israel, the Sabbath and the commandments. The
4368  timing of the war on the holiest days for the Jewish people, Yom Kippur,
4369  which fell on the Sabbath, indicates the public desecration of the Sabbath by
4370  the people and as the main reason for God's wrath, who did not forgive the
4371  people and demands national atonement from the people, just as an individual
4372  atones for his sins. Towards the place on the Yom Kippur fast. Our national
4373  Yom Kippur was very painful, but this is only a sign and a warning to us that
4374  the price for desecrating the holy and desecrating the Sabbath will be very
4375  traumatic and painful. In fact, the issue of atonement should be seen as part
4376  of the process of redemption, without which it cannot be realized.<span
4377  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4378  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4379  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4380  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4381  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4382  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4383  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4384  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4385  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4386  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4387  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Jewish
4388  people are always faced with the demand to elevate and purify themselves so
4389  that they will be able to distinguish between good and evil. This
4390  distinguishes them from the rest of the nations of the world and justifies
4391  their status as a holy people. This status was not created by the
4392  righteousness of the people, but by the virtue of the fathers who also made a
4393  covenant with God, a covenant that the people cannot annul because it binds
4394  the entire Jewish people for all generations. In light of being the chosen
4395  people of God, Israel must set an exemplary example and meet the highest
4396  standards, which is why God always takes great care with Israel. Israel must
4397  successfully meet all expectations and this will be the test in the eyes of
4398  the Gentiles of the power and existence of God. From this it is clear that
4399  the people of Israel do not have permission to abandon the path of their
4400  ancestors from generation to generation, and any attempt to evade the tasks
4401  entrusted to them brings many disasters that will continue until they return
4402  to the right path. I believe that everything God does in the world is not
4403  accidental and is done according to the rules of universal justice and that
4404  His actions are directed so that they will lead, through His messengers, to
4405  the spread of God's Torah in the world and the assimilation of faith among
4406  all people.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4407  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4408  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4409  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4410  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4411  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4412  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4413  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4414  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4415  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4416  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
4417  aspiration is for the people to draw closer to God. However, the process of
4418  drawing closer is a long and ongoing process that is not achieved in a single
4419  leap, but rather through the hard work of many generations, and is contingent
4420  on improving the moral standard of all humanity. It is possible that some of
4421  God's actions are beyond human comprehension and questions of faith will
4422  arise for many, but a look back at all the developments in world history
4423  shows a clear and logical line leading to a very defined goal, and any
4424  deviation from it could have been disastrous for Judaism and human society as
4425  a whole. Why do the good people give their lives for the sanctification of
4426  God? The answer stems from the question, after all, our soldiers on the
4427  border and the innocent citizens who gave their lives to the Creator do not
4428  pay for sins they committed or did not commit. They atone with their righteousness
4429  for the sins of the entire people. In order for the pain (and subsequent
4430  repentance) to be in our bones, God takes the best and most precious to us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4431  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4432  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4433  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4434  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4435  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4436  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4437  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4438  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4439  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4440  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Although this
4441  may seem unjust, this is the difference between the feeling of subjective
4442  justice and divine justice. The people of Israel must know that there is a
4443  price that everyone pays for blasphemy. Incidentally, the pain in one form or
4444  another will also be felt by those who have already managed to break away
4445  from Judaism. Those who have faith that is independent of anything will not
4446  break or fall into crises following disasters and private or national pain.
4447  Disasters and calamities are mentioned several times in the sources, such as
4448  in <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> Ki <span class=SpellE>Tavo</span> (see
4449  above) and also in <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> <span class=SpellE>Behukoti</span>:
4450  &quot;And you will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies
4451  will devour you. And those who remain of you will be consumed in their
4452  iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and even in the iniquities of their
4453  fathers they will be consumed... Or then their uncircumcised heart will be
4454  subdued, then they will desire their iniquity... And even this, while they
4455  are in the land of your enemies, neither will they be redeemed nor will they
4456  be redeemed, to destroy them, to break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord
4457  your God&quot; (Leviticus 26:38-44). This strengthens the thesis that the
4458  Holocaust, for example, is part of the punishment that continues throughout
4459  the generations that the Lord imposed on us for our sins even before the
4460  destruction of the Second Temple. The exile and the return are mentioned
4461  again in the words of Moses in <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> <span
4462  class=SpellE>Ve'techanan</span>: &quot;And the Lord will scatter you among
4463  the nations... and you will seek the Lord your God from there, and you will
4464  find... and you will return to the Lord your God&quot; (Deuteronomy 4:27-30).
4465  However, as compensation for all the suffering, redemption will follow the
4466  exile. Also The prophecy of Ezekiel (20:35) &quot;And I will bring you out
4467  from among the peoples ... and bring you into the wilderness of the peoples,
4468  and there I will judge you face to face&quot; explains why the punishment for
4469  the people is so severe, because God, blessed be He, judges Himself first of
4470  all by imposing a severe punishment on the people of Israel. Unfortunately,
4471  there is no easier way to save the people of Israel in the current situation.
4472  The decline and difficulties that the people are going through are part of
4473  the path to redemption.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4474  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4475  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4476  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4477  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4478  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4479  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4480  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4481  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4482  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4483  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Indeed, Rabbi
4484  Kook wrote about the Midrash's interpretation of the verse &quot;<span
4485  class=SpellE>Shamanta</span> <span class=SpellE>Avita</span> <span
4486  class=SpellE>Kisita</span>&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Shirat</span> <span
4487  class=SpellE>HaAzinu</span>) that &quot;We accept that there will be a
4488  spiritual rebellion in the Land of Israel and in Israel.&quot; The physical
4489  peace that will come to some of the nation will diminish their souls and
4490  their aspiration for ideals, and in turn the spirit will decline and sink.
4491  Until a storm comes and turns into a revolution and it will be seen that
4492  Israel's strength is in God, blessed be He, and in His Torah (<span
4493  class=SpellE>Orot</span> 44). According to the words of the Rabbi, three
4494  stages must be distinguished in the course of the redemption of the people of
4495  Israel: the first stage is the awakening of the nation, which on the one hand
4496  will have ideals and a structure, and on the other hand is dependent on
4497  rebellion against the values &#8203;&#8203;of Judaism and the Torah of
4498  Israel. After the initial success, the second stage will come, the decline of
4499  ideals, followed by the third stage. Then there will be a spiritual
4500  revolution and a return to the faith and Torah of Israel. Later (<span
4501  class=SpellE>Orot</span> 45:11) the Rabbi also refers to the important role
4502  of those who are called &quot;wicked&quot; (the secular) in the survival and
4503  resurrection of the people: &quot;Just as it is impossible to make wine
4504  without yeast, so it is impossible to make a world without the wicked. And
4505  just as the yeast makes the wine ferment and preserve it, so the <span
4506  class=GramE>coarse</span> will of the wicked causes existence and standing
4507  for the influence of all life.&quot; These words of his were written more
4508  than a century ago, but they are still true today, and according to them we
4509  are in its second stage.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4510  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4511  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4512  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4513  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4514  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4515  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4516  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4517  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4518  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4519  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As I
4520  understand it, the redemption process is first described in detail in the <span
4521  class=SpellE>Parashah</span> of the Laws (Leviticus 26). Redemption, as we
4522  learn, is God's commitment to the people of Israel. God knows that the people
4523  of Israel will abandon His ways and follow other gods. God even describes in
4524  horrific detail the punishment of exile and suffering in the lands of our
4525  exile, &quot;And the sound of a trumpet pursued them, and they fled from the
4526  sword, and fell, and there was none to pursue them&quot; (Leviticus 26). It
4527  is evident that these punishments are in fact self-punishment because the
4528  people are part of God. In fact, the first part of the prophecy has already
4529  been fulfilled, the land is desolate and the people have been exiled. The
4530  enemy's land has devoured the Jewish people, and those who remain in exile
4531  have paid for the iniquity of their ancestors who sinned while still in the
4532  Land of Israel. Now we are at the stage of &quot;And I will remember to them
4533  the covenant of the firstborn&quot; (Leviticus 26:45). The covenant of the
4534  firstborn is redemption, the covenant of the firstborn is the promise, <span
4535  class=GramE>the</span> covenant of the firstborn is the eternal destiny of
4536  the people of Israel: to spread the name of God among the nations.
4536<span
4537  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4538  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4539  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4540  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4541  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4542  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4543  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4544  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4545  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4546  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4547  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The role of
4548  women also has great significance in the process of redemption. They are the
4549  human element that pushes for redemption. On the one hand, if they do not
4550  have the divine spark, with their great power they can hinder many good
4551  people, but if they are blessed and have the divine spark, they will be the
4552  first to lead us all to redemption. We saw this recently in the struggle
4553  against what is called &quot;the disengagement.&quot; They were blessed to
4554  lead the struggle, and the women's prayer moved and shaped the consciousness
4555  of all of us. And the author of &quot;The Precious Vessel&quot; has already
4556  stated in the <span class=SpellE>Parsha</span> of the Spies that the people
4557  (men) would hate the land and say, &quot;We were given a head and were
4558  carried away from Egypt&quot; (Numbers 14:4). But the women would love the
4559  land and say (the daughters of <span class=SpellE>Zelophehad</span>)
4560  &quot;Give us a possession&quot; (Numbers 27:4), and therefore the Blessed
4561  One said, &quot;It would be better to send women who love the land, because
4562  they will not speak against it.&quot; The central place of women is not
4563  absent from the teachings of the <span class=SpellE>Lubavitcher</span> <span
4564  class=SpellE>Rebbe</span>: the woman does not serve as an &quot;auxiliary
4565  helper&quot; in the sense of a substitute for him, but rather is the
4566  &quot;principle of the house&quot; - the house is the sphere of her
4567  government. The great Torah scholars and the righteous are known to have
4568  honored their wives more than themselves. On the other hand, one must also be
4569  careful to preserve their honor in all respects and in all institutions.
4570  These things are also true of the authorities who serve in the sanctuary.
4571  Rabbi Kook addresses this type of problem and says that &quot;it is forbidden
4572  to have a fear of heaven that suppresses a person's natural morality, because
4573  then it is not a pure fear of heaven.&quot; Such a &quot;fear of heaven&quot;
4574  is an improper fear (end of <span class=SpellE>Orot</span> <span
4575  class=SpellE>Hakodesh</span> 3, Rosh <span class=SpellE>Devar</span> 23-27).
4576  In my opinion, it is important that the entire public learn to internalize
4577  this statement even in matters that are seemingly taboo, that are forbidden
4578  to be touched upon.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4579  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4580  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4581  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4582  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4583  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4584  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4585  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4586  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4587  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4588  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>10. The
4589  ascended to the mountain top (<span class=SpellE>Ma'apilim</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
4590  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4591  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4592  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4593  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4594  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Before we get
4595  carried away with the idea of &#8203;&#8203;redemption to the point of
4596  escaping from reality, we must stop and examine ourselves. The idea of &#8203;&#8203;&quot;redemption
4597  now,&quot; redemption at any cost, especially when we ignore the spiritual
4598  state of the people, has no real basis and is therefore not helpful. Even if
4599  there is a real desire for redemption, for the building of the Temple, in the
4600  hope that this will bring the people back to repentance, we must first
4601  examine whether these shortcuts are wise and where they may lead us. We have
4602  already seen in <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> <span class=SpellE>Shelah</span>,
4603  the <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> <span class=SpellE>Ma'apilim</span>,
4604  after the people recognized the great sin of the spies and the punishment of
4605  Preventing entry into the land for 40 years, he tried to somehow correct the
4606  sin by &quot;going up now&quot; to the Land of Israel. Moses warns them not
4607  to do this, &quot;Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, and you will
4608  not be defeated before your enemies&quot; (Numbers' {<span class=SpellE>Bamidbar</span>}
4609  14 42). Indeed, the people, who were not mentally and spiritually prepared
4610  for the <span class=SpellE>Aliyah</span> to the Land of Israel, failed and
4611  paid a heavy price. It turns out that they had to wait 40 years in the desert
4612  to become strong and strengthened in faith. Similarly, the two thousand years
4613  of exile were also like this, during which most of our Jewish assets
4614  developed and our great sages arose who built Judaism as it is today. Jews
4615  have always aspired to go up to the Land of Israel and many did so in a
4616  practical way, but still it was carried out little by little without
4617  eliminating Diaspora Jewry, and I say that is how it should have been. In the
4618  last hundred years, immigration has been stronger, mainly by Jews who broke
4619  away from the Torah of their ancestors, and this is the great paradox: it was
4620  precisely their breakaway that made possible the accelerated immigration that
4621  ultimately led to the establishment of the State of Israel, which absorbed
4622  the remnants of the disappearing European Diaspora Jewry. Therefore, here
4623  too, we cannot lament the course of the Minister of History, despite the cost
4624  of creating a new people cut off from the Torah. It turns out that Zionism
4625  also needed religious rebels in order to develop and reach where it has
4626  reached. They are the ones who established the state and prepared the ground
4627  for redemption, a role that came to them from heaven even if they did not
4628  really intend it, because redemption is a very complex process. The ways of
4629  God are hidden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4630  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4631  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4632  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
4633  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4634  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4635  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4636  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4637  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4638  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4639  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And this is
4640  the place to clarify: Redemption is first and foremost a spiritual, conscious
4641  redemption, hence as long as our souls remain enslaved (and it does not
4642  matter in what way: prejudices or addiction to hatred, etc.), the liberation
4643  of the homeland, or the conquest of the Temple Mount, has no redemptive
4644  meaning. It is a fact that has already been We conquered the Temple Mount but
4645  didn't know what to do with it. I assume, of course, that there are reasons
4646  from above why the redemption must be delayed as long as necessary. First,
4647  mentally, we live in exile: the state is not a Jewish state but &quot;the
4648  state of all its citizens,&quot; the law is not Jewish, the state's leaders
4649  act according to dictates from outside, and the leading idea of &#8203;&#8203;the
4650  state is to resemble the countries of the world and adopt their culture. The
4651  delay in redemption also stems from the demand to complete the cup of torment
4652  of two thousand years of exile. These are the final payments for the sins of
4653  our ancestors as written in the Torah, even if we don't always understand
4654  where it comes from. The delay in redemption is necessary because the people
4655  are still spiritually immature and unaware of the huge process taking place
4656  today. It is impossible to clothe ourselves in a redemptive state without
4657  being able to implement it spiritually. Ostensibly, as long as we are in this
4658  swamp of ignorance, stupidity, and hatred, the situation is not expected to
4659  change on its own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4660  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4661  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4662  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4663  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4664  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4665  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4666  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4667  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4668  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4669  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is also
4670  necessary to understand why God is not raising up all the Jews of the
4671  Diaspora now. As painful as it may be to admit this, the Jews of the Diaspora
4672  (still) have a vital role to play in serving as backup for the people who
4673  reside in Zion after the War of Redemption. Until then, there is no point,
4674  and we must not deceive ourselves, because we can shorten the course of our
4675  suffering without making true repentance. We need to go through the current
4676  stage in any case. It is part of our healing, part of the training course
4677  that we must go through. Canceling these stages through the actions of
4678  &quot;illegal immigrants&quot; is completely out of the question and could
4679  lead to our downfall. Ostensibly, one can talk about establishing a state of
4680  redemption by force, while requiring citizens to observe the laws of the Torah,
4681  but that will not work. Not only because those who are disconnected from
4682  Judaism will rebel because they will not accept the religion in any way, even
4683  if they are told that it is life or death, but also the ultra-Orthodox Jews
4684  will not accept it at all, and therefore such a state will not be able to
4685  survive. Without faith in the Torah and the way of the land, such a state
4686  will immediately disintegrate in strife and basic disunity. The world is
4687  still unaware of the global role reserved for the Jewish people, and the Gentiles
4688  are still our enemies and many in the region, but everything is temporary.
4689  When the day comes and we are freed from exile, physical exile and spiritual
4690  exile, we will also be able to enter the spiritual land. When the redemption
4691  comes, everyone will see it clearly and without hesitation. This does not
4692  mean that nothing can be done today to bring the redemption closer. On the
4693  contrary, faith must be strengthened among the people in terms of &quot;and
4694  whoever saves one soul in Israel is as if he had saved the whole world.&quot;
4695  Education is certainly a lifesaver and the most important thing that can be
4696  contributed to today.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4697  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4698  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4699  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4700  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4701  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4702  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4703  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4704  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4705  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4706  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>11. The
4707  Temple<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
4708  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4709  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4710  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4711  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4712  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The center of
4713  the world is Jerusalem, and the heart of Jerusalem is the Temple Mount. The
4714  Temple, which was built on the mountain, is located, according to tradition,
4715  at the point of the initial creation - the &quot;foundation stone&quot;. Our
4716  national situation is linked to the status of the Temple Mount. Today, a
4717  mosque stands in the place of the Temple, and Muslims practice the custom of
4718  rulers, entering the Holy of Holies without fear, which expresses Israel's
4719  national humiliation. A condition for redemption is the rebuilding of the
4720  Temple and the restoration of the work of the priests. Almost a third of the
4721  commandments cannot be fulfilled today because they are related to the Land
4722  of Israel and the work of the Temple. The building of the Temple is one of
4723  the principles of Judaism and it brings the people of Israel closer to their
4724  God. Today, we have a sovereign state, and this fact only rubs salt in our
4725  wounds - that at this very time we are still not free and independent to
4726  return to the Temple Mount. It has already been said: &quot;It is time for
4727  you to sit in your houses, shut up, while this House lies in ruins&quot;
4728  (Haggai 1). It seems absurd when, on the one hand, we are at the beginning of
4729  redemption, but on the other hand, Israel is cut off from the Jewish
4730  religion, from the Temple Mount, and has <span class=GramE>neither exaltation</span>
4731  of God nor a vision of redemption in its heart. But these facts only strengthen
4732  our feeling that the time is near. Certainly, at the time of the redemption,
4733  the structure that the Gentiles erected in place of the Temple would no
4734  longer be relevant and would not delay the construction of the Temple. During
4735  the War of Independence, we refrained from liberating the Old City. They
4736  feared that control of the Mount would also bring about the demand to rebuild
4737  the Temple. Therefore, Ben-Gurion made sure to commit to Abdullah in advance
4738  that he would retain control of the Old City and the Temple Mount, and the
4739  commander of Jerusalem, <span class=SpellE>Shaltiel</span>, carried out the
4740  policy. During the Six-Day War, Dayan also rushed to transfer possession of
4741  the Temple Mount to the <span class=SpellE>Waqf</span> for the same reasons.
4742  In their opinion, Jewish rule over the Temple Mount would be interpreted as a
4743  provocation against Muslims and worse - encouraging the redemption and the
4744  kingdom of Israel - this became the source of their nightmares. Since then,
4745  the institutional policy has not changed. In this respect, we are still in
4746  exile - in both the physical and spiritual sense.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4747  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4748  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4749  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
4750  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4751  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4752  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4753  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4754  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4755  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4756  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And when is
4757  there an obligation to rebuild the Temple? <span class=SpellE>Chazal</span>
4758  (Sanhedrin 20:2) taught that &quot;three commandments were commanded to
4759  Israel upon their entry into the land: to appoint a king for them, to subdue
4760  the seed of <span class=SpellE>Amalek</span>, and to build them a house of
4761  choice,&quot; and we teach that the three commandments must be carried out in
4762  this order. First, appoint the king, and only after he has delivered us from
4763  all our enemies should the house of choice be built. However, according to
4764  Maimonides, the proof of who the Messianic King is depends precisely on the
4765  building of the Temple: &quot;The Messianic King is destined to stand, and
4766  restore the kingdom of the House of David to its former state, to the first
4767  government, and build the Temple and gather the outcasts of Israel&quot; and
4768  further, &quot;If he does and succeeds, and conquers all the nations around
4769  him, and builds a Temple in its place, and gathers the outcasts of Israel -
4770  then this is certainly the Messiah&quot; (Laws of Kings, Chapter 11).
4771  Maimonides suggests that it will not be possible to build the Temple before
4772  the coming of the Messiah, and alternatively, we can say that the <span
4773  class=GramE>leader</span> who conquers the nations, gathers the outcasts of
4774  Israel, and builds the Temple - is in fact the Messiah! The <span
4775  class=SpellE>Lubavitcher</span> <span class=SpellE>Rebbe</span> also states
4776  that only the righteous Messiah can build the Temple. Does this arrangement
4777  of postponing the construction of the Temple until completion delay the
4778  offering of sacrifices? The answer is no. One can begin with the sacrifices
4779  even before the construction of the Temple, because the commandment to build
4780  the Temple is a special commandment in addition to the commandment to offer
4781  sacrifices. And how will the Temple be built? Some say that the Temple came
4782  down perfect from heaven, and some say that it will be built by man. There is
4783  an opinion that there is no contradiction between the two: in contrast to the
4784  Jerusalem of the lower world, there is the Jerusalem of the upper world. Only
4785  after the spiritual building of the upper world is built, can we also build
4786  the Temple for which we are commanded. In the prophecy of Ezekiel, man is
4787  charged with building the Temple: &quot;And you, son of man, declare to the
4788  children of Israel the Temple... make it known to them and write in their sight,
4789  and they shall make it&quot; (Ezekiel 43:10-13). Similarly, Rabbi <span
4790  class=SpellE>Zvi</span> <span class=SpellE>Kalisher</span> in his book
4791  &quot;Desires Zion&quot; proves that man must build the Temple. According to
4792  the <span class=SpellE>Rambam</span>, for the purpose of building the Temple,
4793  it is permissible to ascend the Temple Mount even in impurity (<span
4794  class=SpellE>Tuma'a</span>) (<span class=SpellE>Hilkot</span> Bet <span
4795  class=SpellE>Habehira</span> 7:23).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4796  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4797  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4798  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4799  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4800  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4801  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4802  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4803  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4804  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4805  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>12. Faith
4806  Strengthens<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
4807  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4808  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4809  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4810  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4811  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>We learned
4812  from Tractate <span class=SpellE>Avot</span> that &quot;Any love that depends
4813  on something is null and void, love is null, and that which does not depend
4814  on something is never null and void&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Avot</span> 5:20).
4815  This is how faith in God is - it does not depend on anything. Faith should be
4816  strong and exist under all conditions, even in difficult times of apparent
4817  concealment, and not just in times of prosperity and peace. The relationship
4818  between man and his Creator is a relationship of fear and love, fear of a
4819  supreme judge who examines the kidneys and hearts, and love for the one who
4820  does justice and mercy. In my view, everything stands in judgment and every
4821  event has a meaning (even if it is not always clear to us), therefore we must
4822  accept the unsympathetic reality with understanding. Difficult situations
4823  such as the Holocaust - one of the most difficult and humiliating events that
4824  befell the Jewish people, are part of God's judgment, as written in the Torah
4825  and as prophesied by the prophets of Israel, and we should not blame the
4826  victims or the people for this, they are not guilty. The victims of the
4827  Holocaust did not die for their sins, but for the sins of their ancestors.
4828  This is part of a historical process that began during the destruction of the
4829  Temple and its roots have existed since the exodus from Egypt. Faith in God
4830  is acquired through study and education and is strengthened with the
4831  acquisition of the ability to independently examine and analyze the human-God
4832  relationship. Ultimately, all human beings are commanded to believe in God,
4833  the Almighty, and part of the role of the Jewish people is to instill faith
4834  in the Creator of the world to all nations. The faith of the Jewish people is
4835  expressed practically in keeping the commandments and striving for justice
4836  and love for humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4837  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4838  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4839  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4840  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4841  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4842  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4843  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4844  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4845  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4846  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4847  <b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
4848  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
4849  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
4850  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
4851  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
4852  page-break-before:always'>
4853  </span></b>
4854  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
4855  line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
4856  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
4857  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
4858  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4859  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4860  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4861  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4862  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part 2: The
4863  Structure of Government and the Legal System<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
4864  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4865  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4866  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
4867  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
4868  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
4869  dir=LTR></span>13. The Structure and Institutions of Government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
4870  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4871  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4872  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4873  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4874  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>At the time
4875  of the outbreak of the Redemption, I assume that we will already have a
4876  figure who will lead us to re-establish the state. This is the time and place
4877  to discuss the form of government that we will need to establish. It is no
4878  secret that Judaism has never claimed to be &quot;democratic.&quot; This
4879  system is certainly not possible in a place where we are trying to unite
4880  world Jewry under the umbrella of the Creator's work in the same place that
4881  the Creator has instilled for us. This is not the place to attack the
4882  so-called &quot;democratic&quot; system, which may be the least evil in the
4883  polarized situation in which we find ourselves today, but on the other hand
4884  it is an opening for deception, lies, and personal and governmental
4885  corruption, not to mention the court that appoints itself and gives itself
4886  The authority to invalidate any law with Jewish ties on the grounds of
4887  discrimination is forbidden in the face of equality for all peoples. I have
4888  learned that Judaism advocates the selection of leadership by the
4889  intellectuals who lead the people, and this is an important point in the days
4890  of redemption when society will be a Jewish society that believes in the
4891  Creator of the world as the basis for the existence of the state. I argue
4892  that a believing society is also a better society that can accommodate the
4893  Jewish form of government in the most beneficial way. Of course, I do not
4894  delude myself that all those who claim to be Torah-observant are also <span
4895  class=GramE>believers,</span> this is certainly a huge educational challenge.
4896  It is possible that at the beginning of redemption many of the people will
4897  lack a background in Judaism, and therefore, precisely because of this, we
4898  must ensure strong leadership on the one hand, which will serve as an
4899  educational example on the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4900  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4901  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4902  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4903  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4904  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4905  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4906  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4907  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4908  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4909  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The issue of
4910  the leader and the government has been discussed many times in the writings
4911  of the Sages and can serve as a source of inspiration even today for the
4912  issue of how to choose a leader. The Sages discussed the idea of &#8203;&#8203;a
4913  king from the house of David during the days of the Redemption, but on the
4914  other hand, they also accept the monarchy with a half-hearted heart, as
4915  inferior and not as an ideal solution. Regarding the appointment of a king,
4916  there is interpretive disagreement as to whether it is a right or an
4917  obligation, but in general the spirit of the Torah sees the appointment of a
4918  king as an insult to Israel. In the Torah, the people are commanded to
4919  &quot;set over you a king whom the Lord your God will choose... only he shall
4920  not multiply horses for him, nor shall he bring the people back from Egypt...
4921  nor shall he multiply wives for him&quot; (Deuteronomy 17:15-17). Rabbi
4922  Yehuda sees this as a commandment of &quot;set over you a king,&quot; since
4923  the people are commanded that the fear of the king be upon them (Sanhedrin
4924  20:2). On the other hand, Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai</span> disagrees
4925  and believes that this is not a commandment, since it is said that you shall
4926  set over you a king only if the people ask for a king like all the nations,
4927  and <span class=SpellE>Rashi</span> also believes the same, since the king's
4928  law according to the prophet Samuel was to take the people as slaves and to multiply
4929  horses and maidservants, so that the very king's <span class=SpellE>parsha</span>
4930  in Samuel was spoken as a punishment for Israel's resentment. &quot;Whom the
4931  Lord your God chooses&quot; - means that the people have no involvement in
4932  choosing the king, but there are several options for choosing the king: one
4933  is when the will of the Lord is revealed to us and the king is chosen through
4934  the prophets, and the other is by the people's choice, but then there is the
4935  fear that without explicit divine guidance, a person who is not versed in the
4936  Torah of the Lord will ascend to the throne and will continue to lead the
4937  people astray. According to the sources, such a person is called a
4938  &quot;foreigner&quot; because he is a stranger and estranged from the people
4939  and their values. Maimonides rules (<span class=SpellE>Hilchot</span> <span
4940  class=SpellE>Melachim</span> 81) that there is a commandment to appoint a
4941  king, and this is to gather <span class=GramE>all our</span> nation and lead
4942  us to settle the land. Rabbi Yehuda says that three commandments were
4943  commanded to Israel upon their entry into the land: to appoint a king for
4944  them, to exterminate the seed of <span class=SpellE>Amalek</span>, and to
4945  build them a house of choice (Sanhedrin 20 b). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
4946  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4947  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4948  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4949  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4950  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4951  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4952  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4953  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4954  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4955  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>From the
4956  summary of the words of the Sages (<span class=SpellE>Chazal</span>), it can
4957  be understood that kingship is a desirable matter, but one must be careful in
4958  everything related to the king's law. Of course, the king must be a faithful
4959  observant of the commandments, and his role is to strengthen the status of
4960  the Torah in Israel, &quot;and he shall sit on the throne of his kingdom and
4961  write for him this Mishnah of the Torah in a book before the <span
4962  class=SpellE>Levitical</span> priests&quot; (Numbers 17:18). If so, the ideal
4963  king is the one chosen by God, the Holy One, or according to God's system
4964  according to the laws of the Torah. However, if we continue in this
4965  direction, it is clear that the kingship is not passed from father to son,
4966  but is given to the appropriate person who is chosen by the body that is
4967  morally capable of appointing the leader who meets the criteria mentioned
4968  above. From the sources, we find that the king receives the title of
4969  president: &quot;And my servant David was president over them&quot; (Ezekiel
4970  34:24). In light of all this, it is possible to grant the leader the title of
4971  president and not king and grant him powers accordingly. Although close to
4972  the monarchy system, it is definitely not a monarchy because the Sanhedrin
4973  elects and judges the president. The bodies that will oversee and elect the
4974  president are the Sanhedrin and indirectly also the Council of the Sages of
4975  Israel. Rabbi Kook also reinforces this point, according to which the consent
4976  of the Sanhedrin to the appointment of the president is necessary. On the
4977  surface, it seems that the work here offers an original approach to choosing
4978  the leader and the method of government, but a review of our sources shows
4979  that this method is the one recommended by the Sages of Israel. And God
4980  willing, this method will be accepted by all of Israel in the future,
4981  according to what is detailed below.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
4982  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4983  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4984  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4985  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4986  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
4987  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4988  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4989  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
4990  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4991  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>14.
4992  Institutions of Government - The President, the Council and the Sanhedrin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
4993  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
4994  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
4995  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
4996  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
4997  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Jewish
4998  regime will be based on a triangular governmental structure. The three
4999  vertices of the triangle will be the President (King), the Council of the
5000  Elders of Israel and the Sanhedrin (the Knesset of Israel). The Sanhedrin
5001  will be headed by the President of the Sanhedrin (as opposed to the President
5002  of the State). The parallelism of powers will be built on a balance in which
5003  everyone will be connected and dependent on each other (see also Figure 1).
5004  The advantage of this system is that on the one hand there is no absolute
5005  single government here, but rather there are balances between the components
5006  of the establishment. On the other hand, this will not be an anarchist
5007  democracy of the masses. In fact, it will be an elite governmental framework
5008  that is accepted by the people and its representatives, even if they are not
5009  directly elected, will be obliged to account for their actions. There will be
5010  a clear division of powers between these three bodies, and each will have a
5011  specific area of &#8203;&#8203;responsibility as will be detailed below. The
5012  government will be headed by the President. The second body is the members of
5013  the Council of Elders, who are 12 of the greatest sages of Israel. The third
5014  body is the Sanhedrin of 71. The president will have the sole executive
5015  authority in the government (except in those cases in which the president of
5016  the Sanhedrin has supreme authority). The powers of the President will be
5017  limited only by the President of the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin will also be
5018  the body that will supervise the presidency, as will be detailed below. The
5019  Council of the Elders of Israel (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is
5020  the body that elects the members of the Sanhedrin. The members of the Council
5021  will continue the tradition of ordination, as an essential part of their
5022  duties. However, in addition, their duties will also include criticizing the
5023  conduct of the Sanhedrin and, in very extreme cases, even intervening and
5024  acting to terminate the duties of a Sanhedrin member. The President will have
5025  a formal, although indirect, influence in determining the candidates for the
5026  position of the Council of the Elders of Israel, who will also guide the
5027  people in the principles of morality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5028  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5029  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5030  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5031  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5032  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5033  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5034  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5035  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5036  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5037  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To this end,
5038  the President will be assisted by an advisory committee that he will select
5039  and which will bring before him the candidates to serve as members of the
5040  Council. The President bears executive responsibility for all government
5041  executive bodies, and therefore the Sanhedrin, which examines the President's
5042  actions, will also ask him to account for all government actions. Since the
5043  Sanhedrin is an institution He himself will be under constant supervision by
5044  the Council - it follows that all government institutions and office holders
5045  will always be under scrutiny and will be held accountable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5046  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5047  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5048  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5049  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5050  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5051  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5052  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5053  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5054  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5055  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The election
5056  of the President will be until the age of 70 (with the possibility of
5057  extension for two periods of 5 years each). All executive office holders in
5058  the government will be appointed by the President and will be accountable to
5059  the President. The Sanhedrin has the authority to call the President to
5060  account whenever necessary and to summon the heads of the security agencies
5061  directly for a security review, without the need for the President's consent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5062  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5063  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5064  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5065  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5066  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5067  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5068  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5069  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5070  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5071  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Council
5072  of the Elders of Israel will consist of 12 individuals whose spiritual
5073  contribution to the Jewish people and the state will be above and beyond and
5074  who are acceptable to the President and the people. These individuals will be
5075  selected by an advisory committee headed by the president, and its members
5076  will be appointed by the president based on recommendations received from the
5077  leaders of the people and spiritual figures acceptable to the president. The
5078  committee will select the members of the council who will serve for an
5079  unlimited period of time. Membership in the council may also be for short
5080  periods, all depending on the circumstances. The appointment process by the
5081  committee will always be approved with the president's signature. The members
5082  of the council will be the spiritual elite in Israel, and by virtue of their
5083  role in the council, they will have a great influence on the state through
5084  the selection and authorization of members of the Sanhedrin. The council will
5085  appoint the members of the Sanhedrin through a complex selection process that
5086  will reflect compliance with the criteria set by the council. The process
5087  will begin after the council formulates an appropriate list of candidates
5088  (possibly with the help of advisors outside the council). These candidates
5089  must have a broad education - Torah and general, and in addition, they must
5090  be recognized as innocent and honest people. All of this is important in
5091  light of their complex role, which includes supervising the president on the
5092  one hand and ruling on <span class=SpellE>halacha</span> on the other.
5093  Approval of the candidacy of a member of the Sanhedrin will require the
5094  consent of Seven council members (out of 12). The council will exercise
5095  discretion and may take any steps it deems appropriate, including oral or
5096  written examinations. The term of office in the Sanhedrin will be five years
5097  with an option for an additional five years. After one break in the term, the
5098  position may be returned to serve another double term. Breaking the
5099  continuity is for the benefit of the system and is intended to allow the
5100  addition of more people, the best of whom will be able to return to the
5101  Sanhedrin after a break. Furthermore: the council will also elect Sanhedrin
5102  members from among the substitutes, who will be temporarily assigned to the
5103  Sanhedrin according to the decision of the president of the Sanhedrin. If
5104  necessary, the council may cancel an appointment to the Sanhedrin even during
5105  the term, and this is usually by a qualified majority of eight council
5106  members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5107  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5108  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5109  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5110  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5111  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5112  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5113  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5114  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5115  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5116  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Sanhedrin
5117  plenum will always consist of 71 people and will be headed by the Sanhedrin president.
5118  The president will be elected by the council for an unlimited term of
5119  appointment subject to the council's decision. The Sanhedrin president will
5120  have the status of deputy and acting president of the state and will have the
5121  authority to summon the heads of the security forces to hear periodic reports
5122  from them. This matter is essential to enable the Sanhedrin president to
5123  fulfill his additional role of acting president and in charge of all
5124  oversight of the institution of the presidency. The Sanhedrin president will
5125  summon the president to hear from him a review of the situation in any field.
5126  Such reviews will be given periodically, on the order of 6-12 months, with
5127  the Sanhedrin president authorized to invite additional listeners for the
5128  same review. The Sanhedrin is the supreme <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span>
5129  institution that rules in all matters of <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span>
5130  [Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Shochman</span>] and state, but he must be careful,
5131  on the other hand, not to interfere with the president's powers in all
5132  matters related to the practical management of state affairs. Maimonides
5133  insists that the king has judicial authority that goes beyond the ordinary
5134  law of <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>. The king has the authority to
5135  deviate from the ordinary rules of <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>, which
5136  are very strict about numerous and difficult-to-obtain evidence, in order to
5137  &quot;rectify the world as the hour requires.&quot; Hence, according to the
5138  method of <span class=SpellE>Rabbeinu</span> <span class=SpellE>Nissim</span>
5139  (Haran) and others, the existence of the judicial system of the President
5140  (the King) allows the judicial system of the Sanhedrin to adhere only to pure
5141  <span class=SpellE>halacha</span> [Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Haim</span> <span
5142  class=SpellE>Navon</span>]. In my view, the President of the Sanhedrin is the
5143  one who will rule in the event of a dispute over powers, but if the President
5144  does not agree with his ruling, he can ask the Council of Elders to be the
5145  arbitrators in the dispute. The Sanhedrin can of course express verbal
5146  criticism of the President's actions, but never interfere in his decisions,
5147  certainly not before receiving the approval of the President of the
5148  Sanhedrin, and even then the only step they can take is to depose the
5149  President. When is it obligatory for the King (the President) to address the
5150  Sanhedrin? A typical case according to the sources is before going to war for
5151  the state.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5152  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5153  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5154  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5155  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5156  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5157  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5158  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5159  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5160  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5161  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>A comprehensive
5162  study on the subject of the renewal of the Sanhedrin in our time was done by
5163  Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Yosef</span> Carmel: The Sanhedrin in particular and
5164  the judicial system in general have a sacred status as those who represent
5165  the Divine Presence. According to the sources, the power of the head of the
5166  Sanhedrin is limited to issues related to the laws of the Elder of <span
5167  class=SpellE>Mamre</span>, and temporarily, as a temporary order, to issues
5168  related to strengthening religious life. The king's power is greater than
5169  that of the judge in that he obligates every person and his powers are in all
5170  matters related to maintaining the order of government and security. In a
5171  situation where there is no king, the head of the Sanhedrin is the one who
5172  should receive the powers of the king [Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Shaul</span>
5173  Israeli]. The question of what issues the members of the Sanhedrin are
5174  authorized to deal with arose from the early days of the Mishnah, as some
5175  members of the Sanhedrin believed that one should deal only with Torah
5176  without public activity and others went in the direction of dealing with
5177  public needs in parallel with studying Torah. All in accordance with the
5178  political needs of the time, if they were forced to fill vacancies in the
5179  leadership - they also did a lot to save the Jewish community at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5180  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5181  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5182  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5183  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5184  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5185  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5186  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5187  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5188  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5189  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Despite the
5190  crucial role that the Sanhedrin plays in determining the character of the
5191  state, I will not go into details here about how they will do this, since the
5192  subject is very complex and charged, especially in relation to the
5193  differences in approach between the various streams. But I have no doubt that
5194  a true Sanhedrin will indeed succeed in bridging the gaps and finding the
5195  golden path that will unite all Jews under one tradition and law. Internal
5196  unity will also bring honor to God throughout the world. As I write these
5197  things, I see before my eyes the Temple in its place, shining in the distance
5198  and its glory walking in the world, and the Sanhedrin sitting in the ashlar
5199  chamber, and the priests renewing the work as we were commanded.<span
5200  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5201  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5202  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5203  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5204  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5205  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5206  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5207  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5208  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
5209  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5210  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>15. The
5211  Institution of the Presidency<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
5212  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5213  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5214  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5215  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5216  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As stated
5217  above, the head of state is the president, who will be entrusted with the
5218  broadest powers. The president's term of office is for life until the age of
5219  70. Beyond this age, the president's term of office will be extended by an
5220  additional 5 years depending on his performance. This system has many
5221  advantages: First, the president will not dictate his course precisely based
5222  on populist considerations, which is an important issue, since the current
5223  state was destroyed as a result of using irrelevant considerations in order
5224  to attract more voters, until it reached the point of absurdity when a leader
5225  changed his beliefs in which he believed and on which he was elected, because
5226  that is what the publicists and opinion pollsters said. Considerations that
5227  stem mainly from the desire to be popular with the masses have no place in a
5228  system that claims to operate according to absolute justice. The phenomenon
5229  of populism was not born in a democratic regime; in the early days of the
5230  monarchy, Saul justified his mercy on <span class=SpellE>Agag</span> the
5231  Amalekite by his desire to satisfy the will of the masses, &quot;because I
5232  feared the people and listened to their voice&quot; (Samuel A 15:24). In
5233  addition, there is an advantage to a longer term in that the experience that
5234  President Joseph will gain will greatly strengthen the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5235  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5236  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5237  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5238  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5239  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5240  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5241  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5242  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5243  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5244  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The creation
5245  of a presidential rather than a monarchical government, along with the other
5246  limitations imposed on the president, will reduce the possibility of mishaps,
5247  exceptions, or deviations from the path of justice and the Torah. It is
5248  important that the Sanhedrin always have its finger on the pulse of what is
5249  going on in the president's house, and if necessary, they will help him and
5250  guide him on issues that they believe require correction. At the age of 70,
5251  the president will undergo a re-evaluation by the Sanhedrin. Although the
5252  Sanhedrin has the technical option of considering continuing the presidency
5253  even before retirement age, in accordance with expectations of the leader,
5254  this option will only be put to a practical test when the president reaches
5255  the age of 70. Beyond this age, the president's suitability for his position
5256  will be tested again every 5 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5257  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5258  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5259  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5260  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5261  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5262  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5263  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5264  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5265  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5266  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Already in
5267  the sources, our prophets described in detail the qualities required of a
5268  leader, &quot;And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him, the spirit of
5269  wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of
5270  knowledge and the fear of the Lord... righteousness will be the belt of his
5271  waist and faith the belt of his loins&quot; (Isaiah 11:1-5). The election of
5272  the president will be carried out by the Sanhedrin alone and not through
5273  general elections. Naturally, the people do not have the ability to make a
5274  correct distinction between a hypocrite and a righteous person, unless all
5275  the people are righteous and prophets. According to Maimonides, &quot;A king
5276  is not appointed first except by a court of seventy elders and by a
5277  prophet&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Hilchot</span> <span class=SpellE>Melachim</span>,
5278  Kings 1:3). The need for a prophet is also appropriate for the selection of
5279  the first president who will lead the redemption, and then the conditions
5280  will mature for a more orderly and secure framework that will be based on the
5281  Sanhedrin and elders. The leader, of course, must be accepted by the people
5282  (the Sanhedrin) and cannot take power by force, as it is said: &quot;But if
5283  one man rises up and rules over Israel by force, Israel is not obligated to
5284  listen to him&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Hilchot</span> <span class=SpellE>Melachim</span>,
5285  Kings 3:8). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
5286  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5287  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5288  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5289  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5290  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5291  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5292  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5293  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5294  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5295  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Presidential
5296  candidates must present themselves or be proposed by others, with the
5297  selection process taking place internally in the Sanhedrin. When the
5298  Sanhedrin faces a candidate who is not qualified, it is authorized to shorten
5299  the selection process and appoint him directly. Every Jew will be authorized
5300  to propose himself or others as a candidate for the position of president.
5301  This is if he is suitable for the position according to basic conditions.
5302  This includes general and Torah education, high intelligence, deep fear of
5303  God, excellent performance, and high motivation to uphold the law and
5304  justice. None of the above qualities have fixed values &#8203;&#8203;or
5305  standardized tests. The Sanhedrin will listen and be impressed, and will give
5306  weight to each quality according to its understanding. In the first stage, an
5307  initial screening of those who meet the above requirements will begin by
5308  members of the Sanhedrin and their representatives. In the second stage, the
5309  candidates will present their &quot;I Believe&quot; before the Sanhedrin.
5310  Upon completion of this stage, each Sanhedrin member will have the right to
5311  publicly question the candidate about his path and intentions before he is
5312  brought to a final selection by the members of the Sanhedrin. Several
5313  candidates will be selected for advancement to the next stage, and from among
5314  them, the one and only one will be chosen for the position of president, and
5315  he will be the candidate who receives the greatest support among the members
5316  of the Sanhedrin. The appointment will be completed and will take effect
5317  after re-approval by the members of the Sanhedrin by an absolute majority of
5318  41. The appointment ceremony will be conducted by the President of the
5319  Sanhedrin in a religious format, while ensuring respect and dignity. Even
5320  after being elected, the president does not disengage from his commitment to
5321  the Sanhedrin. The president must work in cooperation with the Sanhedrin by
5322  providing regular reports to the Sanhedrin and consulting with the president
5323  of the Sanhedrin when necessary. The president, when sitting on the throne of
5324  his kingdom, will act according to the way of the Torah, and so that he does
5325  not forget this even for a moment, it was commanded: &quot;And write for him
5326  this Mishnah of the Torah on a scroll before the priests and the
5327  Levites&quot; (Deuteronomy 17:18). It is important that he does not forget where
5328  he came from and where he is going. It is important that he knows that all
5329  his functions derive their authority from the Torah and the way of the Torah
5330  is his way. However, the Sanhedrin will also continue to check and monitor
5331  the president's performance and examine his steps in practice. They must
5332  ensure that the president does not abandon the national interests of the
5333  Jewish people. In order to validate the status of the Sanhedrin, the
5334  president must report on his policy to the members of the Sanhedrin on regular
5335  dates or at the request of the Sanhedrin through the president of The
5336  Sanhedrin. <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5337  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5338  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5339  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5340  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5341  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5342  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5343  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5344  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5345  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5346  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Sanhedrin
5347  can make comments to the president and demand corrections, but despite all
5348  this, the president is not obligated to formally approve his steps and
5349  policies. The only way for the Sanhedrin to impose its will on the president
5350  is through the process of electing a new president, an act that, if carried
5351  out, will most likely be done after deep and responsible thought. In order to
5352  approve such a move, at least 46 members of the Sanhedrin will be required to
5353  approve it. Maimonides lists the rights of the king (<span class=SpellE>Hilchot</span>
5354  <span class=SpellE>Melachim</span>, Kings 3:8-10): a. Permission to kill with
5355  the sword a rebel in the kingdom. b. Permission to kill anyone who
5356  disrespects the kingdom (the institution of the presidency) and c: Authority
5357  to kill murderers who exploit the law in order to evade punishment. Hence,
5358  there is an approach that the king's authority is not fixed and is based on
5359  Torah law, and its entire essence is based on the authority given to it by
5360  the people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5361  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5362  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5363  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5364  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5365  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5366  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5367  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5368  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5369  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5370  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Although the
5371  president's powers will be very broad, the law of the monarchy will not be
5372  fully applicable to him. He will not be able to bequeath the presidency to
5373  his sons and he will have to answer for the failures of his officials. The
5374  president must choose the best and most suitable for public positions and
5375  will have complete freedom in distributing executive powers among his people.
5376  It can be assumed that each president will have a different approach
5377  regarding the delegation of powers and management style, but in all cases of
5378  failure - it is the president who will be asked to answer. If the president
5379  does not take good control of his team and his kingdom - then the Sanhedrin
5380  must warn him and remove him from office. The success of the appointments of
5381  his team of assistants will in fact determine the success of the president.
5382  Criteria for selecting a team of assistants and public servants must be based
5383  on standards of honesty, wisdom, and of course observance of the commandments,
5384  but they must also be tested and pass various tests, objective and
5385  subjective, using methods such as <span class=SpellE>psychotechnical</span>
5386  tests, handwriting analysis, analysis of the candidate's facial features
5387  (there is such a thing!), and more. The president must ensure that all public
5388  servants behave in a civilized manner towards the public. This will be done
5389  using internal and external control mechanisms and not necessarily
5390  investigative committees. Of course, the president will be able to fulfill
5391  his duties with honor only when the team of assistants and officials he
5392  appoints is good. A failed selection of assistants will not allow for proper
5393  administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5394  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5395  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5396  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5397  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5398  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5399  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5400  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5401  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
5402  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5403  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>16. Law and
5404  Justice in Israel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
5405  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5406  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5407  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5408  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5409  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I believe in
5410  the approach that man is inherently good because that is how man was created
5411  by God. Man's entire intention is only to do good deeds. But man is not
5412  always intelligent enough to distinguish between good and evil, and also to
5413  understand that a good deed to others is good for <span class=GramE>himself</span>,
5414  and a bad deed to others is first and foremost bad for himself. So sometimes
5415  he harms others, violates the laws of the Torah and the state, damages
5416  property or harms the state itself. In an orderly society, there are courts
5417  to judge the sinner, and he of course needs to be punished so that next time
5418  he will be more careful with his actions. In an unordered society, each
5419  person judges for himself and we enter a cycle of blood feuds on the one
5420  hand, or victims and helplessness with no one to ask or answer their cries,
5421  on the other. God has given us, humans, <span class=GramE>the</span> law to
5422  use our power to create an orderly and just society. However, if we evade
5423  this obligation, the law will return to God, but then God will be forced to
5424  judge society as a whole. And by the way, everyone bears the punishment, the
5425  good and the bad without distinction. The responsibility of the entire
5426  society for the crimes of the individual when there is no appropriate
5427  response, and the punishment of the entire public that bears the
5428  responsibility, is the meaning of divine justice. Here we are trying to
5429  answer the question of why a righteous person is bad for him and a wicked
5430  person is good for him. Or why the best people pay the most expensive price.
5431  The answer is terrifyingly simple and yet also just and understandable:
5432  because only then will the entire public feel the punishment most painfully,
5433  along with the divine message. The Jewish ideal is that there will be no need
5434  for laws at all. Everyone should know the law and everyone should be careful
5435  about the Torah and the way of life. Perhaps there will be a few exceptions
5436  who will sin and then the court system will issue its judgment in order to
5437  warn and deter. To point out the injustice and denounce Sin. But of course,
5438  the most important thing is good education, which will have a positive effect
5439  on human and social awareness and will leave the courts empty of justice. The
5440  public itself will also have to exert internal social pressure against the
5441  phenomenon of crime. The leaders and judges are also part of the public and
5442  should serve as an example and role model for the people who see them and
5443  follow in their footsteps. And the Sages have already said (Sh
5443abbat <span
5444  class=SpellE>Kelt</span>): &quot;If you have seen a generation that many
5445  troubles come upon it, go out and examine the judges of Israel. Every
5446  calamity that comes to the world comes only for the sake of the judges of
5447  Israel.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5448  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5449  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5450  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
5451  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
5452  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5453  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5454  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5455  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5456  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5457  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Establishing
5458  state courts (in addition to the courts of Mammon or the Small Sanhedrin) is
5459  an important necessity, especially in times when people are not careful about
5460  keeping the law in general and keeping the Torah in particular. After the
5461  situation stabilizes in terms of education and awareness of keeping the law,
5462  crime will also decrease significantly, and at the same time we will also be
5463  able to reduce the scope of the judicial system. In any case, the law in the
5464  courts will be Jewish law, known for its strictness in the laws of evidence,
5465  to the point that it is very difficult to convict without direct evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5466  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5467  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5468  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5469  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5470  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5471  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5472  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5473  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5474  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5475  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>We saw in
5476  Ezekiel that God judges His flock in the law of justice, &quot;And I judged
5477  between a healthy lamb and a lean lamb&quot; (Ezekiel 34:20) and continues by
5478  transferring responsibility to humans: &quot;And I appointed over them one
5479  shepherd...My servant David&quot; (Ezekiel 34:20). Society must be led by a
5480  flesh-and-blood leader whose qualities include judging his people with
5481  justice without partiality.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5482  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5483  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5484  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5485  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5486  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5487  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5488  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5489  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5490  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5491  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The social
5492  system is responsible for appointing a leader in order to create an orderly
5493  system capable of bringing its residents to justice. If you do not do so,
5494  God, blessed be He, will seize your authority and return the law and the
5495  kingdom to Him, not through the mediation of the leader, with all the painful
5496  consequences that such a move has. As it is said: &quot;Behold, I am against
5497  the shepherds, and I will require my sheep from their hand&quot; (Ezekiel
5498  34:10). The meaning of the betrayal of the shepherd-leader in his position is
5499  extremely serious. It causes loss of the way, moral deterioration, and
5500  corruption, and for all of these, the one who gives the judgment is the
5501  public, not the leader. The punishment is also for the seemingly innocent who
5502  <span class=GramE>are</span> part of the public. This is what is said: <span
5503  class=GramE>&quot; He</span> visits the iniquity of parents on
5504  children...&quot; (Exodus 34:7) and also &quot;The fathers have eaten unripe
5505  fruit, and the children's teeth are set on edge,&quot; when there is no law
5506  and no judge - the generation of the fathers sins and causes the generation
5507  of the children to sin, who pay for everything. However, at the time of
5508  redemption, this judgment will no longer be spoken, for a person will die for
5509  his sin (Deuteronomy 24:16,) which is the ideal situation.<span lang=AR-SA
5510  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5511  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5512  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5513  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5514  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5515  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5516  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5517  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5518  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5519  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5520  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Jewish
5521  people are required to obey the laws of the place, and it is interesting that
5522  among the Gentiles, the Jew is indeed disciplined and obedient. The Torah
5523  instructs us in the section on Laws to obey the law: &quot;And you shall do
5524  according to the word that they shall tell you from that place which the Lord
5525  will choose, and you shall be careful to do according to all that they shall
5526  tell you. According to the Torah that they shall tell you and according to the
5527  law that they shall tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the
5528  word that they shall tell you to the right or to the left&quot; (Deuteronomy
5529  17:10-11). Similarly, each and every one must be obedient to the public and
5530  its representatives, but at the same time it is clear to everyone that any
5531  instruction that contradicts the path of the Torah should be ignored. True,
5532  obedience to the law is not an absolute value, blind to reality, but
5533  obedience to the law is a fundamental value in human society that must be
5534  adopted in any system of government, democratic or non-democratic, and
5535  especially so during the time of redemption. And again, subject to the laws
5536  of the Torah. Loyalty to the law should be applied by everyone, including the
5537  president and his ministers. However, upholding the law does not exempt from
5538  assuming responsibility in judgment, especially if harm is caused to the
5539  public as a result of mental blindness. The implementation of absolute
5540  justice requires the judicial system to have courage in exercising
5541  independent judgment in unconventional decisions.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5542  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5543  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5544  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5545  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5546  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5547  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5548  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5549  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5550  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5551  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Here lies the
5552  great difference between the law of the state (the State of Israel) and the
5553  law of the Torah - Hebrew law. According to Hebrew law, a person whose guilt
5554  is in doubt is entitled. The existence of such a doubt will be determined
5555  according to that person's history, according to the list of rights or, to
5556  distinguish it, the list of convictions that preceded the case. It is
5557  certainly possible that someone who allegedly committed one offense but is
5558  known for his righteousness and many <span class=GramE>rights,</span> will
5559  have the benefit of the doubt and not be convicted. If the offenses are
5560  repeated, that is a different story. Unfortunately, in contrast, Israeli law
5561  does not take into account the past rights of a defendant. On the other hand,
5562  in Israeli law there are those who are guilty of bribery or any other offense
5563  who manage to escape prosecution with the help of connections and money. In
5564  law. And if the perpetrator is also a member of a criminal organization, there
5565  is a good chance that the law enforcement system today will not make an
5566  effort towards him for fear of getting involved. There are also known cases
5567  in which the prosecution system keeps an eye on a rebellious politician, for
5568  example, and then, according to them, it is a simple matter to pin some
5569  offense on him in order to humiliate or delay him. The system of here and
5570  there in law enforcement in which those who receive immunity for irrelevant
5571  considerations such as the fear of representatives of the authorities
5572  supporting the perpetrators or because of political kinship and other
5573  connections is immoral and will not be acceptable at all after the reforms in
5574  the legal system of the Jewish state are implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5575  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5576  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5577  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5578  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5579  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5580  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5581  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5582  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5583  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5584  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Flexibility
5585  in penal law is an existing fact. In many cases, for example, when there is a
5586  priority for bringing peace at home and outside the home, as we found in the
5587  case of a pervert, &quot;even the name of God was erased in order to make
5588  peace between a man and his wife.&quot; Justice should be part of the inner
5589  nature of each and every one of us, but we know that this is not a sufficient
5590  condition for achieving ideal justice. First of all, proper education and
5591  legal procedures are needed, in that order. I am also an enthusiastic
5592  supporter of strengthening citizen involvement in the actions of the
5593  establishment and monitoring the integrity of the system. To this end, the
5594  legal system must allow for true feedback. Giving the public the opportunity
5595  to express its grievances will lead the system to treat citizens more fairly.
5596  Steps in this direction will increase the public's trust in the establishment
5597  and contribute to the success of the system. It seems that representatives of
5598  the establishment are interested in suppressing the little citizen, including
5599  in the field of justice and law. Sometimes phenomena such as a lack of
5600  empathy and paranoia between people cause internal destruction of society
5601  when one does not care about the other. This is expressed in a complete
5602  disconnect between different parts of the population, indifference to the
5603  sorrow of the other, in cruel and inconsiderate strikes on the one hand, and
5604  in abject neglect of workers and pensioners on the other (and contrary to
5605  what might be expected - there is no connection between the cases). The legal
5606  system should have something to say on the subject and should say its word
5607  clearly, the legal system has a responsibility to compromise and find common
5608  ground between the different groups, to establish peace. Unfortunately, this
5609  is not what the legal system is transmitting today, an atmosphere of
5610  alienation that only exacerbates the problems that Israeli society suffers
5611  from. This is just part of the neglect of justice and the law in the State of
5612  <span class=GramE>Israel,</span> and because of this, society as a whole is
5613  paying a heavy price.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5614  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5615  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5616  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5617  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5618  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5619  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5620  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5621  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
5622  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5623  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>17. Building
5624  Trust in the Legal System<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
5625  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5626  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5627  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5628  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5629  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I assume that
5630  the primary role of the state is to protect the interests of its citizens and
5631  provide them with the best possible quality of life. But the citizen must
5632  also play his part for society with loyalty and dedication. The above
5633  interests are reflected in the existence of a legal system that maintains a
5634  balance in the mutual obligations of each party. The assurance that there
5635  really is a system that is ready to demand justice, or alternatively a system
5636  that takes the lead in the war on crime without bias, is very important for
5637  maintaining national security. The citizen relies on this. Therefore, the
5638  first thing to do if you want to gain trust in the system is to start with
5639  reforming the legal system. To this end, it is clear that it is not enough to
5640  issue just <span class=GramE>verdicts,</span> they must be issued in a timely
5641  manner without torture. After all, it is a well-known rule that there is no
5642  justice where the trial drags on for too long. Delays in the trial show contempt
5643  for the public and a breakdown in the system. Contrary to what one might
5644  think, I do not blame the current legal system for being solely responsible
5645  for the slowness because it is a combination of many factors, including a
5646  lack of budget and standards, an outdated law, and only in the end a problem
5647  with the work ethic and quality of judges, without referring to the legal
5648  system itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5649  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5650  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5651  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5652  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5653  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>All of this
5654  requires a fundamental overhaul: breaking the system The old system and the
5655  construction of a completely different new system in its place. The starting
5656  point here is that the current administration will cease to exist following
5657  the events that will come in the redemption, and therefore there is no real
5658  need to fight against the old legal system, although an appropriate
5659  alternative needs to be prepared. The legal system needs to be structured so
5660  that it can meet all the demands in real time in the face of the danger of
5661  harm to the individual or society. It is so important that it is better to
5662  starve and lower the standard of living as long as the high standards of
5663  justice and law are not harmed. The legal system is no less important than
5664  education and security, as it is the number one educational factor, and if it
5665  fails, it will also drag the education and security systems with it. Logic
5666  says that the integrity of any social system is contingent on the trust it
5667  manages to gain from the citizen. The success of the legal system in
5668  successfully meeting its tasks will determine the character of the state and
5669  its future. My hope is that on the way to the redemption state, we will not
5670  fail in disputes regarding the character of the legal system and the path
5671  proposed here will be accepted in principle, otherwise it will be too late to
5672  correct and the price will be high. For all of us. Therefore, it is important
5673  that the leadership itself proves its loyalty to the law and justice until
5674  this becomes the norm so that the public knows that justice and the law are
5675  above all else. On the practical level, and this is good for any form of
5676  government, everything necessary must be invested in establishing an
5677  enlightened and high-level legal system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5678  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5679  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5680  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5681  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5682  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5683  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5684  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5685  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5686  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5687  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The judicial
5688  system will be under the responsibility of the Inspector of Courts
5689  (hereinafter referred to as the Inspector). The Inspector will not only
5690  appoint judges but will be responsible for establishing investigative teams
5691  that will be part of the judicial system, and will also be responsible for
5692  assigning tasks. Although the Inspector will not be a judge, his role will be
5693  to check whether the work of judging is done according to standards of
5694  justice and without bias. A judge will not be immune to criticism, all
5695  judgments will be published, along with a full protocol of the hearing in
5696  video format (and if possible also a computerized transcript), so that more
5697  observant eyes will be able to gain a retrospective impression of the trial.
5698  This will allow for public, civil criticism of the judicial system in
5699  addition to the Inspector's criticism. Exposure to the media will encourage
5700  more citizens To refer any public or private matter that they consider to be
5701  a violation of justice and <span class=GramE>has</span> not been addressed by
5702  those responsible, to the appropriate courts and thereby expand the public's
5703  right to stand trial. As stated: openness to public criticism is one of the
5704  conditions for an enlightened and just government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5705  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5706  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5707  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5708  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5709  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is
5710  important to note that the courts or judicial investigation committees are
5711  not a small Sanhedrin but a civil system operating on the basis of the laws
5712  of the law and the state. The institutions of the Sanhedrin (the small and
5713  the large) will operate in parallel, with the large Sanhedrin sitting in the <span
5714  class=SpellE>Heichal</span> <span class=SpellE>Hagazit</span> on the Temple
5715  Mount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5716  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5717  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5718  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
5719  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
5720  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5721  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5722  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5723  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
5724  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
5725  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
5726  dir=LTR></span>18. Structure of the Courts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
5727  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5728  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5729  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5730  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5731  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>First,
5732  because the courts will operate according to Jewish law, the judges and <span
5733  class=SpellE>dayanim</span> will be men: Regarding a woman judge, the Mishnah
5734  says, &quot;Anyone who is qualified to judge is qualified to testify&quot;
5735  (Tractate <span class=SpellE>Nida</span>), but someone who cannot testify is
5736  not qualified to judge. In general, a woman cannot testify, and therefore
5737  cannot judge. Although it is stated that anything that is entrusted to a
5738  woman is trustworthy to testify about (<span class=SpellE>Tosafot</span> <span
5739  class=SpellE>Pesachim</span>), and in sensitive humanitarian cases, their
5740  testimony is accepted. And there are opinions (<span class=SpellE>Sefer</span>
5741  Ha-<span class=SpellE>Hanuquh</span> 77) based on the precedent of Deborah
5742  the Prophet, that only in matters of property can a woman be accepted as a
5743  judge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5744  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5745  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5746  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5747  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5748  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5749  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5750  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5751  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5752  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5753  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Of course, at
5754  the time of the redemption, the law will be Jewish. In my opinion, Jewish law
5755  is much more moderate, tolerant, and even gives more room for discretion,
5756  which emphasizes the insight unique to us that it is not the severity of the
5757  punishment that will cure delinquency, but mainly the atmosphere in the home
5758  and the environment - they will have the greatest influence. This has already
5759  been stated in Tractate Sanhedrin: &quot;Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Shmuel</span>
5760  bar <span class=SpellE>Nachmani</span> said, Rabbi Yonatan said: Every judge
5761  who judges a true law in its truth causes the Divine Presence to depart from
5762  Israel... and when he does not do so, he causes the Divine Presence to
5763  depart.&quot; Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Tzadok</span> Ha-<span class=SpellE>Kohen</span>
5764  of Lublin interprets: &quot;The laws of the Torah are true, but there is
5765  truth in its truth, as they said in the Sanhedrin, except for a fraudulent
5766  law, whose law appears to be true according to the Torah according to the
5767  claims, but is not true in its truth.&quot; In other words, those who judge
5768  the law solely from the sources, detached from reality, do not get to aim for
5769  the truth In fact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5770  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5771  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5772  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5773  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5774  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5775  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5776  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5777  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5778  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5779  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Jewish law
5780  covers many subjects and there is almost no need to expand on it, but
5781  absurdly enough, today, with the establishment of the Israeli state, Jewish
5782  law is theoretically valid in cases of lacunae in the law, but in practice it
5783  does not receive an opportunity and is abandoned due to lack of understanding
5784  and its nullity compared to general law. Whereas in the Jewish state, general
5785  law will be the secondary law and will constitute a collection of regulations
5786  and directives that the government will publish and it does not contradict
5787  Jewish law. In cases where there is no unequivocal statement in the law (Jewish
5788  or general), the court will act according to its understanding. Laws,
5789  regulations and directives will be the responsibility of the president and
5790  his government (as opposed to the laws of <span class=SpellE>halakhah</span>
5791  under the authority of the Sanhedrin). The president will enact laws and
5792  regulations in the executive areas related to the activities of his
5793  government and if there is a concern about a conflict with Jewish law, it is
5794  advisable for the president to consult with the president of the Sanhedrin,
5795  who can also intervene on his own initiative. In cases where the president of
5796  the Sanhedrin invalidates a legal directive of the president as contradicting
5797  the spirit of <span class=SpellE>halakhah</span>, the president can ask the
5798  members of the council to decide with authority which of the two is
5799  responsible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
5800  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5801  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5802  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5803  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5804  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5805  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5806  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5807  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5808  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5809  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
5810  courts (Small Sanhedrin) that will be established will specialize in areas
5811  such as: courts for family and children's property matters, Shabbat, and
5812  everything related to religion. Alternatively, litigants will be able to
5813  request arbitrators who are professionally suited to the dispute (according
5814  to the <span class=SpellE>Zevla</span> method - each litigant chooses one
5815  judge for himself, according to Torah law), according to the choice of the
5816  litigants (in my understanding, in the event of agreement from all sides - a
5817  woman can also be chosen for the role of arbitrator). All criminal matters
5818  will be heard in courts of the investigation committees (the peace). Civil
5819  disputes will be heard in a court appointed by the Small Sanhedrin. In all
5820  cases, it is important that the judges demonstrate multidisciplinary
5821  understanding and education that will allow them to question witnesses
5822  professionally, invite and understand expert opinions, and have the courage
5823  to rule according to their feelings after thoroughly examining and
5824  researching all parties, because this is what distinguishes the Jewish legal
5825  system, in which judges actively investigate, compared to the accepted system
5826  in which the judge allows the litigants' powerful to manipulate the trial to
5827  their own ends. The judge must demonstrate public courage, as it is written:
5828  &quot;And you shall judge justly between a man and his brother and his
5829  neighbor. You shall not respect persons in judgment; you shall hear both the
5830  small and the great. &quot;You shall not be envious of anyone, for the
5831  judgment belongs to God&quot; (Deuteronomy 1:16-17).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5832  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5833  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5834  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5835  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5836  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5837  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5838  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5839  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5840  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5841  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The court
5842  system will be headed by the Superintendent of Courts, who will be of
5843  ministerial rank. Below him will be regional superintendents who will be in
5844  charge of the district courts and the courts of the peace/investigation
5845  teams. The superintendents will be professionals in their field of
5846  responsibility, and like the investigation teams, those in charge of the
5847  designated courts will be highly skilled experts in these matters. In terms
5848  of seniority, the superintendents will be higher than the judges, but they
5849  will not be able to judge or interfere with the judges' judgments. Their
5850  authority will be administrative (appointments) and technical in order to
5851  inspect the judicial conduct and review the judgments. Their role will also
5852  be to protect the interests of the litigants, and in the event that there is
5853  criticism of a particular judgment, they will forward their comments to the
5854  Chief Superintendent of Courts along with recommendations such as a retrial
5855  in a higher judicial instance. The superintendents will also be responsible
5856  for distributing the work arrangements of the legal teams to A
5856ccording to
5857  needs. If a judge is found not to meet the criteria for judging, the
5858  inspectors will be able to warn him and then also terminate his term with the
5859  approval of the Chief Inspector of the Courts. An appeal against their
5860  decision will only be before the Supreme Court/President of the State. There
5861  will be no judicial instance above the inspectors, only the Chief Inspector
5862  and the President of the State, in order to allow them to fulfill their
5863  duties without fear. The inspector has a personal responsibility to check the
5864  proper course of legal hearings. If the inspector finds questions of
5865  principle that have a <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span> interest and are
5866  precedent-setting, they will be handled by the President of the Sanhedrin,
5867  who will decide whether to bring them to the Sanhedrin to determine a law.
5868  The Sanhedrin has the authority to request a review of a court ruling if they
5869  find a significant contradiction there with the rules of <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span>
5870  law, subject to the decision of the President of the Sanhedrin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5871  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5872  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5873  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5874  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5875  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5876  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5877  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5878  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
5879  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5880  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>19.
5881  Investigation teams and the police<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
5882  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5883  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5884  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5885  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5886  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I believe
5887  that justice must first be seen, in order to strengthen public confidence in
5888  the justice system. The first step is to do everything possible to speed up
5889  judicial proceedings that will meet reasonable deadlines. My understanding is
5890  that the right way is first to spare no effort in establishing proper courts
5891  that will allow trials to be held without delays. And in addition, and this
5892  is the main thing, to establish the investigative court (investigation teams)
5893  that will focus on criminal offenses, for example, in economic matters,
5894  breaches of trust and corruption. In addition, violent offenses handled by
5895  the police will be brought to trial before three judges from the
5896  investigation teams when the police provide the investigation material to the
5897  court. A legal hearing that lasts a long time, the effect of the punishment
5898  dissipates. Bypassing bureaucratic barriers does not necessarily come at the
5899  expense of justice. On the contrary, justice only benefits if the
5900  investigation and trial are conducted at a 24/6 pace. It is important that
5901  the sentence be seen and made as close as possible to the time the offense
5902  was committed. It should be noted that this system is somewhat reminiscent of
5903  the French system where there is an Investigating judge, but here it grants
5904  much more authority to the investigation teams. The investigating court will
5905  be made up of experts who will be trained for a judicial role and to conduct
5906  complex investigations. The training system for the investigating judges will
5907  include academic studies, practical training in the field of investigations,
5908  and of course specialization in laws and Jewish law. The courts of the Small
5909  Sanhedrin will of course be composed of qualified judges who have the
5910  authority to adjudicate property laws, Family and more. Of course, I expect
5911  all judges on the investigation committees and the district court to be
5912  observant of Torah and <span class=SpellE>mitzvot</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5913  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5914  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5915  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5916  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5917  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5918  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5919  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5920  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5921  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5922  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And we
5923  emphasize again: the police (and not the investigation teams) will handle
5924  offenses that are violent or a low-level violation of the law. It is the sole
5925  authority responsible for preventing crime and maintaining public peace and
5926  will serve as the executive arm of the government and the court. The
5927  investigation teams, on the other hand, will focus on corruption offenses:
5928  corruption in the public and private service, fraud, extortion, <span
5929  class=GramE>breach</span> of trust, embezzlement, bribery, tax offenses,
5930  perversion of justice, incitement, false advertising, waste of public funds,
5931  discrimination, unlawful abuse of authority, and more. If necessary, the
5932  police will assist the investigation teams by providing appropriate backup.
5933  The supervisor of the investigation teams may also transfer an investigation
5934  from the police to the investigation teams for completion. In particularly
5935  serious cases, the trial can be transferred directly to a district court.
5936  Sensitive Investigations Related to Heads of Government and the President's
5937  House will be entrusted to the President of the Sanhedrin, who will appoint
5938  his own investigators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5939  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5940  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5941  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5942  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5943  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5944  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5945  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5946  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5947  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5948  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The role of
5949  the supervisor of the investigation teams includes concentrating the
5950  investigation subjects and dividing them into appropriate teams according to
5951  the information coming from the police or the public. Each investigation team
5952  will deal with only a small number of cases at a given time so that they can
5953  complete the investigation and trial without delay. The process will be based
5954  on an open or covert investigation, a legal hearing, a summary, and finally a
5955  verdict and sentence by at least three judges from the investigation team.
5956  The meetings will be videotaped and transcribed, so that if a question arises
5957  about the legality of the trial proceedings, it can be checked. The maximum
5958  penalty that the investigation teams can impose is a fine and imprisonment in
5959  a rehabilitation facility.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
5960  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5961  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5962  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5963  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5964  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
5965  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5966  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
5967  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
5968  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
5969  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The speedy
5970  trial system will restore public confidence in the justice system. Everyone
5971  will see that for every offense there is an immediate punishment, and it will
5972  not help even if the offender is rich in money and social connections. The
5973  reform will not be complete before a radical change is also made to the
5974  system The punishment/rehabilitation as detailed below. The silence of
5975  witnesses and interrogators will be imputed to the duty of the silent
5976  witness/interrogated. Public figures must adhere to the purity of their
5977  morals. It is enough if it is proven that they acted improperly and without a
5978  satisfactory explanation, even if they did not take money into their pockets,
5979  they will be considered to have betrayed the trust given to them and will be
5980  convicted of at least breach of trust. In any case, public figures <span
5981  class=GramE>who</span> remain silent or do not tell the truth will not be
5982  able to continue in their positions. In serious offenses, even close family
5983  members will have to testify. And when the justification changes - it is more
5984  appropriate to use sanctions and imprisonment to extract information. We
5985  learned from Maimonides: &quot;We were commanded to give testimony before the
5986  judges about everything we know... and whoever violates this commandment and
5987  withholds his testimony - his sin is great&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Sefer</span>
5988  <span class=SpellE>Hamitvos</span>, <span class=SpellE>Asa</span> 175). It
5989  should be clear to everyone - in the war against crime, one must take off the
5990  gloves and fight it by all means, <span class=GramE>those</span> who
5991  undermine the effort will bear all the consequences. What means investigators
5992  will be able to use - we will leave that to the judiciary and supervisors.
5993  The courts will be supervised by the Supervisor of Courts, who will routinely
5994  review the progress of hearings to reduce the fear that investigators will
5995  deviate from the standard of investigation and judges will not do their job
5996  faithfully. The representation of the accused in court will be discussed
5997  later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5998  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
5999  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6000  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6001  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6002  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6003  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6004  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6005  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6006  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6007  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Legal
6008  professionals will be given enough authority to be able to fulfill their
6009  mission properly, but if they do not follow the rules, control mechanisms
6010  will be activated. Control will begin at the stage of appointing legal
6011  professionals according to standards. What are the required qualities? We
6012  have already been warned in the sources, &quot;For a bribe blinds the
6013  wise&quot; (Exodus 23:8) and &quot;For a bribe blinds the eyes of the
6014  wise&quot; (Deuteronomy 16:19). 'Wisdom' is a comprehensive knowledge of the
6015  laws of the Torah and 'wise' is mental acuity, and the Maimonides emphasizes
6016  that the judge must be humble and love people (<span class=SpellE>Hilkot</span>
6017  Sanhedrin 2:7). The <span class=SpellE>Gra</span> interprets this to mean
6018  that the judge must be excellent in Torah and knowledgeable in worldly
6019  affairs (<span class=SpellE>Aderet</span> <span class=SpellE>
6019Eliyahu</span>).
6020  At the same time, candidates for the position of investigating judge will
6021  undergo in-depth training in the field of Jewish law, general law (at an
6022  academic level, as is customary today), investigations, and another general
6023  field. Age will not be a limitation. In this context, it is worth noting that
6024  the law allows for the appointment of a young judge who has completed his or
6025  her studies, &quot;because at this time there are books and law verses on
6026  most subjects, and the judge is not required to be a genius in order to issue
6027  <span class=SpellE>halachic</span> rulings.&quot;<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6028  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6029  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6030  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6031  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6032  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6033  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6034  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6035  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6036  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6037  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As already
6038  stated, each investigation team will be headed by a team leader who will also
6039  serve as the <span class=SpellE>ab</span> <span class=SpellE>beit</span> din
6040  (president of the court). He will conduct the investigation and the trial. He
6041  has the authority to initiate an investigation after prior or retrospective
6042  approval from the inspector, as well as to carry out a 48-hour detention for
6043  the purpose of the investigation. The teams will work according to a work
6044  arrangement determined by the inspectors, taking into account the workload of
6045  the investigations. If necessary, the inspector will appoint additional teams
6046  to expedite investigations. The activities of an investigation team should
6047  not be limited to a specific geographical <span class=GramE>area,</span>
6048  everything will be in accordance with the interests of the matter.<span
6049  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6050  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6051  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6052  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6053  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6054  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6055  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6056  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6057  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6058  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6059  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In addition
6060  to recording all hearings, and in addition to the review by the regional
6061  inspector, the national inspector (for the investigation teams) will also
6062  serve as an additional step in the control mechanism. His job will be to
6063  ensure that the local inspectors are doing their job faithfully and
6064  impartially. In any case, the accused will be able to appeal to the District
6065  and/or Supreme Court. Although the appellant must take into account that if
6066  the appeal is rejected, he may also bear the legal costs or receive an
6067  increased sentence. Very serious offenses that can be punished with the death
6068  penalty will be tried in the district court from the outset. Appeals or
6069  special offenses (as determined by the president) will be heard in the
6070  Supreme Court, presided over by the president.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6071  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6072  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6073  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6074  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6075  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6076  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6077  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6078  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
6079  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6080  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>20.
6081  Advantages of the proposed legal system<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
6082  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6083  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6084  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6085  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6086  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The legal
6087  systems in the modern world are certainly more advanced and egalitarian than
6088  in the past. However, because the system strives to sanctify the law, it
6089  follows that the right to basic justice is violated, the system is convoluted
6090  by bureaucracy, and cannot withstand the burdens it itself creates. It is
6091  clear that in this situation, the criminals are left to their own devices
6092  until their trial ends in dubious transactions or nothing at all. It is only
6093  a pity that the victims and law-abiding people pay the price.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6094  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6095  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6096  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6097  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6098  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6099  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6100  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6101  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6102  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6103  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In contrast
6104  to the legal system practiced today, which sanctifies the rights of the
6105  accused to evade responsibility if he can afford to hire lawyers whose area
6106  of &#8203;&#8203;expertise is to turn the trial into a show, Jewish law also
6107  has a religious significance beyond its function of doing justice. In Jewish
6108  (&quot;Hebrew&quot;) law, justice is a central part of the work of God.
6109  Hence, the legal weight tends to tighten the conditions for conviction
6110  (compared to civil law), along with strict adherence to the duty of judges to
6111  uphold the principles of justice and holiness of the Jewish people. A person
6112  will not be convicted based on his confession alone and at least 2 witnesses
6113  are required to bring about a conviction. This actually works in the favor of
6114  the accused who will not be convicted when there is doubt or when their
6115  confession was extracted by fraud or force. This is in contrast to the legal
6116  situation prevailing today, in which if the system is interested in a
6117  conviction, a false confession can be extracted by force and some other marginal
6118  thing can be invented to assist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6119  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6120  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6121  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6122  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6123  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6124  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6125  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6126  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6127  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6128  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The judicial
6129  investigation committees and the courts will act according to Hebrew law, as
6130  well as according to national law, and if there is a situation in which there
6131  is no legal reference or where using the legal source will only distort
6132  justice, the courts are entitled to act in the way they see fit, with
6133  reasoning. In the event that there is no conflict with Hebrew law, civil laws
6134  and practices also receive a <span class=SpellE>halachic</span> seal in what
6135  is called the &quot;public regulations&quot; in the context of the
6136  integration of the legal systems. And I quote Justice <span class=SpellE>Menachem</span>
6137  <span class=SpellE>Alon</span>: &quot;This foundation on the basis of the
6138  king's law and the principle of the 'public regulations' is undoubtedly -
6139  from the perspective of the world of <span class=SpellE>halachah</span> - the
6140  classic way to ever in the future bring about a unification and integration
6141  between Israeli law and historical Hebrew law.&quot; In today's situation
6142  where there are no nearby <span class=SpellE>dayanim</span>, legal
6143  professionals will be sufficiently learned people to rule according to general
6144  law and according to Hebrew law. According to Rabbi Kook, when the
6145  understanding of the <span class=SpellE>halachah</span> in a particular case
6146  is not clear enough, or cannot be applied, this situation should be treated
6147  as a question of regulation and prioritize the laws of justice and fairness,
6148  as the <span class=SpellE>Noahide</span> covenanted. Therefore, the source of
6149  their authority will be the biblical obligation to judge according to the
6150  laws of honesty and to do justice and to judge justice or according to
6151  another opinion: &quot;Their mission is to judge their servants.&quot; The
6152  judges are the messengers of the ancient courts, even though they have no
6153  authority of their own to judge Torah law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6154  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6155  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6156  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6157  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6158  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6159  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6160  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6161  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6162  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6163  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Without any
6164  connection to Jewish law or general law, the legal system must be simplified.
6165  We must strive for trials that are conducted continuously and end as quickly
6166  as possible so that there is no legal torture for either the accused or the
6167  victims, especially not for the victims. It is more important for the public
6168  to know that for every offense, they are put on trial and immediately see the
6169  results, rather than the question of how severe the penalties should be and
6170  what constitutes a deterrent punishment. Personally, I do not believe in
6171  deterrence, criminals almost always return to crime. It has more to do with education
6172  and mental disorders that limit their ability to choose freely to the point
6173  that they are unaware of the consequences of their actions. But most
6174  importantly: if the public knew that there is a law and a judge, they would
6175  not remain indifferent to crime, and would weed out those people who have
6176  adopted a criminal norm for themselves. It is known that the length of the
6177  trial leads to a loss of trust and many do not even seek help from the
6178  system. In special cases, it is better to work around the clock and even ask
6179  the judges to make a special effort to complete the trial on time, so that
6180  justice can be seen by all.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6181  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6182  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6183  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6184  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6185  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6186  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6187  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6188  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6189  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6190  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The presence
6191  of lawyers requires thought. Does their presence in criminal trials add to
6192  justice or detract from it? The answer is probably made up of several
6193  factors, starting with the financial resources of the person on trial, <span
6194  class=GramE>the</span> extensive connections of the lawyer, the manipulations
6195  he manages to create, and the ability of the judge standing before him to
6196  hold the reins of justice. In criminal cases, it must be taken into account
6197  that the system will be completely different from what is practiced today:
6198  there is a judicial investigation committee, not one person who investigates
6199  and decides to take shortcuts for himself, and there is a team leader who is
6200  supposed to know the case in question well, and who is effectively
6201  supervised, and the verdict is given by several judges, not one. In my
6202  opinion, this is better than the situation today, where the weak, those who
6203  were not blessed with deep pockets or, alternatively, did not steal money and
6204  take bribes to finance their expensive defense, are precisely the ones who do
6205  not get justice in the current legal system. In addition, the damage that
6206  lawyers cause to the justice system can be enormous, mainly because of the
6207  trials that drag on endlessly, the judges are fed up and they compromise on
6208  the law and justice, and there are difficult cases that are closed without a
6209  trace. In contrast, in civil lawsuits or criminal appeals, there is a point in
6210  hiring lawyers, especially if the issue is complicated and complex, but here
6211  at least the judge can also use experts on his behalf. The main problem
6212  remains in the length of criminal lawsuits, therefore, at least in the first <span
6213  class=GramE>instance,</span> the lawyers should be kept away. Moreover,
6214  according to Jewish law, one is not in a hurry to convict, and even if
6215  convicts do not send to long imprisonment and prefer a framework of
6216  corrective education. I emphasize again: in the judge-investigator system,
6217  there is more involvement and less distance, and one can expect the judges to
6218  behave with excessive fairness while understanding the side of the accused.
6219  But if, God forbid, there is a complaint about miscarriages of justice, these
6220  will be examined by a number of additional review mechanisms as will be
6221  detailed below, and in any case, in the higher courts (district court and
6222  above) there will be the possibility of hiring a lawyer. I expect that
6223  everyone: the litigants and the lawyers will cooperate with the justice
6224  system to the extent possible in order to reach the truth, and any act
6225  intended to prevent the truth from being reached is a criminal offense.
6226  Maimonides (<span class=SpellE>Hilkot</span> Sanhedrin 21 <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
6227  1) recommends that the court is permitted to help the litigant who does not
6228  know how to present his arguments and to give him relief and guidance in
6229  order to try and understand. At the same time, the judge must frequently
6230  interrogate the witnesses in order to reach the truth (<span class=SpellE>Hilkot</span>
6231  <span class=SpellE>Edut</span> Chapter 1 <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
6232  4). The substance of the case must be clear to the parties (unless there are
6233  weighty considerations to prevent this) and the court must allow the
6234  litigants to say whatever is on their minds but to direct their words to the
6235  issues relevant to the hearing.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6236  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6237  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6238  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6239  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6240  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6241  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6242  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6243  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6244  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6245  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>There is
6246  evidence that in the past, a court was required to Jewish law excels in the
6247  speed of judicial decisions. For example, a review of historical documents
6248  from the city of <span class=SpellE>Krk</span> shows that in the Middle Ages,
6249  regulations were enacted requiring that each trial in a lower court be concluded
6250  in no more than three days, while in the middle and high courts in up to nine
6251  days, and if not, the judges would pay out of their own pockets for the
6252  community. For balance, it is necessary to moderate the speed in determining
6253  the verdict. Rabbi Yehuda the Hasid says that a judge should not rule on the
6254  same day even if the law is clear to him, because there is always a second
6255  thought or a delayed internal revelation and it is appropriate to wait a day
6256  or several days. According to the main tenets of Torah law, a judge can even
6257  judge alone, but in most cases, it was customary in Jewish law to judge in
6258  threes (<span class=SpellE>Shulchan</span> <span class=SpellE>Aruch</span> <span
6259  class=SpellE>Choshen</span> <span class=SpellE>Mishpat</span>, Section 3,
6260  Section 2). In order to achieve fair judicial conditions, it is necessary to
6261  prevent from the outset the establishment of a court in which there is no
6262  harmony among its members, which could introduce foreign considerations into
6263  the court. The Talmud states that two judges who hate each other do not sit
6264  together. In the law (Sanhedrin 29, p. 1), and in my opinion, in such a case,
6265  the team of judges should be carefully examined, as at least one of them
6266  cannot meet the requirements for moral purity, which casts a stain on the
6267  entire system. In any case, it should be ensured that the judges act in the <span
6268  class=GramE>most fair</span> manner towards the litigants, and this is within
6269  the authority of the supervisor of judges. What qualities are required of a
6270  judge? The judge must see himself as God's messenger in the trial, and any
6271  evasion of the mission is a betrayal of God. The most important quality in a
6272  judge is the fear of God and faith. Without faith, the judge is liable to
6273  fail in contempt and haughtiness of heart, as we found in Jehoshaphat:
6274  &quot;For you shall not judge for man, but for the Lord... Thus shall you do
6275  in the fear of the Lord, with faith and with a perfect heart&quot;
6276  (Chronicles b 19:69). From this verse we can learn that the judges themselves
6277  are put to the test and must not neglect their great responsibility, since
6278  the Lord watches over them at all times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6279  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6280  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6281  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6282  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6283  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6284  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6285  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6286  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6287  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6288  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to the
6289  accepted practice in Jewish law, the verdict given by the court is anonymous
6290  and is signed by all three without specifying which of the court members <span
6291  class=GramE>were the acquitters</span> and which were the <span class=SpellE>convicters</span>.
6292  In any case, it should be examined whether this method is preferable or
6293  whether the minority judge should be allowed to write his opinion separately
6294  from the verdict. The Commissioner of Courts has the authority to intervene
6295  (especially if convinced by the minority judge) and bring the matter to a
6296  retrial or to another panel or to a higher court.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6297  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6298  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6299  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6300  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6301  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6302  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6303  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6304  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6305  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6306  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
6307  importance of the trial of justice is so high that it is said, &quot;And
6308  Jerusalem was not destroyed, nor was Israel exiled, except by the annulment
6309  of the trial&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Tur</span> <span class=SpellE>Hoshen</span>
6310  al-<span class=SpellE>Mishpat</span>, Section 1). In civil law, the priority
6311  of compromise over the trial is important in order to increase peace and
6312  justice. However, in criminal law, the current widespread phenomenon of 'plea
6313  bargains' that result from an overload on the system must be prevented. This
6314  is also an anti-educational act that contradicts the values &#8203;&#8203;of
6315  justice and honesty. After the reform of the judicial system, this phenomenon
6316  will have no place in the courts and in fact will not be necessary for
6317  several reasons: (1) The prosecution and/or members of the investigation
6318  committee will also be able to convict based on the testimonies and their
6319  impressions of the accused and his cooperation in the test of truth. (2) The
6320  court and the prosecution will conclude the case as soon as possible so that
6321  there is no torture or burden on the court, and therefore a plea bargain will
6322  no longer be relevant. (3) The court will not need the defendant's confession
6323  in order to convict him and will be able to do so <span class=GramE>based</span>
6324  on its subjective impressions of the testimonies. (4) In a judicial process
6325  carried out by the investigation team, there will be no official prosecutor
6326  or defense attorney, so only the accused, on his own initiative, will be able
6327  to request a reduction in sentence or a plea bargain (although this would not
6328  be really relevant in Jewish law - in my opinion), but such a request must be
6329  reasoned and convincing.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6330  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6331  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6332  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6333  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6334  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6335  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6336  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6337  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6338  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6339  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It should be
6340  taken into account that this reform will reduce to a certain extent the
6341  distance between the honorable court and the accused, but it will also allow
6342  the accused more opportunities to present his arguments to the judges, who
6343  will also be more attentive to him. First, the members of the investigation
6344  committees will question the parties and the background to the case outside
6345  the courtroom (subject to the obligation to document), and only after they
6346  have formulated a position and an indictment will they continue with the
6347  formal trial process, in which the accused will be given the opportunity to
6348  present his position again and explain his actions, as well as to have
6349  witnesses testify, and more, and the judges will review and re-examine their
6350  judgments. This stage will be the public stage, and it will be documented and
6351  open to the public. In order to establish such a system, one must begin with
6352  A new and orderly way of working. The judicial system must reliably document
6353  all hearings and investigations conducted before and during the trial, so
6354  that it will be possible to thoroughly examine the legality of the
6355  proceedings after the verdict is issued (at the request of all interested
6356  parties). I believe that by the time of the reform, we will have the
6357  technological means to record the minutes of the legal hearing in a
6358  computerized manner so that this issue will not be a stumbling block to the
6359  implementation of the reform. Everything necessary must be invested in order
6360  to shorten the duration of the trial to the most reasonable period of time. I
6361  should note in a side note that the resources allocated to improving the
6362  judicial system will ultimately return as profit to the national GNP as a
6363  result of reducing the waste of working days resulting from an inefficient
6364  judicial system. The state will finance special legal advisors who will
6365  provide litigants in civil and criminal cases with any assistance that will make
6366  it easier for them to independently manage their claims. A lack of
6367  professional manpower, neither in investigations, nor in trial, nor in
6368  supervision, must not be the cause of legal torture. If necessary, then it is
6369  permissible to employ one team for every 1000 residents, and it is better to
6370  be careful in choosing the judges. Probably at the time of the redemption we
6371  will not need such a high number of courts, if at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6372  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6373  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6374  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6375  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6376  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6377  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6378  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6379  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6380  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6381  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To summarize
6382  the issue, the investigation teams will also serve as magistrates' courts,
6383  and thus there is a chance that the hearings will not continue until they
6384  lose all meaning. If the best judges are appointed, this system will reduce
6385  legal errors and bias in trials. Regarding civil law, justice must be seen
6386  there too, and if a person wins a large lawsuit and is unable to realize the
6387  winnings - this is not justice. A debtor who refuses to pay his debt will
6388  risk criminal prosecution and may be punished with a fine or imprisonment.
6389  Magistrates' courts or magistrates' courts will also serve as arbitrators in
6390  personal disputes at the request of the defendants.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6391  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6392  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6393  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6394  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6395  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6396  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6397  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6398  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
6399  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6400  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>21.
6401  Punishment as a means of prevention, not punishment<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
6402  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6403  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6404  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6405  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6406  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In a
6407  civilized country, it is forbidden to see prison as a purpose or solution to
6408  crime. The purpose of imprisonment is first and foremost correction (which is
6409  unfairly called &quot;punishment&quot;), and only secondarily, and when there
6410  is no other choice, is the purpose also exclusion from society. On the other
6411  hand, in my opinion, certain weight should also be given to feelings of anger
6412  and revenge on the part of the victims. The victims deserve to see that the
6413  offender pays freely or in any other form. In addition, they deserve
6414  compensation from the offender according to his ability. It is important that
6415  the punishment be carried out quickly and decisively. It is like striking the
6416  iron while it is still hot. On the other hand, the offender needs to be
6417  rehabilitated. Although he is a sinner, he is probably himself a victim of an
6418  unsupportive environment and he also deserves a real chance to be
6419  rehabilitated. And if we talk about rehabilitation, an offender who returns
6420  to crime a second or third time will not be rehabilitated until after being
6421  removed from society for a long period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6422  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6423  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6424  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6425  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6426  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In Jewish
6427  law, imprisonment is not the preferred solution. Imprisonment, or by its
6428  ancient name, &quot;the punishment of the prison&quot; (a small cell), is
6429  mentioned as a means of punishment during the Talmud. If someone is beaten
6430  and beaten, the court puts him in a prison, and they feed him with his skin
6431  until his stomach bursts (Sanhedrin 9.5). From this we learn that one should
6432  avoid depriving a person of his freedom, at least for the first offense, and
6433  only when there is no other choice is one placed in detention. Usually, one
6434  is arrested for a serious crime that carries the death penalty or other
6435  corporal punishment. Rabbi Hirsch addressed the issue of imprisonment (see <span
6436  class=SpellE>Elishai</span> ben Yitzhak) referring to the sources (Exodus
6437  21:6): &quot;The punishments of imprisonment for all the hope and moral
6438  corruption that reside behind the walls of the prison, for all the grief and
6439  sighing that they bring upon the prisoner's wife and children - have no place
6440  in the Torah of God. They will not recognize their place, on the miserable
6441  prison fortresses of crime - in the realm of the Torah.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6442  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6443  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6444  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6445  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6446  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6447  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6448  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6449  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6450  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6451  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And before
6452  conviction, is there a law that allows for detention until the end of the
6453  proceedings? <span class=SpellE>Rashi</span> interpreted that detention is to
6454  prevent the suspect from escaping: &quot;They detain him until it is
6455  determined whether the person being beaten will die or not, and bandage him,
6456  apparently so that he will not escape. From this it is clear that it is
6457  permissible to place a person in detention to prevent his escape, or other
6458  disruption during the trial. (See discussion of the Central Board of
6459  Education for Jurisprudence on the Torah's view on the penalty of
6460  imprisonment.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6461  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6462  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6463  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6464  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6465  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6466  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6467  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6468  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6469  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6470  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>But there is
6471  another consideration, and that is the public consideration: Rabbi Yitzhak
6472  Bar <span class=SpellE>Sheshet</span> (<span class=SpellE>Rivash</span>) says
6473  that in addition to the desire to prevent the suspect from escaping, there is
6474  a public interest in arresting those suspected of serious offenses, because
6475  &quot;someone who has committed an offense for which there is a fear of being
6476  punished should not walk around the market while a court is examining,
6477  considering, and passing judgment.&quot; In my opinion, these are appropriate
6478  touchstones and one should proceed accordingly.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6479  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6480  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6481  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6482  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6483  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6484  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6485  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6486  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6487  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6488  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Does there
6489  have to be a direct connection between the severity of the offense and the
6490  punishment? Under the Reform system, there may not be a direct connection
6491  since there will not be imprisonment by definition, but rather educational
6492  rehabilitation, and this is scheduled for two years in most cases. Of course,
6493  a financial fine will also be imposed for the benefit of the injured party or
6494  for the benefit of the state. The prophets warn that if society does not
6495  exercise its right to punish the offender, then the offenses fall on the
6496  entire public and it will bear responsibility. In ancient times, the typical
6497  punishment was a financial fine (or alternatively, slavery) and corporal
6498  punishment up to and including the death penalty. Today, the punishment is
6499  imprisonment and/or a fine. In this situation, the chances of sinners
6500  reforming their ways are low. And when criminals of all kinds are imprisoned
6501  together, they continue to practice crime even in prison. Rehabilitation in
6502  prison today is completely voluntary, and at most provides an occupational
6503  solution and allows those who would have returned to society to return to
6504  society anyway even without rehabilitation to return to society. But most of
6505  the prisoners in prison today are those who chose a life of crime in the
6506  first place, because that is the culture in which they grew up.
6507  Rehabilitating such prisoners really means re-education, which does not exist
6508  today. The fact that many of those imprisoned have been in prison more than
6509  once indicates the failure of rehabilitation programs for those prisoners.
6510  Ostensibly, the same law applies to everyone, but if the justice system has
6511  an agenda - they are stricter with the accused. This happens mainly for
6512  political reasons - revenge becomes legitimate and convictions are upheld
6513  even if there is no evidence or testimony. It is enough to extract a
6514  &quot;confession&quot; from the victim under torture and the person is thrown
6515  in prison for the rest of his life. This is an absurdity that exists in a
6516  rotten justice system. In a trial The Jew has no chance of such a thing (only
6517  on the basis of two or three witnesses can one be convicted, not even based
6518  on a confession!).<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6519  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6520  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6521  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6522  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6523  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6524  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6525  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6526  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6527  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6528  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>How socially
6529  and morally just is the system of imprisonment, how much does it contribute
6530  to stabilizing society?<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6531  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6532  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6533  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6534  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6535  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In order to
6536  provide an answer, one must first ask what the goal of imprisonment really
6537  should be. One option is to remove bad people from society, so that they will
6538  no longer endanger it. From the perspective of society, this is the easiest
6539  way. Here, society does not take responsibility for the crimes of the
6540  criminals. Another option is to work towards the true rehabilitation of the
6541  prisoners. This is the more difficult way in which society takes
6542  responsibility for the criminal acts (and therefore here the punishment will
6543  not be proportional to the severity of the crime) and will work to provide
6544  the criminals with a new life, so to speak. Ostensibly, both ways are
6545  correct: these people should be removed from society and, on the other hand,
6546  provided with the opportunity to rehabilitate them. In the US, prisons are
6547  called rehabilitation institutions. But even there, prisoners are not truly
6548  rehabilitated. Unfortunately, the result shows that prison is no less a
6549  school for criminals, while society continues to wash itself with forced
6550  cleanliness. So what can be done?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6551  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6552  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6553  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
6554  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
6555  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6556  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6557  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6558  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6559  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6560  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to
6561  the proposed reform method, prisons have no right to exist. Prisons are left
6562  with only their traditional role of distancing people from society, and there
6563  are cases in which prisons continue to punish prisoners by making their
6564  conditions of imprisonment more severe. And there is the drug problem in
6565  prisons, which is an unwritten curse. It turns out that not many prisoners,
6566  those who come from difficult social backgrounds, manage to break out of the
6567  cycle of crime. Many others deteriorate and destroy their future and lives
6568  with their own hands. The conclusion: If we really want to rehabilitate, the
6569  first thing we need to do is change the way we look at prisoners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6570  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6571  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6572  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6573  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6574  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6575  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6576  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6577  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6578  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6579  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It should be
6580  remembered that violent criminals, most of <span class=GramE>whom</span> come
6581  from difficult backgrounds and cruel fates, are first and foremost human
6582  beings. Some were born into ruined families and fell into social traps that
6583  degraded them to their current situation. On the one hand, they have not
6584  learned how to really deal with life, and on the other hand, they have
6585  absolved themselves of responsibility for their fate with the insight that
6586  society screwed them over and therefore society owes them something, and
6587  hence they have an internal moral justification for their actions, which are
6588  explained by the need to repay society for what it did to them. Hence, the
6589  question of the existence of moral justification for their imprisonment
6590  arises, since they themselves are social victims. Not that I am trying to be
6591  nice and deny our right to bring about the imprisonment of people, but that
6592  this discussion will first of all bring about a fundamental change in the way
6593  we view the offender and the path to his rehabilitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6594  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6595  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6596  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6597  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6598  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6599  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6600  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6601  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6602  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6603  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>While there
6604  is agreement that prisoners need to be rehabilitated, the perception that
6605  they can truly be rehabilitated in practice is a revolution. Today, crime is treated
6606  as if it were an inevitable social reality, and therefore also the alienation
6607  and indifference regarding the lives and fates of those imprisoned, to the
6608  point of agreement with the solution according to which criminals are removed
6609  from society and that is the end of the matter. And despite many years of
6610  cries to heaven about incarceration conditions that are beyond reproach, the
6611  public remains indifferent to the fate of the prisoners, when, as mentioned,
6612  the daily hardship in prison is a double punishment without a trial.<span
6613  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6614  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6615  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6616  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6617  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6618  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6619  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6620  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6621  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6622  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6623  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Assuming that
6624  society shares the blame for the offender's sins, society must also take
6625  responsibility and deal with the social failure that led to this. On the
6626  other hand, the offender is not exempt from responsibility either, and more
6627  than that: serving prison time does not atone for his actions, at most only
6628  serves society's desire for revenge. I accuse the state of getting away with
6629  its failure in the education and welfare system cheaply, but it throws the
6630  victim of the failure into prison, and that is where its responsibility ends.
6631  In fact, one could expect the state to investigate every such case of a
6632  person who has fallen into crime, as part of the repentance process that we
6633  need to undertake. There is no point or logic in bringing the offender to a
6634  state of losing all humanity, without rights, without consideration for basic
6635  needs, including many situations of humiliation and oppression, without
6636  presenting a way to a solution. And if he is not prepared to integrate with
6637  criminals in prison, then his punishment is doubled. And as mentioned, the
6638  incarcerated are themselves victims of society who need compassion and mercy.
6639  Some of them went through difficult experiences in their childhood, destroyed
6640  families, and more. And this is true, by the way, even for children from
6641  seemingly normative families. In a side note, I must clarify that there is a
6642  distortion in the understanding of the concept of criminal today. These are
6643  not only thieves and <span class=GramE>robbers,</span> we should also include
6644  the small crooks and big crooks who present false representations for their
6645  personal benefit and to exploit others. Unfortunately, this area falls
6646  between the cracks in today's legal systems and such people escape justice
6647  despite the seriousness of their actions. And if we are talking about
6648  distressed families, the real distress is in the functioning of the family
6649  and the system needs to locate them and lift them back up. This system is us
6650  - the people on the street, the friends and relatives, and the establishment.
6651  And if this system, instead of supporting them, disowns them and throws them
6652  into the gutters. We do not wash our hands clean.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6653  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6654  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6655  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6656  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6657  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6658  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6659  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6660  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6661  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6662  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Despite the
6663  claim that responsibility for crime falls on the offender and on society,
6664  this does not mean that the offender is exempt or will receive psychological
6665  support as an alternative to imprisonment. If the offender is a mature person
6666  in his soul, he should take responsibility for his actions, at least atone
6667  for them from the heart and make amends. The agreement to begin with a
6668  process of repentance is the main part of rehabilitation, without it <span
6669  class=SpellE>it</span> is a waste of everyone's time. So now we are talking
6670  about rehabilitation, and about the offender's agreement to cooperate with
6671  the rehabilitation process. This agreement is the first and main barrier that
6672  must be overcome in order to succeed in rehabilitation. The rest will flow
6673  more easily. If an offender is not ready and able to rehabilitate, he will be
6674  placed in a closed framework of work and study, not exactly prison, until he feels
6675  that he is ready for rehabilitation.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6676  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6677  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6678  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6679  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6680  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6681  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6682  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6683  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6684  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6685  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Rehabilitation
6686  is first and foremost an educational process, a framework that provides the
6687  prisoner with full educational activity along with professional training. It
6688  goes far beyond that and includes work arrangements, housing, and more.
6689  Things that are actually due to every citizen of the country. The
6690  rehabilitation period is not at all the same as the period that the offender
6691  was supposed to spend in prison according to today's standards. The natural
6692  punishment is a financial fine and compensation to the victim, rehabilitation
6693  is not part of the punishment and therefore its length will in principle be
6694  two years, unless otherwise decided (such as in cases where the offense is
6695  minor or was committed by mistake and distraction) and according to the
6696  condition of the rehabilitated person.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6697  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6698  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6699  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6700  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6701  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6702  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6703  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6704  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6705  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6706  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Rehabilitation
6707  will take place in open institutions, not in the city but in the countryside.
6708  Something like open farms. Although the rehabilitator will be subject to a
6709  strict regime with a daily schedule of studies and work, there will be no
6710  police officers and no fences to give the place a formal image. As mentioned,
6711  a rehabilitator who has improved the trust given to him will move to a
6712  different institutional framework that is more suitable for people who do not
6713  have much hope of being rehabilitated and brought back to a normal life. The
6714  difference between the two types of institutions will be in several main
6715  points: instead of open rehabilitation, it will be a closed institution where
6716  there will be a routine of regular productive work (if the prisoner is
6717  interested), and this will be a long-term arrangement, something like until
6718  retirement.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6719  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6720  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6721  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6722  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6723  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6724  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6725  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6726  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6727  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6728  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As part of
6729  the rehabilitation, the offender will also pay the financial fine imposed
6730  from his share of the remuneration for his work during the rehabilitation
6731  period. At the same time, national service volunteers will also provide
6732  support and encouragement to both the prisoner's family and the victims, if
6733  any. This is in addition to their social and central role in supporting the
6734  general public in general, and youth experiencing social difficulties in
6735  particular. Hopefully, the resources allocated to this will be in line with
6736  the need, and will lead to a reduction in the number of youths who will be
6737  defined as &quot;problematic&quot;.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6738  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6739  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6740  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6741  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6742  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6743  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6744  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6745  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6746  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6747  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Is there a
6748  connection between the <span class=GramE>punishment</span> (including
6749  educational) imposed on &quot;classic&quot; offenders and the chance of
6750  correcting their ways? In my opinion, there is a greater chance of success
6751  here, even if not complete. On the other hand, offenses such as hate crimes
6752  and incitement, treason, turning a blind eye, embezzlement and immorality
6753  will probably receive a different treatment accordingly in order to uproot
6754  them from the root. Here there is also a matter of fighting a distorted
6755  worldview that harms the public and the social fabric.<span lang=AR-SA
6756  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6757  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6758  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6759  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6760  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6761  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6762  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6763  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6764  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6765  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6766  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is true
6767  that an offender should be given the opportunity to repent and also receive
6768  the appropriate support from society. However, woe to him if he fails a
6769  second time. If he drags on even after the system has trusted him and not
6770  been harsh with him, and has also received education and professional
6771  training in the process, and rehabilitation, then it is likely that the
6772  system will not be forgiving towards him the second time. If he previously
6773  spent time in a correctional and educational institution, this time the court
6774  can sentence him to a long prison sentence and not just additional
6775  rehabilitation. The key point in my opinion is that no concessions will be
6776  given for repeat offenses, and then the defendant will be considered a
6777  habitual offender and will be punished severely. In this way, people who have
6778  a chance at rehabilitation will indeed receive the rehabilitation, and if
6779  they do cooperate with the rehabilitation mechanism and do not repeat the
6780  crimes - the system will be forgiving towards them. And pay attention! When I
6781  talk about forgiveness, it depends on the case: there is no forgiveness and
6782  pardon for cases of rape and murder with malicious intent, incitement, or any
6783  other serious harm that endangers society as a whole. The death penalty is
6784  legitimate for crimes committed by people who do not recognize the right of
6785  society to exist. In this case, human rights are also null and void. And
6786  again I want to emphasize: vengeful punishment is unjust, wrong and
6787  ineffective - if possible, <span class=GramE>then</span> it should be
6788  addressed in other ways. Because in the end, the effects of ostracism,
6789  exclusion and harm may return like a boomerang to society itself.<span
6790  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6791  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6792  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6793  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6794  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6795  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6796  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6797  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6798  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6799  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6800  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As a side
6801  note to the law practiced today in the State of Israel, it pains me to see
6802  women who killed their abusive husbands, and the judge is forced to convict
6803  them of murder despite the mitigating circumstances. In Jewish law, this
6804  would not happen and I also believe that we will not reach situations of abusive
6805  husbands without society uprooting such problems. And in general, I hope that
6806  at the time of redemption there will be (almost) no criminals. Suffice it to
6807  say that today a large part of the serious crimes are committed by foreigners
6808  and in redemption criminals from this sector will simply be removed with
6809  their families.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6810  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6811  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6812  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6813  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6814  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6815  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6816  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6817  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6818  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6819  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In parallel
6820  with the closure of the prisons Institutions for rehabilitation and remedial
6821  education will be opened. These will be established in combination with
6822  workplaces, and some will be established specifically in rural areas in order
6823  to integrate agricultural work, since in my opinion this is an integral part
6824  of the reform. These institutions will be completely open. Fines, if imposed,
6825  will be paid in part in exchange for days of work, and even those with money
6826  who were arrested will pay part of the fine in exchange for days of work, all
6827  according to the court's decision. In principle, institutions such as the
6828  agricultural farm in the village will be intended for people who have been
6829  convicted and their punishment will be determined in a way that will allow
6830  them to mend their ways through study and agricultural work. They will be
6831  able to leave and enter the facility without restrictions in their free time,
6832  but they will be required to be present at meetings on site. The therapeutic
6833  reform is not linked to the severity of the punishment and aims to bring
6834  about the rehabilitation of those who can be helped, and this will be done
6835  within the civil framework. The intention is to avoid stigmatizing a <span
6836  class=SpellE>rehabilitable</span> offender. Of course, corrective education
6837  is good for all of us, not just for criminals who have already been caught,
6838  but on this occasion (of standing trial)<span class=GramE>,</span> at least
6839  the system will be able to provide a solution for those who certainly need
6840  rehabilitation. I hope that everyone else will receive quality education in
6841  the further course of establishing the Jewish state, as part of the
6842  educational reform. There will be an organized educational program that will
6843  allow everyone to receive lectures on moral issues, etc.<span lang=AR-SA
6844  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6845  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6846  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6847  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6848  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6849  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6850  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6851  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6852  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6853  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6854  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>When
6855  considering punishment, several factors must be taken into account, such as
6856  the type and severity of the offense (even if it was not actually committed),
6857  the amount of the financial fine, and the rehabilitation path appropriate for
6858  the offender. The period of stay in the facility will usually be up to two <span
6859  class=GramE>years,</span> in exceptional cases it will be possible to return
6860  the offender for an additional period. In cases where the offender is not
6861  willing (or unable) to mend his ways and is not willing to accept the rules
6862  used in those institutions intended for his rehabilitation, his continued
6863  treatment will be according to stricter criteria. As stated, the purpose of
6864  this chapter is to convince of the necessity of steps to rehabilitate
6865  offenders and restore the human dimension to every person, in parallel with
6866  the all-out war on crime.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6867  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6868  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6869  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6870  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6871  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6872  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6873  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6874  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6875  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6876  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The levels of
6877  punishment will be determined in accordance with a new concept that aims to
6878  combine punishment with full rehabilitation. Such a solution requires
6879  separating the offender from his old environment and placing him in a better
6880  and more beneficial social environment where volunteers and professionals
6881  will serve to provide supportive attention. An attempt to analyze the factors
6882  that brought the offender to his situation will lead to the conclusion that
6883  the way to get him out of there (from the cycle of crime) requires investment
6884  and attention in everything, starting with addressing families with
6885  difficulties, continuing with guiding potential parents in good parenting, as
6886  well as monitoring problematic youth who are dropped from the education
6887  system, and ending with the rehabilitation of the offenders themselves. I
6888  assume that in a Jewish state this would not be a problem at all, but as of the
6889  time of writing these lines it is clear that everything must be done to
6890  prevent drugs (and to address the scourge of smoking in general). Drugs are
6891  plunging many good people into the abyss, and slavery to them is also
6892  responsible for the scourge of minor and disturbing property offenses. It
6893  should be noted that many drug users began smoking regular tobacco and from
6894  there &quot;progressed&quot; to stronger substances. So of course this
6895  reinforces the need for a total war on smoking beyond the argument of
6896  improving the quality of life.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6897  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6898  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6899  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6900  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6901  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6902  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6903  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6904  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6905  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6906  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Restorative
6907  punishment will be based on combining work with education. Work of course has
6908  educational value, beyond the financial reward, and this is the feeling that
6909  you are doing something useful and productive, and also recognizing the value
6910  of work and channeling your energies for construction rather than
6911  destruction. After the work period, there will be reinforcements through
6912  programs in the fields of morality, society, deepening the Jewish background,
6913  improving the level of education and improving the ability to communicate
6914  with the environment. The enormous investment in professional manpower is
6915  worthwhile all the way and, of course, will pay for itself at the end of the
6916  day thanks to rehabilitation that will reduce the return to crime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6917  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6918  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6919  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6920  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6921  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6922  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6923  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6924  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6925  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6926  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>There will be
6927  a tightening of the law for hate crimes, even without physical harm, up to
6928  the death penalty. This is mainly because of the ideological meaning involved
6929  in the desire to harm humanity in general and a Jew in particular, which expresses
6930  a sublimation of hatred for G-d and the rule of supreme and absolute justice,
6931  the sanctity of life and the sanctity of man. The law for prosecuting Nazis
6932  that exists in the law book today is actually an example of this type of law
6933  (although it is not implemented in practice). It should be emphasized: our
6934  war on anti-Semitism also means a war against those who deny human rights to
6935  live in equality and peace. Crimes of this type include: incitement against
6936  Jews (or any other nationality), desecration of graves And causing damage to
6937  property. Hence, incitement in general, no matter against whom, is a serious
6938  offense!<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6939  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6940  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6941  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6942  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6943  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6944  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6945  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6946  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6947  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6948  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>An example of
6949  another type of offense that should be considered is, for example, the
6950  desecration of Shabbat to anger and in public. This is not a religious
6951  offense as some tend to think, but a hate crime that harms the entire
6952  country. Deliberately desecrating Shabbat brings discord among the public,
6953  harms unity and consensus, and of course brings bloodshed upon the entire
6954  public, as I also expand on in the chapter on Shabbat.<span lang=AR-SA
6955  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6956  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6957  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6958  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6959  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6960  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6961  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6962  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6963  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6964  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6965  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And as for
6966  bloodshed, some abortions are also considered a serious offense according to <span
6967  class=SpellE>Halacha</span>. It is just a pity that awareness of the issue is
6968  very weak among many. It is forbidden to treat it with equanimity as if it
6969  were fish in the sea and not our children. According to <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>
6970  after 40 days, the fetus begins to be a living creature and harming it is
6971  killing, except in a situation where there is great necessity. The solution
6972  to an unplanned pregnancy should be done with a moral and pro-social
6973  approach, such as giving the newborn up for adoption, of course, while
6974  providing fair compensation to the mother for her efforts and suffering.<span
6975  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
6976  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6977  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6978  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6979  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6980  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
6981  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6982  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6983  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
6984  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6985  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>22. Law Enforcement<span
6986  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
6987  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
6988  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
6989  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
6990  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
6991  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Will the
6992  State of Redemption even need the police? Will there be crime? Or will
6993  everyone probably be completely righteous? There is no answer to this, and
6994  since I live among my people, I assume that crime will probably not
6995  disappear, and therefore we must act according to a work plan that takes into
6996  account every possibility. When it comes to maintaining law and order, we
6997  must act firmly against those who dare to dare and with leniency for those
6998  who are entitled to it. But under no circumstances must we ignore a violation
6999  of a law or code of conduct. Since public disdain for a law or custom can
7000  lead to contempt and overall social harm. This is even <span class=GramE>more
7001  true</span> when it comes to the State of Redemption, which is supposed to
7002  present the ultimate legal system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7003  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7004  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7005  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7006  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7007  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7008  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7009  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7010  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7011  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7012  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>This does not
7013  mean that we will have to enforce the law through a police state, the
7014  opposite is true. Education and personal example are what will make the moral
7015  and ethical turn. However, if there are those who do not accept its values &#8203;&#8203;and
7016  laws, society must know how to defend itself against them. The tools will be
7017  The police, the investigative committees and the security service (although
7018  personally I would prefer to subordinate it to the blue police). The police
7019  will first be required to be an example and role model for good citizenship
7020  in their own right and only then act as men of law and government. The duties
7021  of the police: fighting crime, maintaining public order, traffic control,
7022  securing individuals and institutions, implementing government policy and
7023  court decisions. All of these will be carried out according to a clear
7024  definition of powers that must be strictly adhered to. The fight against
7025  crime requires police officers who are motivated and imbued with public
7026  appreciation, and not bitter and vindictive. The police officer will have
7027  limited powers of arrest (24 hours), along with broad discretion in his
7028  actions. His powers are: demanding the production of documents, conducting a
7029  search and arrest, using force as required. His duties: wearing an
7030  identification badge, maintaining a degree of justice and morality, and a
7031  duty of loyalty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7032  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7033  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7034  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7035  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7036  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7037  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7038  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7039  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7040  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7041  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In cases
7042  where there are points of friction between the police and the citizen, such
7043  as during demonstrations, maintaining order and making arrests, restraint and
7044  discretion are always welcome qualities (on the other hand, protests and
7045  demonstrations will only be within the framework of the permits that will be
7046  granted). Every citizen has the right to demonstrate as long as it does not
7047  harm public order. However, if reasonable limits are crossed - patience will
7048  run out. In extreme cases, when a demonstration gets out of control and
7049  becomes a mob riot, it will be permissible to use all means to restore order,
7050  including tear gas and the use of firearms, regardless of the identity of the
7051  demonstrators or the purpose of the demonstration. In contrast, if it is a
7052  riot involving a single person or people who do not endanger public safety
7053  and property, then maximum patience must be exercised. The policy regarding private
7054  weapon possession will be strict. Licenses will be distributed sparingly only
7055  according to immediate need. When the need is over - the license will be
7056  revoked. A condition for a license is the license holder's level of
7057  competence, keeping the weapon in a safe where it will be kept when not in
7058  use, and a real need for a weapon. The reason for the aggravation in the
7059  issue of weapons is clear: there are more casualties from improper use of
7060  firearms. Even settlers in dangerous areas (if there still are any) will not
7061  be exempt, first of all because this will be a state of law, and only the
7062  security forces are responsible for protection against rioters.<span
7063  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7064  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7065  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7066  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7067  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7068  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7069  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7070  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7071  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7072  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7073  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>A detainee
7074  will be released after 24 hours. Unless there is approval from a district
7075  judge. The detention can be extended by seven days or until the end of the
7076  proceedings. A police officer whose behavior is violent and rude will not be
7077  able to serve in his position. The police officer's commander will also be
7078  removed from his position if he does not take measures. Every police officer,
7079  as part of his training, will also undergo training in the field of contact
7080  with the civilian population in order to turn the police officer into a guide
7081  and an adult brother whose authority will be rooted in the citizen's consciousness.
7082  In addition, to raise the profile of the police, appropriate salaries must
7083  also be provided, which will increase the quality of recruits. Along with
7084  raising the level of recruits and improving training, supervision of police
7085  operations should be expanded by establishing internal investigation teams
7086  (of the Ministry of Police). These teams will be established from former
7087  police officers (with five years of seniority and at any rank) who will
7088  receive training and authority from legal investigation teams for this
7089  purpose. The team will be headed by a legal investigator (citizen). Their
7090  role will be to investigate suspicions and complaints from the public about
7091  disciplinary and criminal offenses by the police, and their actions will be
7092  more professional in light of the investigators' police background. In
7093  addition, the investigation teams will be subject to quality control and
7094  monitoring by the supervisor of the investigation teams, like the other
7095  investigation teams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7096  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7097  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7098  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7099  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7100  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7101  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7102  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7103  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
7104  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7105  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>23. Traffic
7106  Police.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
7107  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7108  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7109  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7110  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7111  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The issue of
7112  dealing with traffic offenses is seemingly a minor issue, but when approached
7113  correctly, it saves lives. We must start from the premise that the driver is
7114  not the public's number one enemy. Instead of fighting him, we must help him.
7115  Think positively: improve road safety and accessibility for drivers. The main
7116  efforts in the fight against road accidents Education for good manners should
7117  be addressed as part of school. Speeding offenses are the easiest to enforce,
7118  but the main problem lies with those who drive while distracted, on the
7119  phone, or drunk. The main task of the traffic police will therefore be to
7120  prevent human safety hazards or objective safety hazards on the road, remove
7121  obstacles, and ensure the flow of traffic. Speed &#8203;&#8203;cameras are
7122  good for the state treasury, not for driving culture. Yes, we need a lot of
7123  cameras at intersections and on roads, and this is to enable real-time
7124  traffic alerts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7125  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7126  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7127  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
7128  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
7129  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7130  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7131  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7132  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7133  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7134  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7135  <b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
7136  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
7137  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
7138  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
7139  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
7140  page-break-before:always'>
7141  </span></b>
7142  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
7143  line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
7144  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
7145  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
7146  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7147  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7148  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
7149  16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7150  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part 3:
7151  Security and Social Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
7152  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7153  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7154  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
7155  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7156  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>24. The
7157  Status of Gentiles and the Status of Immigrants in Israel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
7158  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7159  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7160  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7161  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7162  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The issue of
7163  the sojourner is discussed extensively in our sources, &quot;For the land is
7164  mine, for you are sojourners and residents with me&quot; (Leviticus 25:23).
7165  The term sojourner is associated with the non-Jewish residents of the land,
7166  who are considered Resident Converts, compared to a righteous sojourner who
7167  is part of the people of Israel. A Resident Convert is a foreigner who is a
7168  resident of the land and has accepted the Seven Commandments of the Children
7169  of Noah out of recognition and faith in the prophecy of Moses. According to
7170  Maimonides, a Resident Convert is guaranteed a place in the world to come and
7171  is part of the Righteous Among the Nations (Laws of Kings, Chapter 8). A
7172  non-Resident Convert is forbidden to reside in the land since he is
7173  considered an enemy whom the Torah commands to destroy lest he become a mine
7174  (Deuteronomy 12:17). Regarding the issue of the joining of a righteous
7175  convert to the Jewish people, there are opinions here and there. On the one
7176  hand, Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Chalbo</span> said, &quot;The converts are as
7177  difficult for Israel as a flock&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Kiddushin</span>
7178  70b), which was based on the verse, &quot;And we will bring the stranger upon
7179  them, and they will be joined to the house of Jacob&quot; (Isaiah 14:1), and
7180  on the other hand, Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Eliezer</span> says (<span
7181  class=SpellE>Pesachim</span> 87) &quot;The Holy One, blessed be He, did not
7182  exile Israel among the nations except so that converts might be added to
7183  them.&quot; Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Avraham</span> <span class=SpellE>Chalbo</span>
7184  (<span class=SpellE>Tosafot</span>, <span class=SpellE>Kiddushin</span>) sees
7185  a point in praise of the converts in Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Chalbo's</span>
7186  statement, &quot;Since the converts are well-versed in the commandments and
7187  are meticulous in them, they are difficult for Israel.&quot; As a
7188  branch.&quot; Unlike Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Halbo</span>, he also
7189  interprets Isaiah so that the joining of the Gentiles to Israel at the time
7190  of the redemption is an expression of God's mercy on Israel. The prophet
7191  Isaiah describes all immigrants to the Land of Israel, including the
7192  converts, as a blessing and a source of pride for Israel. Hence, the joining
7193  of Gentiles to Israel is a distinct characteristic of the era of redemption.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7194  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7195  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7196  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7197  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7198  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7199  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7200  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7201  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7202  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7203  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Indeed, this
7204  issue is particularly relevant today, when the percentage of assimilation
7205  among Diaspora Jews is very high. For example, it turns out that among
7206  immigrants from the former Soviet Union there is a very large proportion of
7207  non-Jews according to <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>. Whereas Ethiopian
7208  Jews had to undergo a conversion to <span class=SpellE>HaMura</span> because
7209  of doubts about their Jewishness. At the time of redemption, masses of
7210  immigrants from the seed of Israel are expected to immigrate who will also
7211  need to undergo a conversion process. In my view, we should not reject them.
7212  They should be accepted as lost brothers, of course, provided that they truly
7213  want to return to Judaism. Accordingly, we will need to prepare education,
7214  information, and guidance for mass conversions. Of course, we must ensure
7215  that the immigrants are indeed willing to convert and are prepared to observe
7216  the main commandments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7217  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7218  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7219  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7220  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7221  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7222  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7223  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7224  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7225  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7226  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As stated, I
7227  do not rule out the presence of non-Jewish residents in the Land of Israel
7228  even if they do not intend to convert. There is no <span class=SpellE>halakhic</span>
7229  difficulty here, provided that they accept the Seven Commandments of the <span
7230  class=SpellE>Noahide</span> Children as commanded in the <span class=GramE>sources,</span>
7231  and of course Jewish sovereignty over the land. Rabbi Yitzhak <span
7232  class=SpellE>Halevi</span> Herzog has already stated that &quot;a foreigner
7233  who does not practice idolatry [...] may not be prevented from residing in
7234  the Land of Israel.&quot; This statement in particular and an in-depth
7235  discussion of the status of foreigners in general are clearly presented in
7236  the in-depth work of Ariel Picard (Status of the Foreigner, Foreigners in a
7237  Jewish State - Rabbi Herzog, Rabbi Israeli) when he also presents the
7238  position of Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Shaul</span> Israeli justifying the stay
7239  of foreigners who are not in the status of resident aliens - with the
7240  argument of the weakness of the state in our time today. Rabbi Elisha <span
7241  class=SpellE>Aviner</span> specifically referred to Muslims in comparison to
7242  other religions that are not enemies of Israel and conditioned their
7243  remaining on full acceptance of the Israeli government, paying taxes,
7244  enlisting in the army or national service, and renouncing key appointments in
7245  the state government. It is certainly possible that Gentiles who truly
7246  recognize God and Judaism will also want to join the Jewish people, and not
7247  just remain in the status of &quot;Noachian children.&quot; Despite the
7248  relative flexibility that I present here, it should still be clear to
7249  everyone that the right of Gentiles in the Land of Israel completely recedes
7250  in comparison to the right of the People of Israel, a right based primarily
7251  on the commandment of God. The Torah commands us to conquer and settle in it
7252  and inherit it from the rest of the inhabitants of the land, while our right
7253  to the land is a permanent right and is not conditional on our actions or the
7254  degree of our loyalty to the Creator of the world. Even when we were in
7255  exile, our right was preserved. Therefore, if there are Gentiles who dare to
7256  claim ownership of the Land of Israel, it means rebellion against God, which
7257  denies them the right to exist. Gentiles can claim ownership of any place in
7258  the world - except for the Land of Israel. On the other hand, the same demand
7259  of loyalty to the land to which the immigrants and the children of Noah
7260  commit, I also demand from the citizens of the land of Jewish origin. Even
7261  today, when the State of Israel is at the beginning of the redemption, the
7262  Jewish duty of loyalty to the state is fulfilled, which negates any talk of
7263  handing over land to the enemy or to foreign interests.<span lang=AR-SA
7264  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7265  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7266  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7267  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7268  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7269  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7270  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7271  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7272  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7273  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7274  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Let it be
7275  clear: handing over territories from the Land of Israel to the enemy (other
7276  than by defeat in battle) is treason and apostasy in the essence of the
7277  Jewish people. The special connection to this land was learned 3300 years ago
7278  when the people of Israel prepared to enter the land and the first thing they
7279  did was to announce to whom the land had been given, as it is said: &quot;And
7280  you shall set up for yourself large stones and engrave them with a stone and
7281  write on them all the words of this Torah before you, so that you may enter
7282  the land that the Lord your God is giving you&quot; (Deuteronomy 27:2). As long
7283  as the people of Israel were exiled from their land because of their sins,
7284  the land was desolate and uninhabited. When the <span class=SpellE>Ishmaelites</span>
7285  who were in the land during our exile turned it into a wasteland. In this
7286  context, the Zohar writes: &quot;And his sons (the sons of Ishmael) will rule
7287  over the Holy Land when it will be empty of Israel for a long time, and they
7288  will hinder Israel from returning to their land until that right (the right
7289  of Ishmael's circumcision) is fulfilled when the Lord visits his people&quot;
7290  (Zohar, <span class=SpellE>Parashat</span> <span class=SpellE>Va'era</span>).
7291  During the time of the wilderness, there <span class=GramE>was</span> only
7292  one people who remained faithful to the Land of Israel throughout all the
7293  years of exile, and that was the people of Israel. It is possible that
7294  without the loyalty To the Land - arising from the strong faith in God, the
7295  people would be lost and assimilated into the Gentiles. This strengthens our
7296  belief that in the redemption, the people of Israel will inherit the Promised
7297  Land. <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7298  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7299  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7300  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7301  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7302  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7303  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7304  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7305  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7306  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7307  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
7308  teaches and commands that God gave the Land of Israel to the people of Israel
7309  as an eternal dowry. Even when the people are temporarily in exile, the dowry
7310  (the Land of Israel) is preserved in the hands of God for better days. I do
7311  not deny the role that God gave to the Gentiles to serve as an instrument in
7312  carrying out the punishment for the people of Israel, a situation that still
7313  exists, since we are still subject to punishment, but unfortunately the
7314  Gentiles took advantage of God's anger, turned things around and claimed that
7315  the punishment of exile proves that the inheritance of the land was
7316  transferred from the Jews who sinned to the <span class=SpellE>Ishmaelites</span>.
7317  We are <span class=GramE>asked,</span> who put them in the place of God to
7318  decide what the status of Israel will be in the future? Perhaps, in our lack
7319  of faith, we even reinforce this thesis. In our great desire to hand over
7320  parts of the homeland to the Gentiles, we greatly reinforce their thinking as
7321  if they have property rights to the land. Betrayal is not only a sin against
7322  God, but also a mortal injury to the future existence of the Israeli state.
7323  Even if it turns out sweet (i.e. the paradox that betrayal of the State of
7324  Israel is a necessary condition for redemption), it is absolutely forbidden.
7325  In this context, it is important to understand that there is a covenant between
7326  the people of Israel, the Torah of Israel, and the Land of Israel, a covenant
7327  that is made anew every day by putting on <span class=SpellE>tefillin</span>
7328  with the blessing &quot;And I will bequeath you to me forever...&quot;. On
7329  the other hand, we must trust in God, who maintains absolute loyalty to the
7330  people of Israel regardless of our good deeds towards God. The principles of
7331  faith are that the right of the people of Israel to the Land of Israel is
7332  indisputable and it stands forever and the land should not be shared with
7333  others. Anyone who does not believe in this is an infidel in the meaning of
7334  being a Jew. The commandment to settle the land is not <span class=GramE>a
7335  permission</span> but an obligation, and not only an obligation but a divine
7336  necessity, and any attempt to evade it will only lead to serious harm to the
7337  Jewish people in all its diaspora.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7338  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7339  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7340  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7341  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7342  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7343  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7344  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7345  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7346  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7347  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Gentiles
7348  who decide to stay in the land will have to, as stated, pledge allegiance to
7349  the state and accept the commandments of the <span class=SpellE>Noahide</span>
7350  people (<span class=SpellE>non Jews</span>). From the sources we learn that
7351  the local population has three options: compliance, departure, or war. In
7352  Tractate <span class=SpellE>Shevi'it</span> (6:1) in <span class=SpellE>Yerushalmi</span>
7353  it is stated: &quot;<span class=SpellE>Yehoshua</span> sent three letters
7354  before they entered the land: The first he sent to them: Whoever wants to <span
7355  class=GramE>flee,</span> let him flee. And he sent again: Whoever wants to <span
7356  class=GramE>settle,</span> let him settle. And he returned and sent:
7357  &quot;Whoever wants to make war - will do it.&quot; In my opinion, if we are
7358  forced to reach the third stage of war, we will not have this luxury to stop
7359  in the middle of the war and talk peace (as unfortunately happens every time
7360  the State of Israel wins), the war will end only after the cause of the war
7361  disappears and is destroyed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7362  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7363  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7364  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7365  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7366  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7367  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7368  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7369  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7370  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7371  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Foreigners
7372  who remain in the country will have the status of resident aliens. The choice
7373  to adopt this status will be theirs. The state will not tolerate the
7374  phenomenon that foreigners, on the one hand, receive settlement rights in the
7375  country and, on the other hand, undermine it with the aim of destroying it
7376  from within. Once they agree to the conditions and are allowed to stay, the
7377  way back will be impossible. I am not a supporter of the method of expelling
7378  populations at all. Although this is ostensibly considered generous towards
7379  the enemy in terms of destruction, therefore the foreigners who are not loyal
7380  will stand trial and be judged for treason. They and all those around them.
7381  If they do not manage to join us in truth and sincerity, it is better for
7382  them to find themselves another place where they feel more comfortable.
7383  Otherwise, their heads will bleed. If we consider the situation The current
7384  situation, in which Muslims are the dominant non-Jewish sector: if they were
7385  loyal to the state and respected their benefactors, the entire national
7386  conflict would not exist at all. Leaving the land to the Israel-hating
7387  Islamists will mean that the people of Israel will pay a heavy price in
7388  blood. Perhaps the high price we pay will teach us later not to give in to
7389  the feeling of mercy.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7390  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7391  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7392  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7393  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7394  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7395  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7396  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7397  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7398  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7399  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Ostensibly,
7400  the law regarding the fate of the enemy should be clear: &quot;I will pursue
7401  my enemies and destroy them, and I will not turn back until they are
7402  consumed&quot; (2 Samuel 22), but in fact, after the redemption some of them
7403  will turn from enemies to lovers after they realize God's righteousness. The
7404  Jews have a bloody history of conflict with Muslims. On the one hand, we
7405  strive to please them and reach peace with them, and on the other hand, we
7406  learn the hard way that their values &#8203;&#8203;by which they live are
7407  completely different. We need to remind everyone that peace will only come to
7408  us when we are strengthened in the Torah, this is the only condition, and
7409  then we will also be strong in our spirit and in our army, as it is said:
7410  &quot;And I will give peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one
7411  will make you afraid...and you will pursue your enemies, and they will fall
7412  before you by the sword&quot; (Leviticus 26:6-7). During the period of
7413  Joshua's settlement, only cities that were located outside the boundaries of
7414  the tribes and were willing to accept the supremacy and sovereignty of the
7415  God of Israel and his people could continue to reside in the land in a
7416  special status. However, when we did not act according to these instructions
7417  - and we left enemy cities within the boundaries, we suffered defeats from
7418  those cities that remained in their previous status within the boundaries of
7419  the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7420  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7421  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7422  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7423  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7424  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7425  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7426  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7427  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7428  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7429  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Regarding the
7430  Gentiles who belong to the first part that surrenders to the people of
7431  Israel, we can mention the historical fact that the <span class=SpellE>Hasmoneans</span>
7432  and Herod annexed entire conquered cities to the Jewish people. Nowadays, mass
7433  conversion is a sensitive and charged issue and is not acceptable to many.
7434  However, at the time of the redemption, I predict that the issue will return
7435  to the agenda because many will want to join us: Gentiles who immigrated to
7436  Israel and joined the Jewish people, or Gentiles resident in the land who
7437  will transfer to resident alien status, are also candidates to join the
7438  Jewish people. In fact, even the Sages take the issue seriously, and
7439  according to one method, the Jews will be so popular that the Gentiles will
7440  want to join the Jewish people on their own initiative. Assuming that the
7441  conversion process (of Muslims with resident alien status) will take a long
7442  time, perhaps many years, it must be declared that there will be equality of
7443  rights and obligations for everyone. Every naturalized citizen (resident
7444  alien) will be entitled to all civil rights and all obligations, such as
7445  national and military service on the one hand, and support and welfare on the
7446  other. In the second stage, after they complete the conversion process, they
7447  will take part in the fate of the Jewish people for better or worse, and then
7448  their status will also be equal from a religious-national perspective.
7449  Gentiles of the Islamic faith will be allowed to use houses of prayer but not
7450  to build mosques and mosque minarets. The condition for citizenship is
7451  receiving resident alien status with all that this entails, for example,
7452  abandoning beliefs that contradict the foundations of our faith. Those
7453  Muslims who accept the conditions that entitle them to resident alien status
7454  will also be closer to <span class=SpellE>To</span> adopt the Jewish religion
7455  and are eligible to begin the process of joining the people of Israel.
7456  Conversion will be done in three stages: 1. Resident alien status and
7457  acceptance of <span class=SpellE>Noahide</span> commandments, 2. Studying the
7458  basics of Judaism, 3. Completing the conversion process and accepting the
7459  yoke of Torah and commandments. The status of a resident alien will not be
7460  recognized until he signs a declaration of loyalty in the following words:
7461  &quot;I undertake to maintain loyalty to the people of Israel and its laws
7462  and I recognize the exclusive sovereignty of the people of Israel over the
7463  Land of Israel as commanded by God and written in the Torah of Israel, and I
7464  undertake to act in the spirit of this declaration of loyalty.&quot; Those
7465  who refuse will be tried for the offense of supporting the enemy and will be
7466  punished.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7467  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7468  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7469  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7470  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7471  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7472  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7473  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7474  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7475  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7476  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The paradox
7477  of the Holocaust: The trauma of the Holocaust greatly affects our daily
7478  routine, especially our interactions with our Muslim enemies. In the
7479  Holocaust, we went through the danger of annihilation and miraculously
7480  survived. However, absurdly, instead of making us more cautious and
7481  suspicious of the Muslim enemy in light of his intention to destroy us, we
7482  become more cautious and suspicious only of ourselves, lest we become like
7483  the Nazis, and this fear actually paralyzes our survival mechanism as a
7484  people in existential danger. So much so that if you ask me today what the
7485  most serious damage to the Jewish people was as a result of the Holocaust,
7486  the answer would not be a decrease in the number of Jews, but rather the
7487  damage to the natural survival mechanism in the face of those who hate to
7488  destroy us. The people of Israel are being delegitimized before our eyes. The
7489  victim of Nazism is transformed overnight, through aggressive incitement,
7490  into a Nazi aggressor who brutalizes an innocent civilian population. But the
7491  truth is so opposite: we are forced to defend ourselves against a Nazi
7492  civilian population with both hands tied behind our backs so that they will
7493  not accuse us of the same war crimes that the Nazis committed against us in
7494  the Holocaust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7495  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7496  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7497  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7498  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7499  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7500  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7501  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7502  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7503  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7504  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>At the
7505  present time (of the Israeli state), one of the most difficult problems of
7506  consciousness is the very fact that there are Jews who believe that the
7507  status of Muslims is the same (and perhaps greater, because they are
7508  considered natives) compared to our right to the land. And we are talking
7509  mainly about those who are disconnected from the Torah and lack faith. In
7510  this, we are paying today for the consequences of the failures of the first
7511  immigrants who turned the rebellion in Judaism into an ideology, when in
7512  their opinion the time for religion had passed and the time had come to
7513  establish a new society. At that time, it was agreed that the right of the
7514  Jews to the land was clear and self-evident, because those immigrants, even
7515  if they rebelled against religion, still maintained the version of Judaism
7516  they received in the room. But their children after them did not get to hear
7517  anything about Judaism, and thus, what was self-evident to the parents, did
7518  not exist for the next generation that broke away from Judaism and absorbed
7519  new values &#8203;&#8203;of equality for all and recognition of Muslims as
7520  victims of Jewish colonialism.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7521  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7522  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7523  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7524  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7525  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7526  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7527  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7528  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7529  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7530  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Historically,
7531  Zionism brought prosperity to the region, which attracted many Muslims from
7532  neighboring countries, who significantly doubled their numbers. They (the
7533  Muslims) did not, of course, emigrate for religious or national reasons, but
7534  for economic reasons. Among the immigrants were Bedouins, Egyptians,
7535  Sudanese, Saudis, <span class=SpellE>Horranians</span>, and more, who came
7536  with the encouragement of the authorities. The truth is that by the time the
7537  Jews arrived, the land had been depopulated during the centuries of Muslim
7538  rule and abandoned by its inhabitants. A few thousand Muslims remained in
7539  agricultural settlements and were subject to harassment by Bedouin bandits on
7540  the one hand and high taxes from the Ottoman government on the other. In
7541  addition, because the local economy was based on uncontrolled grazing (the
7542  black goat), the land underwent a process of accelerated desertification. It
7543  should be noted that the local Muslims never demonstrated exceptional loyalty
7544  to the land, which explains the mass departure and escape during the War of
7545  Independence following the withdrawal of the invading Arab armies, contrary
7546  to the theory of &quot;attachment&quot; to the land. Even today, their
7547  &quot;love of the land&quot; is evident in the fact that they are willing to
7548  systematically set fire to every grove and forest in their natural
7549  environment. A true and responsible people would strongly condemn this type
7550  of vandalism. Insensitive behavior toward the values &#8203;&#8203;of nature
7551  is the antithesis of faith in the Creator of the world.<span lang=AR-SA
7552  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7553  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7554  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7555  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7556  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7557  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7558  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7559  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7560  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7561  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7562  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Even if
7563  Muslims have immigrated and lived in the land for hundreds of years, their
7564  apparent &quot;right&quot; no longer applies to them. After two thousand
7565  years of abandonment in the Land of Israel, under the rule of many foreign
7566  kingdoms, it is clear to everyone that the land is returning to true Jewish
7567  ownership. This is the period before the redemption. The redemption, and with
7568  it the international recognition of the bond of the people of Israel to the
7569  Land of Israel, will come, whether in time or not. The redemption will be
7570  aided by the Gentiles of the world, they will be partners in the redemption
7571  in many ways, and therefore we must also see the Gentiles of the world in the
7572  correct perspective - not as enemies but as lost, and we must of course help
7573  them (by the way, this is also true of the Muslim residents of the Land of
7574  Israel! Everyone has a role in the redemption as decreed by God). Judaism is
7575  tolerant of other religions and peoples, and the reason is the mission for
7576  the sake of faith in the universal God. Various Gentiles live in the land,
7577  some love and some hate those who preach the destruction of the people of
7578  Israel in the Land of Israel. It is enough to think that it is permissible to
7579  kill the Jews, and this can bring a great disaster to the public that thinks <span
7580  class=GramE>this,</span> and the same goes for those who encourage such
7581  thinking (including Jews). We learn this from our rich history when all the
7582  Gentiles who tried to overthrow us fell from their greatness or disappeared
7583  from the pages of history, so do not be surprised if this will be their fate
7584  as well. If the Gentiles living in the Land sincerely want to continue living
7585  here in peace, they must radically correct their ways to the point that they
7586  will take an active part in the process of the return of the people of Israel
7587  to their land and in the building of the land. Their rights as citizens of
7588  the land will also be preserved, as I already mentioned in the introduction
7589  regarding the resident alien.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7590  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7591  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7592  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7593  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7594  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7595  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7596  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7597  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7598  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7599  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
7600  conclusion, I will return to the main topic: There are two options for
7601  resolving the question of the presence of the Gentiles in the Land of Israel:
7602  a path of peace or a path of war. Peace is of course the preferred one, but
7603  its only meaning is full identification with the Jewish people, acceptance of
7604  Jewish conversions and acceptance of the seven commandments of the children
7605  of Noah. At the end of this process, it is possible and likely that the
7606  Gentiles will join the people of Israel. Without fulfilling these conditions,
7607  one should refer to Gentiles as an enemy in war. In the context of the issue
7608  of conversions, in my opinion, no obstacle should be placed in the way of
7609  those who truly want to take part in the Jewish destiny and join the people
7610  of Israel. This connection must be established legally and officially because
7611  this is the best way to solve this painful human and national problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7612  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7613  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7614  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7615  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7616  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7617  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7618  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7619  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
7620  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7621  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>25. The
7622  national meaning of &quot;peace&quot;.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
7623  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7624  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7625  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7626  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7627  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The basis of
7628  the dispute in our region between Jews and Muslims is, first and foremost,
7629  religious/cultural. Because the other side is an ideological enemy, the path
7630  of compromise has no significance for the issue of Israel's safe settlement
7631  in its land. Of course, there is a complete prohibition on making peace with
7632  the enemies of God from any religion in general and Islam in particular. My
7633  explanation in a nutshell regarding Muslim hostility is that Muslims believe
7634  that God canceled the covenant with the Jews because they sinned against God
7635  and therefore the exile came, and hence God chose to favor Muhammad as His
7636  prophet. In their view, this also nullified the right to exist of the Jewish
7637  people, and all privileges and positions automatically passed to the Muslims,
7638  the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's eldest son. Jewish independence in the
7639  Land of Israel is a contradiction to the foundation of the Muslim faith, and
7640  from their perspective this will not be forgiven. Jews have always been in
7641  the inferior status of Jewish protectors in Muslim countries, while today the
7642  Jews are considered infidels, monkeys and pigs. In their view, the conflict
7643  is going to be decided in favor of the Muslims, who will defeat us on the
7644  battlefield, and if not, then at least on the demographic battlefield when
7645  they succeed in destroying the state from within. In fact, I believe, on the
7646  contrary - by the &quot;right&quot; of the hesitation and concessions of the State
7647  of Israel, redemption will come before the Muslims achieve the demographic
7648  majority that is supposed to overthrow the Israeli state from within. Hence,
7649  the war of redemption will begin earlier than expected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7650  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7651  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7652  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
7653  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
7654  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7655  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7656  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7657  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7658  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7659  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>If it weren't
7660  for overt and covert miracles, the cooperation of the Jewish people here with
7661  what is called the Muslim &quot;peace&quot; would have accelerated the
7662  process of destroying the Jewish people in their country and brought about
7663  the abolition of the Zionist entity in general. The first step towards the
7664  end of the state would be the recognition of what is called &quot;the state
7665  of all its citizens.&quot; The second step would be when the Muslims show us
7666  the way out as part of their demand for historical justice. In my opinion,
7667  those residents of the country of Jewish origin who lose every trace of their
7668  Jewish heritage will decide, in the aforementioned state of distress, to <span
7669  class=GramE>emigrate</span> to countries of the world where they are safe.
7670  Today, it can be seen that the settlement of residents of Jewish origin in
7671  the country is a matter of expediency: they are comfortable here because they
7672  were born here, their family is here, and their livelihood is here, but when
7673  it becomes clear to them that their concept of &quot;peace&quot; has
7674  collapsed, they will be the first on the planes. Only those without means or,
7675  alternatively, those with ideals, will remain in the country despite
7676  everything, despite suffering the horrors of war on the home front and in the
7677  front. The facts must be acknowledged: Muslims are not willing to give up
7678  their preliminary demand for the resettlement of the &quot;refugees&quot; in
7679  Jaffa, <span class=SpellE>Lod</span>, <span class=SpellE>Ramla</span>, and
7680  Haifa, a destructive step from the perspective of Jewish Israel, and hence
7681  peace for them is a tactic and not a goal at all. There are many proposals
7682  for solutions to the conflict, but even if there were a miracle and we
7683  achieved agreement on an inter-regional solution through population exchanges
7684  and a redistribution of the Middle East, in reality, fundamentalist Islam is
7685  unable to recognize a Jewish entity as an existing fact and certainly not as
7686  a sovereign state. The current path of Israeli statesmen, which advocates
7687  baseless agreements, only guarantees the continuation of the war. The
7688  Jewish-Muslim conflict is inevitable and is fueled by ideological, cultural
7689  and demographic explosives. However, this will explode only when Muslims
7690  realize that Israel is sufficiently weakened that it no longer poses a
7691  danger. In this situation, all the lofty ideas of peace will turn into dust
7692  in yesterday's newspapers. Today, we are also beginning to recognize that
7693  terrorism pays off and all the <span class=SpellE>Dalits</span> have
7694  prevailed. Perhaps this recognition will bring about a change in values, so
7695  that even the most naive will understand reality. When Muslims are already a
7696  minute away from destroying the country to the ground, it will be a little
7697  too late for To fix, however, the severe crisis will bring about renewed
7698  self-awareness, the breaking of our heart of stone, and this is already a
7699  hint of what is to come that explains how the transformation in faith and the
7700  return to God will take place in the process of redemption.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7701  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7702  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7703  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7704  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7705  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7706  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7707  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7708  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
7709  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7710  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>26. Military
7711  Service and National Service<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
7712  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7713  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7714  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7715  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7716  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Military
7717  service will not be mandatory. The first year will be voluntary, and then
7718  anyone who wishes will continue to serve with full pay, except of course in a
7719  real emergency, when soldiers will also be conscripted if necessary. It has
7720  already been said: &quot;He who desires peace - prepares for war&quot;, peace
7721  and strength are intertwined, as we indeed ask in our prayer &quot;The Lord
7722  will give strength to his people, the Lord will bless his people with
7723  peace&quot; (Psalm 29:11). In this way, we associate the service of the Lord
7724  with peace and tranquility. Only when the Blessed One blesses us with
7725  strength and security - will peace prevail on earth. According to this view, our
7726  strength is not measured by the number of tanks or soldiers, but by the
7727  virtue of spiritual strength. In my opinion, the main potential inherent in
7728  our military strength comes from our resourcefulness and wisdom in war. We
7729  must not rely on our military strength alone, but on our faith in the
7730  righteousness and power of the Blessed One. Even so, maintaining a huge army
7731  is not economically viable; the enormous burden will also come at the expense
7732  of our quality of life, thus putting the wheel back on the path to harming
7733  our security. For these reasons, which are certainly security considerations,
7734  we should work to reduce the army and increase investment in the economy. It
7735  is better to invest more in society and infrastructure and less in nurturing
7736  the army, whose physical size does not indicate its strength. Perhaps this is
7737  nothing new, but every security decision also has economic significance, and
7738  army leaders must be taught to consider the economic aspect as well. A lot of
7739  money went down the drain in the past because of the small-minded policy.
7740  Unnecessary fortifications, separation fences, distribution of emergency kits
7741  without justification, unnecessary bureaucracy, equipment at astronomical
7742  prices just because of a stricter standard, and more. This message is
7743  important not only for the military establishment but for the entire public
7744  establishment, according to which public servants must be accountable to
7745  themselves and the public for all their decisions so that they do not appear
7746  to be disrespecting public money.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7747  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7748  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7749  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7750  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7751  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Reducing the
7752  military force structure is a necessary and first step towards saving on
7753  security spending, and it can also be carried out without harming deterrence,
7754  by reorganizing the army along with more responsible care in maintaining our
7755  military superiority in the Middle East. Reducing the military force
7756  structure (regular) will also allow for a very significant reduction in
7757  non-combatant auxiliary forces and a corresponding reduction in security
7758  spending. Security will not be harmed if, in parallel with the cut, there is
7759  an improvement in the level of soldiers and the level of command through
7760  professional training of the forces and service for long years. As part of
7761  the military reform, all security concepts as they are currently accepted by
7762  the security establishment will be changed to adapt to the security concept
7763  that relies on small, agile forces with long-term operational capabilities,
7764  backed by massive reserve units. This concept, which relies mainly on
7765  reserves, requires the creation of vast demilitarized spaces on both sides of
7766  the border so that the border will be very far from population centers, so
7767  that any unusual military activity in areas near the border will result in an
7768  immediate response, along with the mobilization of reserves if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7769  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7770  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7771  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7772  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7773  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7774  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7775  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7776  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7777  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7778  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Even if there
7779  is a paramount value for military service, I do not see any practical or
7780  moral justification for compulsory military conscription. Despite this, every
7781  citizen should be allowed to volunteer for the army regardless of nationality
7782  and regardless of their health status, and therefore volunteering for the
7783  army will be a right for everyone (as opposed to national service, which will
7784  be mandatory for everyone except for conscripts). A person who is not
7785  interested in serving for any reason, fear, lack of motivation or any other
7786  reason, will not be required to be drafted and will instead serve in national
7787  service for a period of one year. Of course, the state will provide a fair
7788  grant to volunteers for the army in accordance with criteria that it will
7789  determine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7790  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7791  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7792  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7793  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7794  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7795  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7796  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7797  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7798  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7799  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In order to
7800  achieve maximum capability despite the reduced reserve force, the army must
7801  be reorganized according to real needs. Service in the army will be based
7802  more on permanent service, and there will be fewer reserve days and less
7803  regular service. The regular army will concentrate only on training, not on
7804  administration or ongoing security. Regular personnel will carry out the
7805  ongoing military activity - ongoing security, readiness, etc., while
7806  maintenance and administrative positions will be served by professionals who
7807  are civilians or permanent employees, not regular personnel. Regular military
7808  service will be shortened to one year, designated for basic training at the
7809  individual, team, and company levels until the warrior reaches a high level
7810  of military proficiency. In my opinion, every soldier, even if he or she
7811  intends to continue in a non-combat role in the regular army, should undergo
7812  fitness training, close combat, and marksmanship, in addition to basic
7813  soldier training. Soldiers who continue in command and officer roles will
7814  sign up for permanent service (at least five years), which is necessary in
7815  order to meet the high professional requirements required of them. The
7816  additional periods are intended for military completion and training as
7817  detailed above.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7818  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7819  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7820  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7821  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7822  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7823  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7824  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7825  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7826  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7827  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Soldiers
7828  interested in a technical career in the army will serve as regulars for the
7829  first year (if they wish to enter the permanent service). Their integration
7830  into technical professions will be possible only after completing the
7831  soldiering trend in the first year of service. Regular soldiers will be free
7832  to engage exclusively in training and exercises without the harassment of the
7833  BTS (current security), which will anyway be based on the service of
7834  professional soldiers. The changes that will be required in the army's
7835  structure will include rethinking the distribution of tasks, the order of
7836  forces, and the logistics of equipment and weapons. As mentioned, the army
7837  will employ professional soldiers in current security and activate reserve
7838  soldiers only in emergency situations. The share of reserves in the SDAK &#8203;&#8203;will
7839  be relatively high, but even these will not be used for current security but
7840  only for emergency situations, but two weeks a year will be dedicated to
7841  training. Reserve personnel will receive full pay for the two weeks a year in
7842  which they train, and will also receive a fixed salary (according to their
7843  rank) for one month a year for simply maintaining readiness. Reducing the
7844  regular army and employing small units of professional military personnel
7845  will require improving the reserve army and its level of readiness. A rapid
7846  recruitment system of 8 hours should be established for some reservists
7847  (according to their military role) and 24 hours for the rest. This situation
7848  will be made possible by improving the readiness system in the army and
7849  improving transportation routes.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7850  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7851  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7852  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7853  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7854  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7855  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7856  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7857  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7858  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7859  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The reform of
7860  the army requires a radical change in all issues that were considered sacred
7861  cows. As mentioned, the army will be cut in size mainly at the expense of the
7862  administrative part, ongoing security will be carried out by professionals,
7863  the units will be specialized units with a high level of technological
7864  sophistication, for example, effectively guarding the border line will first
7865  begin with determining the optimal border line, a line that will run along
7866  clear geographical lines and be isolated from settlements, when the system
7867  will switch to electronic observation and sensing means that will replace the
7868  need for stationary posts. Aerial patrols together with observation balloons
7869  will replace mounted patrols. In any suspicious incident, airborne forces
7870  will be deployed in combination with ground backup.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7871  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7872  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7873  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7874  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7875  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7876  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7877  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7878  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7879  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7880  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The army will
7881  make greater use of attack helicopters as well as miniature and unmanned
7882  aerial vehicles. Although war involves a risk to human life, in my opinion it
7883  is possible and feasible to reduce the level of casualties to a minimum.
7884  Personal protection will be improved, and I intend to demand the development
7885  of more effective but lighter and more comfortable protection for all
7886  vulnerable parts. The share of missions that require unnecessary personal
7887  risk, such as fighting in built-up areas or fighting in inferior conditions,
7888  must be reduced. These situations are usually determined by irrelevant
7889  political considerations and should be avoided altogether. For example, in a
7890  built-up area, more technological and engineering measures will be used to
7891  overcome obstacles, with engineering vehicles clearing the way. And as long
7892  as there is resistance, soldiers will not enter the built-up area.<span
7893  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7894  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7895  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7896  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7897  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7898  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7899  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7900  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7901  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7902  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7903  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Border
7904  Guard will become a military unit, unlike the police officers who are usually
7905  stationed at the country's entry gates. Ongoing security at the borders, as
7906  well as terrorist incidents within the country, will be within the military's
7907  jurisdiction.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7908  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7909  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7910  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7911  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7912  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7913  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7914  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7915  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7916  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7917  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Women's
7918  service will also be possible, and this, of course, in accordance with the
7919  limits of modesty. Women's service in the defense system will be in an
7920  appropriate civilian framework and with full pay and will constitute a
7921  professional career for all intents and purposes. In no way as regular
7922  soldiers. Women will serve mainly in the auxiliary forces and not in combat
7923  roles, and their service in the auxiliary forces will also be possible only
7924  if the basic conditions for serving women in the same place are met,
7925  including organized transportation to their homes, etc.<span lang=AR-SA
7926  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7927  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7928  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7929  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
7930  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
7931  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7932  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7933  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7934  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
7935  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
7936  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
7937  dir=LTR></span>27. National Service<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
7938  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7939  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7940  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7941  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7942  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The program I
7943  propose is mandatory national service for everyone who is not serving in the
7944  army, for a period of one year, for both women and men. Married women and
7945  those with severe disabilities will be exempt from national service. Those
7946  serving in national service will be called volunteers despite the obligation,
7947  and this is because without the willingness, sense of volunteerism and
7948  sacrifice for the common good, there is no point in starting the national
7949  service project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7950  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7951  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7952  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
7953  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
7954  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7955  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7956  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7957  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7958  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7959  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Within the
7960  framework of national service, volunteers will fulfill roles according to
7961  their ability and health. The <span class=GramE>type of tasks that national
7962  service volunteers will perform are</span> mainly in projects of national
7963  importance. Starting from projects in the field of construction and
7964  agriculture, and ending with issues in the education and health system that
7965  are also adapted for people with physical disabilities. National service will
7966  also be mandatory for girls. They will serve mainly in the education and
7967  health system. National service volunteers will receive a salary that is
7968  raised to half the minimum wage (depending on the level of physical
7969  difficulty required). Private entities that will use national service
7970  volunteers (such as farmers) will pay the state their share of the costs of
7971  the service at the level of the minimum wage or as determined.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7972  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7973  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7974  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7975  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7976  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
7977  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7978  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7979  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7980  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7981  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Refusals <span
7982  class=GramE>who</span> refuse to volunteer for national service will be punished
7983  with fines and imprisonment for a period of one year. Of course, national
7984  service volunteers will be compensated for their contribution to the public,
7985  similar to what is customary for military volunteers, and will receive rights
7986  in money and the equivalent of money, such as housing credits from the state.
7987  If we weigh the positive side of national service against the negative side,
7988  which is the coercion and difficulty of work, it seems that the scales
7989  clearly tip in favor of mandatory national service, due to the following
7990  considerations: A. Developing the social commitment of the future generation
7991  for their country. B. An act of the young for themselves. C. Education for
7992  work and discipline at work. D. Providing basic knowledge of essential jobs at
7993  home. E. The state must do everything not to rely on cheap foreign labor but
7994  on the values &#8203;&#8203;of Hebrew labor.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
7995  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
7996  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
7997  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
7998  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
7999  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8000  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8001  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8002  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8003  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8004  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>We live in a
8005  society even if we don't want to, and naturally we must subordinate our will
8006  to the good of society, otherwise everything will fall apart, and the price
8007  will be very high. Contributing to society through national service or the
8008  army is a value that every person should adopt for themselves, especially in
8009  the State of Redemption. First and foremost, the one who will benefit from
8010  national service will be the citizen. And I'm not just talking about life in
8011  old age, where we rely more on others to maintain our quality of life, but
8012  also about everyday life, where young people will start on a higher ramp by
8013  receiving partial or full rights to housing and a reduction in general
8014  expenses directed to medicine and taxes, for example. All the impossible
8015  hassles that enslave young couples to work multiple jobs in order to survive,
8016  pay their mortgage and other necessary expenses will be a thing of the past,
8017  I believe. And this is without mentioning the contribution to the unity,
8018  education, and morale of the country's residents.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8019  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8020  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8021  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8022  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8023  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8024  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8025  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8026  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8027  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8028  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>28. Social
8029  Policy<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
8030  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8031  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8032  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8033  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8034  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
8035  commands us to care for the weak: the stranger, the orphan, the widow, and
8036  anyone who needs public charity. This is the social Torah by which the people
8037  of Israel walk. The Jewish community has always been known for its acts of
8038  charity, and it is understandable that the rich set aside their money for the
8039  poor. All of Israel is a guarantor for one another, Jewish law has taught us.
8040  And it is understandable that the State of Redemption will continue in the
8041  direction of mutual <span class=SpellE>guarantorship</span> in an orderly and
8042  efficient manner. Some of the nation's leaders continue to uphold the
8043  principle of mutual guarantee, a Torah from the series presented by <span
8044  class=SpellE>Ze'ev</span> <span class=SpellE>Jabotinsky</span> (the Five of
8045  the Zionist Movement) as well as other leaders from the Zionist labor
8046  movements. Unfortunately, class-social ideals have become the main thing,
8047  while the principles of the Torah, the people and the land have been pushed
8048  to the margins and disappeared. It seems as if the immigrants to the land in
8049  the first <span class=SpellE>aliyahs</span> intended to learn and apply
8050  certain sociological theories, which explains the high status of the kibbutz
8051  movement in those years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8052  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8053  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8054  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8055  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8056  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8057  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8058  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8059  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8060  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8061  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to
8062  the definition of the role of the state, the state must provide a means of
8063  subsistence and education for its residents. This is in addition to its role
8064  of providing physical security within a certain socio-political framework.
8065  There is a feeling that because the state is so concerned with military
8066  security, the issue of economic security has been pushed to the margins. This
8067  should not be the case. The weakest groups are the elderly and the
8068  unemployed, who have no power or influence over policymakers, and therefore
8069  the establishment must be doubly careful in everything related to treating
8070  the weak. The state must ensure security Social (pension) for every elderly
8071  or disabled person, even if they did not take care of themselves in advance.
8072  The help can be in the form of money, but more important is the personal
8073  touch and social support from the supportive environment. Reform must be done
8074  throughout the <span class=GramE>system,</span> there is no question about
8075  that. And the State of Redemption is more structured than any form of
8076  government to meet the social challenge, especially in light of the support
8077  for the establishment of the National Service for the Community, whose main
8078  function will be to provide direct contact with the populations in need, as
8079  well as to provide material support with the help of private or public
8080  charities. In principle, government support in money will be reduced to the
8081  minimum possible. Any citizen who needs it can demand that the state
8082  contribute to living expenses. In addition, weak families who are unable to
8083  go to work and need living expenses support will be exempt from rent if they
8084  move to public housing. In addition, they will be entitled to meals brought
8085  to their home once a day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8086  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8087  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8088  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8089  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8090  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8091  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8092  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8093  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8094  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8095  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The labor
8096  relations system will be different from the current situation in that it will
8097  prevent political activity in committees and will be more limited to
8098  volunteer activity for the employee, not tied to specific workplaces. Pension
8099  funds will be private insurance companies under state supervision with minimum
8100  fees. There will be no obligation to participate in pension funds, but since
8101  they are tax-exempt, they will be attractive to the public. The public
8102  medical service will be transferred and managed by the state. The protection
8103  of employee rights will be supervised by a public body that the state will
8104  establish and finance, similar to the Ombudsman. Irresponsible strikes will
8105  result in prosecution and full compensation for the victims of the strike.<span
8106  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8107  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8108  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8109  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8110  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8111  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8112  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8113  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8114  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8115  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8116  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Any question
8117  regarding labor relations that does not receive a response from the public
8118  body for labor relations will be brought to the court's decision as a last
8119  resort. If the court does not see fit to provide relief to employees who feel
8120  harmed, there will be no choice and they will have to find another job. When
8121  a person is unable to save enough for old age, the state will ensure that the
8122  elderly person is provided with a pension that will allow them to live in
8123  dignity, while all their other needs will be provided by voluntary
8124  organizations and volunteers (national service, etc.). The volunteers will
8125  take care of everything necessary, such as a hot meal, laundry, cleaning, and
8126  medical help. Ostensibly, this policy requires the investment of many
8127  resources, but since it relies on volunteers, the burden on the public purse
8128  will be Minimal. The elderly will be cared for in their homes as much as
8129  possible, and only when there is no other option will they be transferred to
8130  state nursing homes, with hospitalization expenses covered by the state. The
8131  right direction, in my opinion, is to invest more in personal attention and
8132  less in financial support. This means that people who need help will receive
8133  support mainly in their homes, and all their basic needs will be met,
8134  including meals and home maintenance. There will always be someone who will
8135  visit their homes every day or two and meet their needs for food, attention,
8136  and home services. Any elderly person who needs this will receive a discount
8137  or complete cancellation of all taxes and expenses for electricity, water, property
8138  taxes, energy, and more.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8139  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8140  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8141  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8142  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8143  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8144  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8145  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8146  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8147  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8148  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Another
8149  aspect of social policy is welfare and unemployment benefits. The criteria
8150  for receiving benefits will be tightened in order to return more people to
8151  the workforce. On the other hand, workers will be rewarded by the state if
8152  they undergo vocational training and adopt required professions, even if they
8153  are less popular. Another issue is support for families with many children.
8154  In principle - I am against a child allowance. A family with many children
8155  receives its blessing from God. But of course there will be a subsistence
8156  allowance for all those in need without the need to provide proof. The
8157  commandment to have many children will probably be fulfilled regardless of
8158  the child allowance, and family owners will be able to provide for their
8159  household members with dignity, with God's help.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8160  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8161  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8162  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8163  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8164  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8165  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8166  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8167  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8168  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8169  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>29. Foreign
8170  workers and subsidies for industry<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
8171  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8172  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8173  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8174  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8175  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The state
8176  must act against the importation of foreign workers, who constitute a social and
8177  economic time bomb. If there is an agricultural or other sector that is in
8178  dire need of working hands, the shortage can be filled with the help of
8179  national service volunteers and by paying more attractive salaries. If the
8180  sector is unable to meet high wages, but the sector is essential to the
8181  economy, then there is another option for support, which is through state
8182  participation in the wages. If the state has an interest in local production
8183  of a product that is labor-intensive, then please subsidize the factory or
8184  product directly. If the product is not essential or the factory is not a
8185  preferred factory (i.e., it constitutes an essential component of the
8186  employment of the residents of the region), then it should be closed. The
8187  same is true of agriculture! Even though there will be subsidies for the
8188  agricultural sector, farms that fail despite everything will close. The
8189  number of manual workers should be reduced as much as possible and mechanized
8190  alternatives should be developed. National service volunteers will also
8191  contribute their help during the burning seasons. Efforts should be made to
8192  ensure that the agricultural sector is <span class=GramE>economical,</span>
8193  otherwise it is better to focus more on particularly profitable sectors
8194  suitable for export, at the expense of other sectors, while the deficit is
8195  imported.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8196  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8197  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8198  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8199  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8200  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8201  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8202  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8203  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8204  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8205  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>30.
8206  Employee-employer relations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
8207  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8208  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8209  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8210  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8211  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The state has
8212  the responsibility to protect the interests of workers, and workers must be
8213  careful in all matters related to the use of the strike weapon without
8214  discretion. In the reformed state, salary arrangements in the public sector
8215  will be determined by a special committee to determine equal criteria for all
8216  employees. The criteria for determining salary will be seniority, experience,
8217  level of education, military service, rank at work, excellence at work, level
8218  of difficulty at work, level of knowledge and education required for the job,
8219  responsibility required for the position, risk associated with that
8220  profession, and scope of the position. All of these criteria will be given a score
8221  in accordance with the committee's determination, and it will also take into
8222  account the nature of the position. The final salary will be determined
8223  according to the total of the accumulated scores. Care must be taken that the
8224  gap between the minimum and maximum salary in the public service will not be
8225  extreme. The committee will also prevent any situation of circumventing the
8226  criteria by using personal contracts or providing illegal benefits. Private
8227  entities will also be able to use the committee to determine salary levels,
8228  free of charge. However, in any case, the private sector must pay salaries
8229  that are not lower than the minimum wage. Another right that will be
8230  preserved for employees is severance pay, which amounts to one month's salary
8231  per year and will be paid to every employee who is fired or forced to resign.
8232  Action must be taken to cancel restrictive agreements that prevent, for
8233  example, the fair dismissal of an employee. In my opinion, these lead to a
8234  decline in work ethics and a dire injustice when there is no way to reward
8235  the good and no way to punish the bad. The free economy will constitute the
8236  second thread in the social Torah in the State of Redemption, and this is
8237  also the appropriate opportunity to try and implement it in the best possible
8238  way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8239  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8240  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8241  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
8242  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
8243  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8244  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8245  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8246  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8247  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8248  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In addition
8249  to the establishment of the committee to determine the level of wages in the
8250  public system, the institution for compulsory arbitration will be
8251  established. This institution will be a legal body under the authority of a
8252  district court, which has the authority to hear all labor disputes in the
8253  economy. Any labor dispute declared by employees or any other entity with an
8254  employer-employee relationship, in public or private bodies in which a clause
8255  dealing with methods of resolving labor disputes has not been included in the
8256  labor agreement, will be brought to the institution for mandatory
8257  arbitration. This institution will sit and decide, after hearing all parties,
8258  which of the parties is right and to what extent their claims will be realized.
8259  Since this institution is equivalent in authority to a district court,
8260  appeals against its decisions will be before the Supreme Court. At the same
8261  time, the striking employee must take into account that if the court finds
8262  that the strike was unjustified, he must bear the full damage he caused,
8263  including compensation to the factory or any other injured party, and from
8264  the outset it must be clarified that if an employee, especially in a public
8265  body, feels that the level of pay for his labor is too low, he has the right
8266  to seek a more profitable job, without denying the employee the right to
8267  severance pay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8268  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8269  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8270  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8271  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8272  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8273  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8274  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8275  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8276  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8277  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>31.
8278  Matchmaking<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
8279  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8280  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8281  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8282  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8283  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>And finally,
8284  I will address an important issue that also belongs to the social sphere,
8285  which is the matching of matches. Which is the work of It is truly sacred to
8286  ensure that no one is left alone without a partner. After all, the other way
8287  is to ignore the issue and all the slanderers are men, and we are
8288  unfortunately seeing the results today. I hope that in the days of
8289  redemption, the education system will be entirely Torah-based Jewish, and
8290  will also take part in the above issue. In my opinion, there are cases in
8291  which the spiritual guide in the community must take his own initiative to
8292  help young people who are not in a hurry and are taking their time, even if
8293  they have a partner, to move forward towards establishing a family unit while
8294  receiving appropriate guidance. Today, in many cases, couples are mistaken in
8295  thinking that the other person always has to give up in order to maintain the
8296  partnership. But if we succeed in convincing them that each person must do
8297  everything on their part for the sake of the joint partnership, both parties
8298  will benefit. Establishing the family unit on the basis of our holy Torah
8299  should be our soul's desire and will bring about a change in the quality of
8300  life of many and dear ones. It is painful to see the suffering that is the
8301  lot of children in divided families that were established from the beginning
8302  on a distorted foundation. The unsettled foundation stems, among other
8303  things, from the reality that dating is part of a method of entertainment and
8304  fun, without obligation. And for that reason, a partner is sought in places
8305  of entertainment. In my humble opinion, this will no longer be the case in
8306  the State of Redemption. Also because dating will be done in a faith
8307  community by professionals or family, and also because places of
8308  entertainment where promiscuity reigns will no longer interest us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8309  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8310  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8311  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
8312  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
8313  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8314  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8315  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8316  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
8317  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
8318  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
8319  dir=LTR></span>32. The Education System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
8320  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8321  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8322  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8323  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8324  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In this article,
8325  I do not intend to address the shortcomings of the past, but we will only
8326  remember that general education at the time of writing the essay is far from
8327  anything Jewish. <span class=GramE>Values &#8203;&#8203;such as Judaism is</span>
8328  religion, nationalism is fascism, and democracy is sacred. It turns out that
8329  focusing on the values &#8203;&#8203;of democracy is truly the state's
8330  self-destruction mechanism. The meaning of the democratic lesson is focusing
8331  on the understanding of the state of all its citizens when the enemies of
8332  Israel should be given the right to determine the character of the state. On
8333  the other hand, if education were to focus on Jewish studies, I assume that,
8334  along with the values &#8203;&#8203;of respect for the state and
8335  institutions, we would be strengthened in our love for man as he is (created
8336  by God).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8337  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8338  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8339  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8340  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8341  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8342  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8343  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8344  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8345  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8346  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I do not
8347  intend to determine here whether one Hasidic court is superior to another or
8348  whether the education we know today as &quot;national religious&quot; is
8349  superior to that of the <span class=SpellE>Haredim</span>. It is clear that I
8350  have an opinion at least regarding the curriculum, according to which general
8351  studies should be combined with Torah studies. This curriculum is found in
8352  high school <span class=SpellE>yeshivahs</span> and state religious schools.
8353  And there is a problem with introducing it into the <span class=SpellE>Haredi</span>
8354  system. From their perspective, there is a question of whether to open <span
8355  class=SpellE>Haredi</span> society to external influences? What will be the
8356  price? I would like to hope that over time general subjects will be
8357  introduced in all schools, in all sectors. However, at the same time, the
8358  Torah and faith will not be harmed, perhaps even strengthened. In my opinion,
8359  the Sanhedrin, which will also be concerned with charting the course, will
8360  have something to say on the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8361  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8362  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8363  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8364  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8365  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8366  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8367  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8368  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8369  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8370  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The future of
8371  children's souls is conditioned by the education system. Therefore, as a
8372  guideline, I would not be mistaken if I would like to build a system that can
8373  also meet the special needs of a public that is just joining the circle of
8374  observant Jews, or, to put it differently, a public whose faith is still weak
8375  and in need of strengthening. Hence, the entire Jewish people will be exposed
8376  to an education system that is at least traditional with Jewish law and
8377  philosophy. In my opinion, education should be viewed as a kind of investment
8378  whose fruits will come to us later. We should invest seriously and not skimp
8379  on recruiting teachers. The goal is to strengthen faith and impart basic
8380  values &#8203;&#8203;in Judaism. Will strengthening faith be the same for
8381  those who repent as for those who observe the commandments? The answer is no,
8382  &quot;Educating a boy according to his own path,&quot; each group will
8383  receive a system that suits it. But I expect that within a few years the gap
8384  will gradually narrow until we can establish an educational system with a
8385  similar agenda for everyone. Of course, we will still have to learn to live
8386  with an education system that is adapted to different factions and committees
8387  in the <span class=SpellE>Haredi</span> or religious sector. However, on the
8388  other hand, I would expect compromise, agreement, and rapprochement between
8389  the sectors to the extent possible. When we know that the path Redemption is
8390  promoted first and foremost through peaceful means between man and man and
8391  between man and place. I of course hope that it will at least be possible to
8392  begin with education for openness: to accept, understand, and know how to
8393  deal with opinions that differ from your own. This is a difficult task even
8394  today and will be even more difficult to achieve in the future in a society
8395  that fears any change in its way of life, and rightly so. The alternative is,
8396  unfortunately, the continuation of religious wars and the continued disdain
8397  for others and hatred for those who are different from you.<span lang=AR-SA
8398  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8399  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8400  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8401  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8402  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8403  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8404  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8405  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8406  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8407  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8408  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The education
8409  system must, for the most part, operate according to national state
8410  principles that guide the entire Jewish people. The financing and management
8411  of the education system will be carried out by the state, although an
8412  independent education system will be permitted by law, but it will still be
8413  under supervision and will operate according to the guiding principles of the
8414  state. An infrastructure for general education and an infrastructure for
8415  Jewish education that combine science and technology with religious studies
8416  must be established and developed. Technological education must be
8417  implemented from an early age (from kindergarten) together with Jewish
8418  education and the student's thinking and learning patterns must be
8419  encouraged. One of the foundations of the educational system will be the
8420  principle of &quot;educating the boy according to his path,&quot; which is
8421  the adaptation of a variety of educational programs to the student body,
8422  which is of course heterogeneous in terms of personal ability. The demand for
8423  technological education is necessary if we want to respond to the need for
8424  the development of advanced industries. Just as I expect the non-religious
8425  sector to take on the study of Torah and <span class=SpellE>mitzvot</span>,
8426  so I hope that the <span class=SpellE>Haredi</span> sector will also take on
8427  secular studies, for the reasons presented below. I believe that among the
8428  other miracles that will occur in the days of redemption will be the miracle
8429  of opening our hearts to Torah and enlightenment, which until now we have not
8430  been open to for many reasons, and thus we will be able to accept the
8431  teachings of science and the science of Torah as part of the reality of
8432  creation and redemption.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8433  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8434  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8435  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8436  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8437  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8438  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8439  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8440  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8441  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8442  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to
8443  the <span class=SpellE>halacha</span>, it has already been said by Rabbi <span
8444  class=SpellE>Nehorai</span>, &quot;I give up every craft in the world and I
8445  teach my son nothing but Torah, nothing but Torah&quot; <span class=SpellE>Kiddushin</span>,
8446  page 82a. However, many make excuses that he only applies this to himself since
8447  he saw his son succeed in Torah studies. The <span class=SpellE>Chatam</span>
8448  <span class=SpellE>Sofer</span> qualifies Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai's</span>
8449  words and explains that the profession serves as a source of livelihood and
8450  therefore &quot;he who does not teach his son a craft is as if he is teaching
8451  him robberies.&quot; He adds that even if the craft serves not only for
8452  livelihood but for the &quot;settlement of the world&quot; and contributes to
8453  technological progress - the craft has great importance and is considered a
8454  mitzvah as if it were the work of the land related to the development of the
8455  Land of Israel, in contrast to our situation in exile when we lived abroad
8456  and had no interest in contributing to the soldiers of the Gentiles and the
8457  settlement of the world. Hence, according to the <span class=SpellE>Chatam</span>
8458  <span class=SpellE>Sofer's</span> interpretation, Rabbi <span class=SpellE>Nehorai's</span>
8459  words refer to exile when we are scattered among the nations.<span
8460  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8461  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8462  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8463  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8464  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8465  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8466  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8467  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8468  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8469  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8470  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The nature of
8471  the education system will clearly be education in Torah and <span
8472  class=SpellE>mitzvot</span>. However, at the same time, it is clear to me
8473  that in every Jewish education system there will be variants of one kind or
8474  another, and I am not in a position to determine at this time what the
8475  direction will be or what autonomy will be given to the various schools. As I
8476  mentioned earlier, I also do not have an answer to difficult questions
8477  concerning the unity of education in the days of redemption, such as the
8478  division between a Sephardic and Ashkenazi, Lithuanian or Hasidic, <span
8479  class=SpellE>Haredi</span> or knitted <span class=SpellE>kippah</span>
8480  education system, and so on. Given the current situation, it is likely that
8481  some degree of difference will still remain among the many streams. However,
8482  in my heart of hearts, I hope that the main educational trend will be
8483  according to the path of Rabbi Kook, which is tolerant by nature and is also
8484  designed to accept into it people from all denominations and all streams with
8485  sincere love of Israel. However, according to whatever system it is, the
8486  system must educate in Torah and <span class=SpellE>mitzvot</span> with faith
8487  and love, love of learning, education in the way of the land and love of the
8488  land, and in science and knowledge. Education for love of country will be
8489  given great weight in the system because from it we draw the strength to
8490  fight and fight for our beloved country against all those who rise up against
8491  us, an issue that is currently very much in short supply. The educational
8492  challenge will require a great effort from all branches of government to
8493  contribute their share to the cause. This is the first reason for shortening
8494  military service along with national service to two years, and for the same
8495  reason reserve service will also be carried out during the summer period
8496  only. Increasing the education fund will only be possible if education is
8497  free and available to all and caters to all levels of education and types of
8498  students. Elementary and high school education should be exempt from fees, as
8499  should preferential subjects in higher education. In addition, maintenance
8500  scholarships should be given to students in higher education according to
8501  criteria such as the importance of the subject of study, excellence,
8502  volunteerism, and more.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8503  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8504  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8505  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8506  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8507  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8508  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8509  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8510  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8511  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8512  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In the field
8513  of education and discipline in schools, it is understood that obedience and
8514  pleasant behavior should be demanded of students. Order and discipline in
8515  schools <span class=GramE>are</span> also the key to increasing the level of
8516  education. Students who are not interested in a particular idea in their
8517  lives will naturally find empty and negative matters to fill the gap. In
8518  order to avoid situations of lack of discipline, the issue of morality should
8519  be set as an ideological goal (as part of Torah education), and the managements
8520  of educational institutions should also be given autonomy in choosing the
8521  teaching staff, but these will be under state supervision. Schools will also
8522  have autonomy in providing salary supplements (under supervision and in
8523  accordance with criteria, for both teachers and principals) and in collecting
8524  these expenses from students, as well as in choosing the students who will be
8525  accepted and/or continue to study at the school. In my opinion, the school's
8526  obligation to accept every student should be abolished in principle and not
8527  panic if a student cannot find a school close to his or her place of
8528  residence. Each student will be held personally liable for his or her
8529  behavior during the school year, and if necessary, the student's studies
8530  should be terminated, otherwise the entire education system will be harmed.
8531  It should be noted here that such phenomena in the Torah education system are
8532  relatively rare compared to the general education system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8533  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8534  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8535  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8536  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8537  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8538  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8539  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8540  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8541  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8542  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The education
8543  system should educate for ideals, personal fulfillment and taking
8544  responsibility. Education for responsibility on the one hand also requires
8545  ideological openness on the other, although within the limits of good taste
8546  and law and order. Intellectual openness (as opposed to educational openness)
8547  is, in my opinion, essential in a technological society, a society based on
8548  the principle of free information and the development of industry and
8549  competition in the economic world. However, openness must be accompanied by
8550  constant fear and apprehension, as Rabbi Kook also warned, because
8551  unfortunately many of the descendants of those who opened up to general
8552  culture, especially during the Enlightenment movement, but also in recent
8553  times, ended up loosening their grip on the Torah of Israel. In my opinion,
8554  with a strong enough Torah foundation, it will be possible to expand to
8555  general education with less fear of falls and stumbling. I believe in the
8556  need for technological education and true cultural openness that, on the one
8557  hand, will give us the tools to withstand most external temptations and, on
8558  the other hand, will place us at the center of matters in the economy and
8559  technology.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8560  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8561  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8562  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8563  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8564  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8565  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8566  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8567  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8568  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8569  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Additional
8570  principles by which the education system will operate are: 1) the freedom to
8571  choose the educational institution, 2) the system will provide appropriate
8572  solutions for outstanding students as well as for students who are having
8573  difficulty in their studies, 3) holding national exams upon completion of
8574  high school, however, admission to higher education institutions will also be
8575  based on internal exams according to the department of study, 4) the
8576  possibility of an independent curriculum (with the approval of the Ministry
8577  of Education), 5) maintaining strict monitoring of each student so as not to
8578  lose the weak and the excluded. In this area, it is also possible to utilize
8579  the national service, which can provide solutions and help to students and
8580  encourage them to continue their studies by providing personal attention (in
8581  the style of today's &quot;Project <span class=SpellE>Perach</span>&quot;) as
8582  well as free tutoring after school hours.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8583  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8584  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8585  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8586  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8587  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8588  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8589  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8590  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8591  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8592  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>33. The State
8593  and the Sabbath<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
8594  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8595  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8596  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8597  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8598  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Sabbath
8599  and the people of Israel are <span class=GramE>one,</span> in fact the
8600  Sabbath is the second name of the people of Israel. This is due to the fact
8601  that the Sabbath is a testimony to the covenant between God and the people of
8602  Israel, and the covenant is also the reason for the existence of the people
8603  of Israel in this world. The meaning of keeping the Sabbath covenant is
8604  recognition of the act of creation and acceptance of the yoke of the Kingdom
8605  of Heaven. Our very identification with God and the work of creating the
8606  world is expressed through our cessation from all work on the seventh day.
8607  Beyond that: the Land of Israel was given to us for faithful stewardship with
8608  the goal of worshiping God in it, by keeping the Sabbath and remembering it
8609  in this holy place. Hence the national importance of the Sabbath in
8610  everything related to our right to the land and our continued existence on
8611  this land. In fact, the desecration of the Sabbath causes the cancellation of
8612  the right of the people of Israel to the Land of Israel. And it has already
8613  been said: &quot;Jerusalem was not destroyed except because they desecrated
8614  the Sabbath in it&quot; (Shabbat 119). The Sabbath is equivalent (according
8615  to the <span class=SpellE>Ramban</span>) to all the commandments, and whoever
8616  violates the Sabbath is as if he has denied the creation of the world and
8617  thus transgresses all the commandments of the Torah. So also is the summary
8618  of the <span class=SpellE>Shulchan</span> <span class=SpellE>Aruch</span>,
8619  which adds: &quot;And whoever openly violates the Sabbath is like an idolater
8620  in all his words. If he touches wine, he is forbidden, and the cake he bakes
8621  is like the cake of a foreigner&quot; (<span class=SpellE>Kitzur</span> <span
8622  class=SpellE>Shulchan</span> <span class=SpellE>Aruch</span>, Shabbat, 72).
8623  The Gentiles, knowing that the abolition of the Sabbath is the abolition of
8624  the entire Torah, the separation of Israel from its Torah, and the cessation
8625  of Israel's eternity, when they sought to uproot Israel from the world and
8626  transfer it from its religion - they decreed first of all the Sabbath. Every
8627  framework of a Jewish state must be established on the basis of Sabbath
8628  observance; otherwise it is not a Jewish state but a state of nations.
8629  Without the Sabbath, the Jews living in such a state will not be different in
8630  their right and essence from the other nations in the state. In the future,
8631  the Jewish state in the Land of Israel, which will be established on the
8632  basis of Jewish law, will be distinguished from the rest of the world in
8633  observing the Sabbath as a supreme value, with a national consensus on the
8634  importance of the Sabbath for the people and the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8635  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8636  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8637  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8638  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8639  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8640  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8641  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8642  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8643  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8644  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>According to
8645  the Torah, the people of Israel must observe the Sabbath, but beyond that,
8646  the state must ensure that the law is observed. It has not only the moral
8647  basis but also the obligation to demand from the individual as well as from
8648  the general public, to observe the Sabbath. In public. On the other hand,
8649  those who desecrate the Sabbath in their homes bear personal responsibility
8650  and the state will not judge or pass judgment for this. But when the
8651  desecration of the Sabbath is done in public and in front of everyone - the
8652  sin is on the entire public and the entire society will be forced to bear the
8653  harsh consequences if it does not act. In my opinion, there is no question at
8654  all what the price of the Sabbath is. We are talking about the most expensive
8655  price, the price of life. Many accidents and disasters can be attributed to
8656  the desecration of the general Sabbath, and this is based on the Torah (and
8657  this is without even taking into account the unnecessary deaths of drunken
8658  revelers on weekends), therefore Jewish society must be careful to observe
8659  the Sabbath in public for the good of the public. And it is important to
8660  remember: those who desecrate the Sabbath are not punished directly for their
8661  <span class=GramE>sin,</span> the entire nation is punished with them,
8662  because of the shared responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8663  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8664  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8665  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8666  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8667  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8668  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8669  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8670  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8671  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8672  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>From the
8673  verse: &quot;then, the land will be appeased regarding its sabbaticals.
8674  During all the days that it remains desolate while you are in the land of
8675  your enemies, the Land will rest and thus appease its sabbaticals&quot;
8676  (Leviticus 26), we learn about the importance of the commandment of Shabbat.
8677  From the fact that Shabbat and Yuval are practiced only in the Land of
8678  Israel, we can learn that the land of the land has its own
8679  &quot;uniqueness&quot;, its own soul that emanates from God. However, if the
8680  desecration of Shabbat repels us from the Land of Israel, it goes without
8681  saying that the desecration of Shabbat will have a similar result. And we
8682  have already been told that if we keep Shabbat in the land - we will deserve
8683  to dwell in our land safely, and if not, the land will vomit us out. On the
8684  other hand, it seems that Shabbat in the Diaspora does not have the same law
8685  as Shabbat in the Land of Israel, since the Jews in exile suffered whether
8686  they kept Shabbat or not. At most, assimilation increased. But there, Shabbat
8687  preserved the people of Israel in another sense, in the sense of preserving
8688  Jewish continuity throughout two thousand years of exile. The power of the
8689  Sabbath in protecting the Land of Israel here and the Jewish people there
8690  creates a parallel between <span class=SpellE>Shemitah</span> and going into
8691  exile, and between Shabbat and exile. The result is that the sanctity of
8692  Shabbat is higher in the Land of Israel. Here, more effort must be made to
8693  sanctify Shabbat. The same sacred uniqueness that the land of the Land of
8694  Israel has, which causes it to cry out when the Shabbat is violated, is also
8695  true here: the land cries out and cries out when the Shabbat is violated. In
8696  my understanding, and I hope that others understand this as well, there is a
8697  metaphysical connection between the land and the land, and between Shabbat.
8698  Shabbat, like the Shabbat, creates a connection between the people and their
8699  land as well as between the people and their God. This land literally
8700  &quot;feels&quot; Shabbat and &quot;feels&quot; when trust in it is violated.
8701  And just as a person cannot accumulate days without sleep, so the earth
8702  cannot accumulate years without rest, and in the end it will restore
8703  everything to itself, as it truly did during our exile, when the land
8704  remained desolate and neglected, as if it had restored all the Sabbaths to
8705  itself and is now waiting only for us to make it bloom again.<span
8706  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8707  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8708  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8709  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8710  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8711  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8712  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8713  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8714  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8715  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8716  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>As mentioned,
8717  keeping the Sabbath applies to every Jew everywhere in the world, but in the
8718  Land of Israel there is the aspect of &quot;rest of the land&quot; as we saw
8719  in the mitzvah of <span class=SpellE>Shemitah</span>. The mitzvah of the
8720  Sabbath is a mitzvah with a spiritual dimension, thanks to which, by virtue
8721  of its observance, peace and rest are radiated over the entire land. This
8722  thesis also has practical significance regarding our attitude towards
8723  non-Jews in the Land of Israel. In my opinion, all inhabitants of the land
8724  must respect the Sabbath outwardly in order to show that they respect the
8725  people and the Name. If they show a proper attitude toward the Sabbath, and
8726  if they maintain the character of the Sabbath of rest, even the keepers of
8727  the covenant will be able to enjoy the Sabbath more in their places of
8728  residence, especially if they border one another.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8729  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8730  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8731  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8732  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8733  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is clear
8734  that the non-Jewish residents of the land will have the status of resident
8735  aliens, and the Seven Commandments of Noah apply to them, and it is natural
8736  that they are commanded to respect the customs of the <span class=GramE>place,</span>
8737  otherwise they are not considered resident aliens. The customs of the place
8738  are not only a recognition of Jewish ownership of the land but also the
8739  adoption of the ways of the settlement, such as respecting religion or
8740  respecting the Sabbath. They are of course exempt from the Sabbath laws, as
8741  long as it is in their home, but they will not flood the roads with their
8742  vehicles and will not operate commercial and entertainment establishments
8743  that are in conflict with maintaining the holy atmosphere on the Sabbath. The
8744  suspension of work performed in public (except for essential services) will
8745  be recognized as part of their sincere desire to integrate into society and
8746  perhaps even join the Jewish people as righteous aliens. Jewish and
8747  non-Jewish residents will be asked to maintain the sanctity of the Sabbath in
8748  public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8749  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8750  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8751  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
8752  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
8753  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8754  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8755  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8756  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8757  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8758  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
8759  conclusion, there are two reasons for the demand that aliens residing in the
8760  land respect the Sabbath outwardly: The first reason is simply a matter of
8761  respect for the Jewish people and admiration for their customs. Assuming that
8762  only Gentiles in the status of immigrants will be allowed to live with us in
8763  the Land of Israel, the Torah asks us something similar: &quot;You shall not
8764  do any work, you and your son...and your neighbor who is within your
8765  gates&quot; (Deuteronomy 5:14). The second reason is the metaphysical reason,
8766  which means that the land must rest in a practical way every Sabbath and
8767  every seventh year. The rest of the land goes beyond the people's duty not to
8768  desecrate the Sabbath individually. The outward sanctity of the Sabbath is a
8769  national matter in the broadest sense. The obligation of Gentiles to honor
8770  the Sabbath can be justified by the fact that by their very existence in the
8771  Land, they accept the supremacy of the Torah, and moreover, by their loyalty
8772  to the Jewish people they rise to the rank of immigrants in the broadest
8773  sense of the word. My gut feeling says that the land does not distinguish
8774  between Sabbath desecration committed by Jews or by non-Jews, the
8775  responsibility is ours. If we allow immigrants to live in the land, we must
8776  also be responsible for ensuring that the atmosphere of the general Sabbath
8777  is not spoiled, because everything will ultimately come to our account.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8778  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8779  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8780  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8781  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8782  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8783  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8784  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8785  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8786  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8787  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The Torah
8788  says: &quot;And the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to make the
8789  Sabbath throughout their generations an everlasting covenant, between me and
8790  the children of Israel it is a sign forever, for in six days the Lord made
8791  heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed&quot;
8792  (Exodus 31:16-17). From this verse, the Sages learned: &quot;There is no
8793  Sabbath that is void of Israel forever.&quot; Desecrating the Sabbath is a
8794  contradiction of the covenant with God (and in effect, abandoning Judaism).
8795  The meaning of the covenant is that the people of Israel will inherit the
8796  land as promised in the covenant between the two halves. For example, in the
8797  verse (&quot;To your seed I will give this land...&quot;) we see again the
8798  inseparable connection between honoring the Sabbath and our right to the
8799  land. Hence, the meaning of desecrating the Sabbath is a mortal injury to <span
8800  class=GramE>ourselves</span> and a betrayal of the sanctity of the land of
8801  Israel. Additional evidence of the metaphysical connection between the
8802  Sabbath and the Land of Israel can also be learned from the prophets and
8803  other sources. We have come to see that history occurred exactly as written
8804  in the Torah, as described, for example, in the rebuke &quot;In My Laws&quot;
8805  (Leviticus 26). Therefore, if we are guilty of grave betrayal of God, the
8806  punishment for violating the sanctity of the Sabbath and the Land of Israel
8807  will be, respectively, the desolation of the land from its inhabitants. We
8808  have all seen the practical expression of desolation in the very act of going
8809  into exile and destroying the land while abandoning it to the robbers who
8810  plundered it for two thousand years. If we do not learn from history, then
8811  the land will vomit us up again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8812  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8813  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8814  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8815  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8816  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8817  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8818  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8819  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8820  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8821  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The sanctity
8822  of the Sabbath also requires a general revision in the area of &#8203;&#8203;sweeping
8823  permits received by security, industrial and other bodies that allow them to
8824  desecrate the Sabbath without any connection to the issue of the protection
8825  of life under which the permits were granted. In my opinion, if it is a
8826  function that is truly a protection of life, such as security, it is better
8827  that it be performed by Jews, and if it is a question of protection of life,
8828  it is better that it be performed by gentiles. It is important to clarify
8829  that the law will allow legal action to be taken against those who desecrate
8830  the Sabbath in public, and these people should be treated as potential
8831  bloodsuckers, even if they have not actually shed blood.<span lang=AR-SA
8832  dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8833  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8834  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8835  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8836  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8837  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8838  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8839  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8840  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8841  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8842  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>34. Freedom
8843  of Expression and Journalistic Ethics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
8844  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8845  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8846  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8847  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8848  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>One of the
8849  foundations of the ideal social system is the preservation of freedom of
8850  expression (subject to the reservations noted below). For me, freedom of
8851  expression is the touchstone for society. Whether we will pass it
8852  successfully or unsuccessfully, only time will tell. A free press is a brake
8853  on the takeover of society by the forces of darkness, and freedom of
8854  expression is one of the important means to combat the forces of darkness,
8855  etc. It is accepted that this is also one of the signs of the maturity of a
8856  society that is able to withstand criticism (even if it is destructive
8857  criticism). The law itself requires the publication of wrongs committed in
8858  order to prevent possible continuation of the perverted behavior of public
8859  figures, primarily. Thus it is stated in the <span class=SpellE>Gemara</span>:
8860  &quot;The flatterers are published because of the blasphemy of the Lord&quot;
8861  (<span class=SpellE>Yoma</span> <span class=SpellE>Pu</span> 2). The value of
8862  freedom of expression is so important that it outweighs the fear of using
8863  harsh and offensive language. We prefer journalists who use harsh and
8864  offensive words to journalists who are afraid to speak. It is better to allow
8865  the use of words and nicknames, but the red line is lies and curses. A
8866  journalist who publishes a lie and is found guilty will be severely punished.
8867  The investigative committee that will examine the reliability of the report
8868  will be authorized to discreetly investigate the sources for that news. If
8869  there were anonymous sources, or well-founded and verified ones. If it is
8870  found that the journalist acted fairly and checked the reliability of the
8871  sources (theoretically, such a scenario is also possible), he will receive
8872  legal protection. The intention here is not to give freedom to incitement or <span
8873  class=GramE>violence,</span> these are serious offenses in themselves. Here
8874  too, the <span class=SpellE>halakha</span> places many restrictions on the
8875  freedom of gossip and we learn this from the <span class=SpellE>Gemara</span>
8876  &quot;
8876<span class=SpellE>Minyan</span> <span class=SpellE>le'omer</span> <span
8877  class=SpellE>davar</span> <span class=SpellE>lahbiru</span>...&quot; (<span
8878  class=SpellE>Yoma</span> 4b).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8879  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8880  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8881  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8882  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8883  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8884  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8885  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8886  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8887  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8888  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>One must
8889  fight for the other's right to express an opinion, but to restrict it as long
8890  as it does not harm the public interest. The rules and restrictions that must
8891  be imposed on society will include preventing verbal violence and
8892  establishing the boundary between what is permitted and what is prohibited in
8893  all matters related to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression.
8894  Whitewashing a person's face in public, especially when things are not true,
8895  is like shedding blood. And it is said in the <span class=SpellE>Gemara</span>
8896  (<span class=SpellE>Archin</span> 15a): &quot;Slander is as serious as
8897  shedding blood, for every killer kills only one soul, and the one who tells
8898  slander kills three: the one who tells it, the one who receives it, and the
8899  one who is told about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8900  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8901  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8902  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8903  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8904  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8905  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8906  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8907  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8908  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8909  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>A journalist
8910  or anyone else must give himself an account before any publication on gossip.
8911  Has he done everything to verify the accuracy of the information? Is the
8912  information of public concern? Most often, even if the stories in the press
8913  are based on truth, they can lead to sin and harm to people. Especially if
8914  the narrator tells a lie and then gives others a bad name. And in the Torah
8915  it is written, &quot;You shall not go about as a gossip among your
8916  people,&quot; and by Solomon it is said: &quot;Death and life are in the hand
8917  of the tongue&quot; (Proverbs 18:20).<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8918  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8919  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8920  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8921  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8922  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8923  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8924  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8925  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8926  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8927  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Every
8928  journalist who publishes something in public must verify the truth of the
8929  news before publishing it. If he is not sure that the publication is fair or
8930  reasonable, an ethics committee will be available to him, which will provide
8931  him with advice, practical assistance in clarifying the facts, or moral
8932  support. This committee will be available to all interested parties 24 hours
8933  a day and will be structured so that it can respond as quickly as possible
8934  according to the situation, out of awareness of the urgency of the
8935  journalistic reports. Similarly, in the event that a journalist is about to
8936  publish security information, the ethics committee will be able to guide him
8937  along the way or refer him to the appropriate authorities. It is worth noting
8938  that there is no obligation on the journalist or any other publisher to use
8939  the ethics committee, and its decisions are merely recommendations. It is
8940  also worth noting that every newspaper has an editor who, naturally, also
8941  filters news and articles that are worthy of publication according to his
8942  considerations, so that even if a reporter makes a mistake, there is an
8943  additional brake before entering a situation from which there is no return.
8944  However, if, despite all efforts, a journalistic publication is published
8945  that is not true or based on truth but is unjustifiably offensive, the matter
8946  will be investigated by the legal investigation committees and the punishment
8947  for those responsible will be in accordance with the severity of the offense,
8948  starting with a financial fine or the denial of the right to work as a
8949  journalist in the case of a minor offense without malicious intent, and
8950  ending with the death penalty in the case of incitement against population
8951  groups. Herein <span class=GramE>lies</span> the great difference between the
8952  lawlessness that exists in today's press, which frequently publishes false
8953  and irresponsible news in the media, and the self-restraint that will be the
8954  lot of many in the future. I am of course certain that as a reformed society
8955  we will not reach such a lawless press and we will not lose all restraint of
8956  judgment.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
8957  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8958  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8959  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8960  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8961  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
8962  <b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
8963  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
8964  mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
8965  mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
8966  JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break;
8967  page-break-before:always'>
8968  </span></b>
8969  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
8970  line-height:normal'><b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:16.0pt;
8971  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8972  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
8973  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
8974  line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
8975  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
8976  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
8977  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
8978  line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
8979  mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
8980  major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
8981  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8982  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8983  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8984  16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8985  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Part D:
8986  Economic Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
8987  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8988  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8989  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
8990  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8991  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>35. Economic
8992  and Taxation Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
8993  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
8994  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
8995  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
8996  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
8997  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The economic
8998  policy will be an open market policy, but will also allow for deep state
8999  involvement. My starting point is to start the economy from the human factor.
9000  I expect all those involved in public affairs to be competent and honest
9001  people. Not those with agendas or foreign interests influenced by capitalists
9002  or pressure groups. When the State Comptroller provides real-time feedback on
9003  those involved in public affairs. The rule is that in any case of conflict of
9004  interest, the interest of the public good comes before the benefit of the
9005  system, and in the event of doubt or conflict of interest, it is permissible
9006  to consult with the Comptroller, the Civil Service Commission or external
9007  parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9008  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9009  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9010  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9011  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9012  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9013  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9014  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9015  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9016  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9017  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I believe that
9018  real expression should be given to economic market trends and forces, but one
9019  must know when the government system should intervene, especially when it
9020  comes to a monetary crisis or when it is necessary to save a large company
9021  that is getting into difficulties... then it is permissible and necessary to
9022  intervene. I also support government intervention in R&amp;D issues, such as
9023  serious government investment to encourage technological entrepreneurship,
9024  investments in research and development in industry and academic
9025  institutions, support for research institutions, and more. It is better to
9026  invest the money in creating jobs rather than welfare benefits, this way both
9027  sides will benefit. Other issues that require revision in the economy are the
9028  need to lower the tax burden on the economic system to encourage growth.
9029  Support for the weak should be provided in material rather than monetary
9030  terms. For example, one could apply <span class=SpellE>Jabotinsky's</span>
9031  principle of the five basic necessities: food, shelter, clothing, a teacher,
9032  and a doctor. According to this approach, people whose fate has not been
9033  kinder to them will receive a modest apartment in a housing project, and all
9034  their other expenses (electricity, water, food stamps) will be borne by the
9035  state in accordance with the criteria. At the same time, the public must be
9036  educated and brought to greater social environmental awareness, mainly
9037  through public involvement, helping <span class=GramE>those in need</span>,
9038  and sharing projects in the community. These will probably reduce the gaps in
9039  society. On the other hand, the establishment must also show that it treats
9040  everyone the same, not the privileged or powerful groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9041  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9042  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9043  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9044  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9045  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9046  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9047  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9048  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9049  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9050  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>One of the
9051  ugliest things is the phenomenon of corruption. Corruption can take several
9052  forms: financial corruption, organizational corruption, political corruption,
9053  or just bad deeds. This issue is very complex, and investigative committees
9054  may not always be able to put their finger on the sources of corruption and
9055  eradicate them, so it is most important that the public know how to identify
9056  situations that encourage corruption in their own backyard and deal with them
9057  accordingly. I expect the public not to cooperate and not to turn a blind
9058  eye. If someone who deviates from the right path sees that his friends do not
9059  accept his actions, he will understand on his own that his actions are not
9060  normative and it is better for him to change his ways himself. Changing the
9061  social standard in its attitude towards corruption is also incumbent on us.
9062  With proper education and ending with creating an appropriate atmosphere and
9063  the participation of the entire public. There are places in the world where
9064  the corrupt have no chance thanks to the standards by which the public judges
9065  itself. Part of corruption is taking high salaries without any proportion,
9066  which shameless managers take for themselves in public companies or even in
9067  private companies. If the public knew how to vomit such people, not to crowd
9068  around them or admire them, the managers would also know that it is better to
9069  meet the accepted standards even if the temptation is great and not to grab
9070  the altar horns and say I deserve it.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9071  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9072  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9073  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9074  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9075  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9076  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9077  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9078  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9079  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9080  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In my
9081  opinion, the government should ensure that funds are poured into research and
9082  development, even if there are projects that do not succeed. However, the
9083  funds are not lost, because they provide oxygen for research and development
9084  in the long term, and hence strengthen industry and the economy. In addition,
9085  the government should initiate and finance the establishment of essential
9086  industrial plants that were decided upon as national projects of strategic
9087  importance. If I may mention a failed attempt Seemingly in the past, this was
9088  the Israeli <span class=SpellE>Lavy</span> fighter project, which, even if it
9089  cost a lot of money and was wasted, was by all accounts a vital project and
9090  contributed to other projects. This is the place to mention the shortage of
9091  manpower in simple jobs such as agriculture, construction and nursing. When
9092  the solution lies with us in the national service that I mentioned earlier. I
9093  propose mandatory national service, when the boys will serve a year in
9094  agriculture and construction as a commitment to the nation, while the girls
9095  will serve in the national service helping the elderly and in hospitals.
9096  There is no reason why this should not be done, especially in light of the
9097  Jewish principles of mutual aid and the guarantee of the individual to
9098  society and society to the individual. Of course, the national service
9099  volunteers will receive an equivalent value for their wages, such as housing
9100  rights and more. Foreign workers are a disaster from a national, economic and
9101  social perspective. The people must return to believing in themselves and
9102  their power to carry out the economic transformation in question according to
9103  the rules that will be detailed below.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9104  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9105  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9106  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9107  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9108  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9109  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9110  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9111  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9112  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9113  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
9114  government must allow conditions that will encourage investors to invest in
9115  this country without fear of economic or security surprises, and this means
9116  that strengthening the economy will not be possible without establishing
9117  security and peace in the country. In my opinion, it would be better for the
9118  government to also initiate industrial projects itself, especially those that
9119  are investment-intensive and whose vital importance to the economy is clear,
9120  such as the automotive and aircraft industries. It is possible and even
9121  advisable for the government to establish publicly owned factories, and at
9122  the right time, when they can reach a balance, to privatize those companies.
9123  However, the government is prohibited from competing with the private sector,
9124  and therefore will only operate in the industrial sector where there is not
9125  enough investment. This can be called an integrated, centralized liberal
9126  economic policy, and as such, it requires a lot of thought and vision, and in
9127  my opinion it is the most appropriate for us. A comprehensive program in the
9128  field of employment will also answer the problems of the shortage of
9129  unskilled labor that we currently suffer from. Activating national service
9130  volunteers is only one way to deal with the issue. However, the state has the
9131  duty and responsibility to promote industry and agriculture that will be
9132  compatible with our era in which science has much to add, and with the help
9133  of full automation we can avoid establishing factories whose entire right to
9134  exist derives from the exploitation of cheap labor. Relying on cheap labor
9135  may prevent technological development in the future while leaving certain
9136  areas of production far behind. In this way, the economy will be able to
9137  direct more manpower to the areas of research and development, raise the
9138  standard of living of workers, and it will also be possible to direct more
9139  human resources in the theoretical and Torah direction. For example, it is
9140  possible to save most of the manpower employed in agriculture by using
9141  industrialized methods in agriculture that are currently well known in Israel
9142  and around the world. Improving construction methods will also allow for a
9143  cut in unprofessional manpower along with shortening the time required for
9144  construction and making it significantly cheaper. The state will not
9145  encourage the private sector with financial benefits, but it will greatly
9146  ease the bureaucratic burden and the tax burden. It is better to see the goal
9147  in a larger sense, which is to encourage economic development and encourage
9148  the productive sectors in the periphery, for example by allocating land or
9149  buildings at a reduced cost.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9150  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9151  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9152  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9153  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9154  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9155  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9156  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9157  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9158  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9159  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>It is clear
9160  that the success of the economy will be possible provided that the work ethic
9161  of both workers and managers is improved. I have no doubt that the best
9162  encouragement for attracting entrepreneurs will be the economic
9163  attractiveness of the country while reducing bureaucracy and taxation and
9164  actions to strengthen trust in the country's economy among the global public.
9165  Proper management is the first step towards an industrial economy operating
9166  on sound foundations. In the public sphere, the state will train managers (as
9167  it does today) and at the same time there will be a body that will monitor
9168  the quality of the managers' work. If criminal suspicions arise, the matter will
9169  be brought to the attention of judicial investigation committees that
9170  specialize in economic matters. These committees will also examine the
9171  private sector when managers, controlling shareholders, or service providers
9172  are suspected of breach of trust and embezzlement. Such and similar cases
9173  will be investigated and punished to the full extent of the law by the
9174  investigative committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9175  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9176  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9177  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9178  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9179  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9180  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9181  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9182  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9183  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9184  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Economic
9185  growth is the main economic goal, and according to this starting point, the
9186  entire economic system must continue to be planned. The issue of the tax
9187  burden is an example of how an ideological worldview affects the country's
9188  economy. For example, pseudo-socialist policies usually advocate imposing
9189  high taxes on the middle and upper classes in order to reduce the social gap,
9190  but in doing so they also indirectly harm the lower classes, <span
9191  class=GramE>who</span> will have difficulty finding work if the economy
9192  suffers. Exaggerating the tax burden can lead to systematic tax evasion and
9193  false reporting as the norm. The intention of national service volunteers for
9194  projects of national importance will also reduce public spending on road
9195  infrastructure and buildings.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9196  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9197  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9198  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9199  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9200  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9201  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9202  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9203  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9204  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9205  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The maximum
9206  tax will be 35%, depending on the tax rates they determine. The above tax
9207  will also include health and national insurance tax in the amount of 5%, as
9208  will be detailed below, however, at low salary levels that are eligible for
9209  exemption from income tax - the exemption will also apply to health and
9210  national insurance tax. For unreasonably high salaries, a committee will be
9211  able to impose an additional tax on salary recipients, in addition to the
9212  possibility of examining at the criminal level if the salary withdrawal comes
9213  at the expense of the company's stability or results in harm to customers or
9214  investors.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9215  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9216  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9217  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9218  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9219  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9220  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9221  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9222  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9223  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9224  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Income tax
9225  components: Every source of profit: active (work) or passive will be taken
9226  into account in order to determine the tax threshold above which income tax
9227  will be paid. It is possible to propose a 10% tax when salary levels exceed a
9228  threshold of three times the minimum wage. When, as stated, the tax brackets
9229  will reach a maximum tax of 35%. In addition, a fixed tax of 10% on passive
9230  income if it exceeds a threshold of three times the minimum wage. I prefer to
9231  harm savings and investments that are not particularly high as little as
9232  possible. Passive income will include interest, profits Capital, unusual
9233  gifts, dividends, rent, etc. There will be no double taxation, and no double
9234  taxation will be imposed on profits from abroad in accordance with the
9235  relevant tax treaties. Expenses for nursing care services will be recognized
9236  for tax purposes. Donations to approved entities will be recognized for tax
9237  purposes. The taxation system will be <span class=GramE>territorial,</span>
9238  any source of income that generates funds in Israel or abroad will be taxable
9239  in accordance with the double taxation treaty.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9240  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9241  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9242  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9243  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9244  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Corporate
9245  tax: The tax on manufacturing companies will be 0 percent if the profits are
9246  invested in production. A tax will be imposed on the withdrawal of profits
9247  from the company or on retained profits. The tax on service and trading
9248  companies will be up to 25%. The general direction to which one should strive
9249  in terms of taxation is the need to simplify bureaucracy in every field,
9250  while reducing discrimination (however, there will be a preference for the
9251  manufacturing sector, of course). The principles presented above are given in
9252  general terms, but when the opportunity arises, all the small details will
9253  also be completed by professionals. The State of Redemption will implement
9254  the <span class=SpellE>halakha</span> in tax matters and will incorporate the
9255  laws of tithing into the tax system on a voluntary basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9256  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9257  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9258  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9259  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9260  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9261  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9262  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9263  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9264  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9265  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Another
9266  component of the tax system is a value-added tax. This tax will be in the
9267  order of 10%. The health tax and the National Insurance will form a single
9268  unit at 5% of the salary and without an upper limit. The unemployed and those
9269  with low wages will of course be exempt from this tax. The tax payment date
9270  will be adjusted to the income tax payment date. The tax will be transferred
9271  directly to the state treasury and the state will be responsible for
9272  providing medical care to all residents without exception, even to those who
9273  are apparently uninsured. This tax also includes all the components of the
9274  National Insurance system, such as disability benefits, welfare, survivors,
9275  old age, and more. Similarly, the treatment of road accident victims will
9276  also be an integral part of health insurance, in contrast to the current
9277  situation (it should be remembered that the state will be responsible for
9278  insurance The obligation to own a car (based on a mileage tax) is also more
9279  just since it is proportional to the actual amount of travel, and only
9280  comprehensive insurance will remain in private hands. No child allowance will
9281  be paid, which will be transferred to the needy in other ways. In every
9282  neighborhood, there will be community workers who will help direct the
9283  services of the voluntary bodies, including schoolchildren, community
9284  activists, veterans, and of course, national service women who will work
9285  closely with the professional bodies. The advantage of operating the national
9286  service is that they will be able to reduce a high burden on state resources
9287  and allow for more direct involvement of the younger generation in the
9288  problems of the older generation. These volunteers will handle all aspects of
9289  social care, such as in hospitals or nursing homes and distributing hot meals
9290  to the elderly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9291  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9292  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9293  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9294  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9295  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9296  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9297  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9298  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9299  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9300  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
9301  conclusion, the bottom line of the economy will be determined by industrial
9302  development and production. In my opinion, a huge economic leap forward can
9303  be made after a revolution in the energy sector if we succeed in harnessing
9304  non-renewable energy sources. Conventional technologies such as nuclear
9305  fusion for complete control by man or other technologies, we can achieve
9306  everything. This is how I see the economy of the future redemption state:
9307  development of modern technologies, reduction of bureaucracy, protection of
9308  the environment, clean and green energy sources, international cooperation in
9309  the development of strategic technologies, a breakthrough in the field of
9310  operating nuclear fusion reactors and the use of fusion technology for
9311  desalination of seawater, which will also enable the production of elements
9312  and chemical materials. I believe that this will also be a time of God's will
9313  that will lead us to technological progress and bring us to scientific
9314  breakthroughs in all fields, some of which will even solve the main economic
9315  problems for us and the whole world. I am sure that this country will be the
9316  leading economic and technological power in the world, which will be achieved
9317  through proper management and economic initiatives on the part of the
9318  government and the public.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9319  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9320  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9321  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9322  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9323  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9324  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9325  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9326  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
9327  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9328  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>36.
9329  Agricultural reform<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
9330  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9331  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9332  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9333  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9334  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Agricultural
9335  technology today is among the most advanced, but there is still much to
9336  learn. And to advance, both technologically and in terms of the methods of
9337  implementation in the life of a state that operates according to <span
9338  class=SpellE>Halacha</span>. There is a need for reform and it should include
9339  adapting modern agriculture to the requirements of <span class=SpellE>Halacha</span>,
9340  for example, observing the laws of <span class=SpellE>Shmita</span> and
9341  tithes, etc., and the reform should also include a clear agrarian policy and
9342  land policy. Since this is the State of Redemption, the laws will apply to
9343  the entire country and all its residents - Jews and Gentiles alike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9344  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9345  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9346  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9347  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9348  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9349  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9350  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9351  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9352  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9353  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Technologically
9354  - it is possible to produce agriculture even in relatively limited areas and
9355  provide food in quantities that will be sufficient for additional countries.
9356  Agriculture will advance in the near future to biotechnological engineering,
9357  &quot;genetically modified food GMO&quot;. This food is not necessarily
9358  dangerous or defective and its advantage is better resistance to pests and
9359  improved nutritional quality. We must focus on land development, the
9360  development of recycled water sources for industry and agriculture,
9361  desalination technology, the utilization of solar energy, and more. I see
9362  agriculture undergoing A radical change from traditional agriculture to
9363  industrial agriculture. Some agriculture will also be carried out in
9364  factories in an industrialized and intelligent manner. Land will no longer
9365  have the same traditional role in agriculture and it will be possible to find
9366  better alternatives to expensive land. An alternative technology, for
9367  example, is hydroponic agriculture. No more crops that are at the mercy of
9368  the weather and its vicissitudes. No more crops that require a huge workforce
9369  with limited output per worker. With a not particularly high initial
9370  investment, it is possible to build habitats suitable for almost all types of
9371  vegetables in which the vegetables will grow separately from the ground
9372  (which will allow growth even in the seventh year) and in this way it will be
9373  possible to install growing beds on several floors, which will also allow for
9374  extremely fast and mechanized handling and collection, as well as automatic
9375  fertilization through irrigation systems. Automation should not be the sole
9376  consideration in determining the type of crop. There are crops that are
9377  attractive to mechanized farmers, such as cotton for export, but this also
9378  requires expensive water unless we manage to lower the cost through
9379  desalination methods. As Also mentioned in the chapter on environmental
9380  quality, agriculture should strive to avoid pesticides or switch to
9381  biological pest control. In my opinion, the experts of the Ministry of
9382  Agriculture should intervene more in the programs and provide price insurance
9383  to the farmer in order to maintain market stability. If the brokerage gap
9384  also decreases, then it is guaranteed that the price to the consumer will
9385  also decrease significantly. In industrial and developed agricultural
9386  systems, there is no reason to employ more than 3% of the farm's workforce.
9387  And if agriculture is managed scientifically, then a small number of manual
9388  workers will work in the field, while the rest of the employees will be
9389  engineers and managers. The lower number of manual workers required will
9390  allow for more intelligent use of national service volunteers who will also
9391  be employed in agriculture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9392  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9393  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9394  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9395  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9396  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9397  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9398  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9399  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9400  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9401  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The path and
9402  goals we must achieve in the field of agriculture are: to increase yield and
9403  productivity, to increase the utilization of land units and the utilization
9404  of the water available to us, to reduce manual labor in agriculture, to work
9405  to eliminate the use of hazardous pesticides and to switch to a biological
9406  pest control method, to develop a more balanced fertilization technology for
9407  the soil and healthier for agricultural produce, to adapt crops to climatic
9408  conditions, to carry out research and development with government support in
9409  the field of agriculture, such as improving the crop through genetic
9410  engineering, developing alternative agriculture (hydroponic), and more. I
9411  aspire to direct part of the increase in productivity in agricultural produce
9412  to the hungry in the world as support from the Jewish people. Since I believe
9413  that one of our roles in the world is to help the world in material terms and
9414  not just in spirit to all peoples, agriculture must be planned according to a
9415  maximalist approach and for this purpose research resources from the country
9416  and the rest of the world must be designated. Knowledge that can serve
9417  agriculture in the world must be released and even supported with training
9418  and funds.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9419  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9420  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9421  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9422  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9423  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9424  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9425  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9426  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9427  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9428  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Agricultural
9429  land is one of the most important resources of the state, and therefore, in
9430  my opinion, ownership of agricultural land should be in the hands of the
9431  state to the extent possible. The state is permitted to lease the land for
9432  fixed periods. Private ownership of agricultural land by Jews and non-Jews
9433  will be possible but less acceptable. In this way, the state will also have
9434  more control over preventing the conversion of agricultural land into land
9435  for construction. The trend of landowners to dry out agricultural crops in
9436  order to illegally change the designation of the land will be stopped. Such
9437  speculation will be a violation of the law in all respects. To this end, the
9438  national order of priority must be re-determined and state land leased
9439  according to just and national criteria. Owners of private land that is
9440  expropriated will receive appropriate compensation, determined according to
9441  the value of the land and the price they paid for the land. It should be
9442  taken into account that many lands were transferred by the state to farmers
9443  without payment, and these did not always remain loyal to their land.
9444  Similarly, there are many state lands that were seized without law. The same
9445  will also be true for built-up lands that were seized illegally or built on
9446  illegally. There will be no better legal status for landowners, and those who
9447  refuse the compensation agreement determined by the state will lose. In any
9448  case, if the expropriation is decided, the compensation will be determined by
9449  a special committee of professionals with the status of judges, and the
9450  committee's decisions can be appealed in a district court. Urban construction
9451  can be directed to mountainous areas such as Samaria or the Golan Heights,
9452  where the quality of life is better and agriculture is inferior <span
9453  class=GramE>than</span> in the plains. At the same time, the green areas that
9454  still remain in the lowland and coastal lands must be preserved and even
9455  expanded. Invest in establishing large agricultural farms where agricultural
9456  and grazing developments will be implemented. Although the economic planning
9457  of agricultural resources will be at the state level, everything will be done
9458  to encourage large private entities to enter and invest in the agricultural
9459  sector. The entrepreneurs will receive help from the state with agricultural
9460  knowledge and technology, and they will be guaranteed minimum prices for
9461  agricultural produce and compensation in the event of natural damage. At the
9462  same time, I do not rule out the existence of small farms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9463  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9464  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9465  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9466  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9467  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9468  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9469  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9470  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9471  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9472  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Farmers who
9473  own land who cannot or do not want to continue cultivating the land
9474  themselves will be compensated financially or given the opportunity to join
9475  And together establish large groups to initiate projects in the agricultural
9476  field. The state will support these groups until they can stand on their
9477  feet. The state will establish research institutes in the field of
9478  agriculture that will be attached to agricultural farms. I expect that these
9479  research institutes will develop new techniques for food production in every
9480  field, from research on the development of separate soil substrates suitable
9481  for <span class=SpellE>Shemitah</span>, to issues such as the development of
9482  varieties and genetic engineering. Part of the effort in the organic
9483  direction will be directed at curbing the current lawlessness in the field of
9484  food additives and preservatives. The food industry does not give due weight
9485  to the health issue when they introduce preservatives and coloring into food.
9486  Sometimes the substance can only be identified as toxic after years of use,
9487  when statistical data begins to accumulate. The testing institute will not
9488  only test suspicious ingredients but will try to predict the toxicity of
9489  unknown substances. All offenders who are caught will be punished to the full
9490  extent of the law.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9491  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9492  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9493  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9494  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9495  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9496  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9497  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9498  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
9499  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9500  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>37. The
9501  transportation system<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
9502  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9503  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9504  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9505  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9506  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I am thinking
9507  about the State of Redemption and I already have a pretty clear and detailed
9508  model of how There should be development of the transportation infrastructure
9509  in the modern country. Part of my belief also includes the insight that
9510  promoting the redemption requires an advanced and technologically developed country
9511  and this also requires efficient transportation between points in the
9512  country. The ability to get to work or school in a reasonable time in order
9513  to allow better flexibility in work options even in more distant locations.
9514  The mobility of workers determines how the economy will develop in the
9515  technological country. Improving mobility is also related to the ability of
9516  people to acquire a good education and listen to lectures and take nature
9517  trips and so on. Hence I find justification in adding this chapter to the
9518  compendium I am publishing. Although it is apparently not directly related to
9519  the redemption<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9520  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9521  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9522  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9523  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9524  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9525  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9526  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9527  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9528  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9529  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To think that
9530  the development of the transportation infrastructure must be one of our top
9531  priorities, sounds rather trite, but I have no doubt that it is one of the
9532  conditions for advancing the country and society. A strong central government
9533  is a guarantee for the success of such projects. The establishment of
9534  infrastructure for light rail/subway in cities cannot be delayed and the
9535  money should come from the state budget in combination Investments of
9536  business companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9537  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9538  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9539  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9540  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9541  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Unfortunately,
9542  it is known that in the current situation, the level of maintenance on the
9543  country's roads is beyond all scrutiny. Expenses are being saved in order to
9544  meet multi-year plans despite the cuts. The result is that the roads are
9545  being destroyed very quickly, and in the final analysis, the costs of
9546  rehabilitation are much higher. In addition, this also has an impact on human
9547  lives, which are priceless. Many roads were not built according to the
9548  standard or were built according to old standards while excessively saving on
9549  costs. The result is roads that are too narrow with sharp curves and steep
9550  slopes without adequate safety measures. Such roads are dangerous and require
9551  comprehensive re-planning. The construction and paving standard must be
9552  adjusted to the standards. An inter-urban road will have to be built
9553  according to the strictest standard that allows a twenty-year interval
9554  between maintenance instead of 3-5 years today. Such a road will have to be
9555  multi-lane, with at least 4-6 lanes, and will be built with separation fences
9556  and safety barriers. The intercity route will be carefully chosen and will be
9557  as straight and safe as possible, using tunnels, bridges and interchanges, and
9558  for the purpose of choosing the route, it will be possible to expropriate
9559  areas according to the public interest. Roads of this type will be able to
9560  contribute to reducing the number of annual road accidents. It should be
9561  remembered that saving human lives is like a huge saving in resources. It is
9562  clear that the higher the investment in roads, the greater the benefit to the
9563  economy. The absurdity is that we, who have always had human life as our top
9564  priority, do not show this trait in everything related to road safety.
9565  Regarding the sanctity of human life - we remember well that hundreds of
9566  murderers were released and millions of dollars were paid for the life of one
9567  Jewish hostage, but in contrast, how much do we invest in saving hundreds of
9568  lives every year on the roads?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9569  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9570  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9571  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9572  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9573  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9574  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9575  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9576  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9577  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9578  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Public
9579  transportation must also be improved. A developed system of suburban trains
9580  must be urgently established that will operate above and below ground
9581  according to the needs and conditions of the place. The availability of
9582  public transportation is very important for the development of cities, so to
9583  encourage the use of public <span class=GramE>transportation,</span> it is
9584  worth setting symbolic prices or allowing free travel in the city. The
9585  possibilities for developing public transportation in cities and between
9586  cities have long been discussed by all professional bodies, but
9587  unfortunately, when it comes to practical matters, there are major delays in
9588  implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9589  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9590  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9591  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9592  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9593  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9594  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9595  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9596  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9597  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9598  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Regarding
9599  driver delinquency, the most important thing is traffic education that will
9600  reduce the role of the human factor in accidents, starting in schools.
9601  Effective education is expected to reduce the number of accident victims
9602  accordingly.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9603  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9604  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9605  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9606  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9607  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9608  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9609  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9610  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9611  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9612  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In
9613  conclusion: Driving lessons should be included in the curriculum for high
9614  school students. If not practical, then at least theoretical. Refresher
9615  classes for drivers would always be a welcome step. Safe vehicles and vehicle
9616  safety accessories should be subsidized. The use of public transportation
9617  should be encouraged at a subsidized or free price. The road and railway
9618  network should be expanded so that they can withstand high traffic loads
9619  without increasing the time spent on the road.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9620  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9621  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9622  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9623  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9624  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9625  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9626  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9627  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
9628  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9629  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>38. The
9630  medical system<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
9631  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9632  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9633  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9634  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9635  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Public health
9636  is a basic need in society, and certainly in the State of Redemption. We have
9637  learned That &quot;all of Israel is a guarantor for each other&quot; is
9638  certainly true for medicine. However, there is a difference between public
9639  medicine on paper and its implementation in practice. In order to implement
9640  true free public medicine for everyone in need, one must also invest economic
9641  and human resources and a lot of goodwill <span class=GramE>is</span> needed.
9642  Doctors need to be motivated and caring. The same goes for administrative
9643  workers. It is not possible to provide free medical service without the
9644  tremendous help of the National Service women. This group will provide oxygen
9645  to the basic medical mechanism, which needs motivated young people who will
9646  serve as an auxiliary force and provide relief to patients. The low cost and
9647  human quality will give a good chance of lifting this project without
9648  burdening the public purse. I would also like to address another problem that
9649  is well-known in the medical system: a significant number of patients are
9650  also harmed by an overdose of medications or unnecessary treatments. This is
9651  not only unnecessary resources but also unnecessary suffering. We need to be
9652  more careful on the subject on the one hand, and reduce legal liability for
9653  omissions made in good faith by doctors on the other (it is forbidden to
9654  cause the doctor's considerations to be influenced by fear of a malpractice
9655  claim, and therefore recommend excessive treatment! They will only be careful
9656  in very extreme cases).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9657  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9658  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9659  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9660  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9661  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9662  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9663  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9664  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9665  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9666  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>In principle,
9667  every person will be entitled to free medical treatment even if he is a
9668  tourist or an infiltrator. However, in any case, the state will not prevent
9669  private medicine, which will also be subject to public and professional
9670  control. I have no doubt that even under conditions of equal <span
9671  class=GramE>medicine,</span> there will be a need for private medicine that
9672  provides the extra touch along with treatments that are not defined as
9673  essential. Medical facilities will be concentrated in a number of huge
9674  centers according to geographical distribution. These huge centers will be
9675  divided into sub-centers, each of which will specialize in a special field,
9676  with at least two medical centers in Israel specializing in each specific
9677  subject, also for security reasons. In terms of service to the citizen,
9678  medical efficiency and economic savings, there is a great advantage in
9679  establishing a number of medical cities that will provide the full range of
9680  medical services and where the medical team will live on site and be
9681  immediately available. These medical cities will be linked by a rapid
9682  transportation system to all population centers in the country so that it
9683  will be possible to reach any center directly in a short time. For example, a
9684  patient from the Medical City in Jerusalem will be able to reach the Medical
9685  City by train in 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9686  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9687  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9688  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9689  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9690  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9691  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9692  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9693  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9694  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9695  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Medical
9696  research and development will be financed from public funds and directly by
9697  the government, as part of the general policy of investing in research and
9698  development in academic institutions. One of the dilemmas that currently <span
9699  class=GramE>exists</span> is determining the order of priorities in medical
9700  treatment, which treatment and which medicine will be financed by the state.
9701  As is customary today, a committee will be established to regulate the issue,<span
9702  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9703  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9704  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9705  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9706  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9707  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
9708  uncontrolled use of medications and drugs is a serious social and medical
9709  problem. We are trying to deal with this issue today and will probably
9710  continue to deal with it even at the beginning of the days of redemption.
9711  People are addicted to painkillers, sleeping pills, and more. And this is in
9712  addition to addiction to hard and less hard drugs. Smoking addiction will
9713  also be treated by the state like other drugs. Every addict will receive both
9714  medical and psychological treatment in order to save him from addiction.
9715  Those who are addicted to nicotine will also receive what they need. The sale
9716  of cigarettes in the markets will of course be prohibited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9717  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9718  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9719  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9720  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9721  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9722  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9723  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9724  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span dir=LTR></span><b><span
9725  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9726  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><span
9727  dir=LTR></span>39. Environmental quality<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
9728  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9729  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9730  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9731  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9732  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Environmental
9733  quality is not only our quality of <span class=GramE>life,</span> it is
9734  recognition and integration into creation. Hence the importance of the issue.
9735  Today, the issue is neglected and for this we will pay with compound interest.
9736  In truth, we are already beginning to feel the results of global warming as a
9737  result of air pollution, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. The damage
9738  to human health is already burned into genetics. Either we act yesterday to
9739  fix the world or the human race will degenerate and disappear (it is
9740  impossible, for this is why God established the Jewish people...). And here I
9741  come with my motivation to join everyone possible in the awareness group for
9742  the value of life. The motive of love for God is enough for us to move the
9743  world in favor of preserving the environment. Education is also important. I
9744  argue that there is a direct connection between the level of intelligence,
9745  for example, and the state of the environment. In an extreme case, it can be
9746  stated that the importance of the environment is like the Sabbath and the
9747  Torah. After all, both have an impact on the laws of life. We discussed the
9748  matter of keeping the Sabbath in the previous chapters, while we will discuss
9749  the matter of preserving the environment in this chapter. Our Torah is the
9750  Torah of life, this is the purpose of the commandments and this is the
9751  purpose of preserving the environment. The Torah refers to this issue in the
9752  context of the conquest and settlement in the Land of Israel, &quot;When you
9753  besiege a city for many days to fight against it to capture it, you shall not
9754  destroy its counsel, nor shall you wield an axe against it, for you shall eat
9755  from it, and you shall not cut it down, for man is a tree of the field, to
9756  come before you in the siege&quot; (Deuteronomy 20:19). All of this
9757  reinforces my view that we must be very careful to preserve the environment,
9758  which <span class=GramE>is truly the laws</span> of life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9759  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9760  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9761  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9762  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9763  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9764  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9765  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9766  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9767  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9768  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Do we take
9769  into account the commandment &quot;and you shall take great care for your
9770  souls&quot; in environmental considerations? The bottom line is that
9771  everything must be done to preserve the environment, and we can see
9772  improvement in this regard today, although it is still insufficient in light
9773  of the environmental destruction being carried out in large parts of the
9774  world. We still pollute the air, pollute the soil and water, pollute the sea,
9775  pollute the food, and so on. The loss of direction is so serious that even
9776  the leadership itself is not aware of it and does not know how to prevent the
9777  catastrophe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9778  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9779  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9780  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9781  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9782  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9783  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9784  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9785  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9786  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9787  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>I expect that
9788  even in the first stage of redemption, when the power and authority are in
9789  the appropriate hands, immediate and urgent actions will be taken to prevent
9790  the continued deterioration of the situation in the field of environmental
9791  quality. We will start to fix it in our country and continue anywhere else in
9792  the world where external intervention is required. Since the impact of
9793  environmental pollution is global, I believe there is a need and obligation
9794  for active intervention in what is happening in the rest of the world,
9795  including poor countries that, due to lack of knowledge and lack of
9796  resources, allow themselves to deplete the flora and fauna in their country
9797  and the world without accounting. The global trend should be to reduce the
9798  use of renewable energy sources (liquid fuels, wood, and coal) and move to
9799  the use of non-renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric plants,
9800  geothermal sources, <span class=GramE>solar</span> energy for heating and
9801  solar energy for electricity, nuclear energy, and fusion reactors.<span
9802  lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9803  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9804  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9805  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9806  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9807  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9808  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9809  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9810  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9811  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9812  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9813  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9814  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9815  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9816  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9817  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9818  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9819  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9820  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
9821  14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9822  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>40. Recycling
9823  and recognizing the importance of education on the subject<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
9824  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9825  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9826  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9827  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9828  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Recycling
9829  will be the keyword for the economy of the future. And the method for dealing
9830  with what is currently called &quot;garbage&quot; because in fact garbage is
9831  only in our heads. There is no such thing as garbage, and the fact that we
9832  produce it is one of the sources of problems in Western society. Just as we
9833  are looking for ways to reduce production costs today, so technologies must
9834  be developed that are suitable for recycling industrial products after use.
9835  Of course, research and development for this should be encouraged by the
9836  government, but also according to regulations that bind manufacturers and
9837  importers. Those who make economic considerations are wrong when discussing
9838  the feasibility of recycling. Although recycling is not a cheap process, in
9839  the long term there is no substitute for recycling, mainly because of the
9840  preservation of nature and the quality of life. It is advisable to put
9841  everything on the recycling list - glass and plastic bottles, metals and
9842  electronics, paper and cardboard. In addition, after collection, the garbage
9843  will undergo further recycling, but this time by mechanized means. The state
9844  must finance the collection and subsidize recycling. In addition, the state
9845  must open recycling plants and research and development of recycling in order
9846  to reuse construction waste as well as waste from the chemical and metal
9847  industries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9848  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9849  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9850  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9851  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9852  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9853  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9854  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9855  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9856  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9857  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Any factory,
9858  in any industrial field, will not receive permission to operate without first
9859  solving the problem of waste treatment. This includes a plan for wastewater
9860  treatment and reducing the amount of pollutants to a minimum by treating
9861  wastewater within the factory. In contrast to the current situation where
9862  there may be a law but no one oversees the law, appropriate resources will of
9863  course be allocated to oversee this issue. Only in the final stage will the
9864  waste be evacuated to a party outside the factory for final treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9865  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9866  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9867  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9868  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9869  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9870  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9871  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9872  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9873  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9874  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Here are the
9875  things we can do ourselves to benefit the issue. The first thing is outreach
9876  and education. Outreach among students, in the field of environmental quality
9877  as part of chemistry, biology and society studies. Direct government
9878  investment in the field of developing alternative energy sources with a zero
9879  pollution level. Providing subsidies for vehicles powered by clean engines,
9880  along with removing polluting vehicles from the roads. Finding a biological
9881  solution for pest control, and this too with government investment.
9882  Encouraging the food industry to avoid using preservatives and food colorings
9883  that are known to be harmful to health and improving water quality.
9884  Prohibiting the use of antibiotics in livestock. Establishing an effective
9885  enforcement system to fight against environmental pollution offenders
9886  responsible for hazards such as: landfills, garbage dumps, medical waste and
9887  industrial waste, with the offenders being subject to severe penalties and
9888  company managers also being held personally responsible for any offense in
9889  this area. In the field of medicine, it is recommended that a professional
9890  committee be established to investigate and review the excessive use of drugs
9891  or radiation devices, and to establish procedures in this regard. The
9892  committee will also closely monitor the implementation of the recommendations
9893  in the various hospitals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9894  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9895  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9896  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9897  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9898  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9899  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9900  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9901  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9902  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9903  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>Reducing
9904  noise pollution to the minimum necessary: &#8203;&#8203;preventing the use of
9905  horns except for life-saving purposes, prohibiting the use of alarms in
9906  vehicles and businesses, limiting the volume of noise at events and work, and
9907  prohibiting the use of loudspeakers, unless previously authorized. These
9908  issues have been briefly mentioned here, but they are detailed in
9909  professional literature in a way that is clear enough to be frightening in
9910  the face of real reality.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9911  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9912  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9913  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9914  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9915  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9916  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9917  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9918  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9919  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9920  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>At least on
9921  this issue there should be general agreement among everyone - regardless of
9922  their beliefs and political affiliations. However, on the other hand, I do
9923  not live under illusions and do not expect that everyone will understand the
9924  seriousness of the situation and agree to draconian laws in order to fix what
9925  can still be fixed. Therefore, even if not everyone understands and accepts
9926  them with agreement, the laws must be enacted! Even if this harms the
9927  public's way of life. Our country must take the role of global leader in the
9928  war for improving the environment and the quality of life. This is what the
9929  people of Israel are designed for. And once again, we emphasize: the
9930  significance of spreading faith in God also includes understanding man's part
9931  in God's creation.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9932  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9933  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9934  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9935  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9936  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9937  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9938  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9939  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9940  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9941  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>A consensus
9942  must be reached in the IDF on binding common standards in the field of
9943  environmental quality. In light of the fact that there is a global impact of
9944  air pollution from transportation and industry in every corner of the world,
9945  there is justification for establishing an international task force that will
9946  find solutions for clean energy and enforce standards. The question of the
9947  price of clean energy should not be of importance. Even if the price is tens
9948  of times higher. The state must contribute the knowledge accumulated here to
9949  other countries free of charge or at a subsidized fee, since the interest in
9950  preserving the quality of the environment is shared by all and political
9951  borders are irrelevant in this case. Cooperation in the IDF is even more important
9952  for the development of the nuclear fusion reactor that will be the ultimate
9953  source of energy of the future.<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
9954  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9955  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9956  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9957  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9958  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>With regard
9959  to the issue of global warming, it is clear that the phenomenon is becoming
9960  more extreme at alarming rates. Although it is difficult to solve such a
9961  problem within the limited framework of a plan for a Jewish state, the
9962  importance of the issue nevertheless demands it. The problem is so serious
9963  that it is not enough to reduce the use of fossil fuels and polluting energy,
9964  but rather we must begin planning the technology that will be able to return
9965  the situation to normal, by removing huge amounts of pollutants from the air,
9966  the sea and the ground. The more pressing issue at the moment is greenhouse
9967  gases, mainly carbon dioxide, which is responsible for the significant
9968  increase in the Earth's temperature. Today, for example, there is a proposal
9969  for a technological solution to greenhouse gas pollution by means of a system
9970  that could pump huge amounts of air into the depths of the sea and thus
9971  invest the carbon dioxide in the form of rocky sediments until its excess is
9972  removed from the air. Of course, this is not enough and this is just the
9973  beginning. However, I can already imagine biochemical systems that, using
9974  advanced methods of genetic engineering, will use engineered bacteria
9975  immersed in giant ponds so that, using sunlight, they will convert carbon
9976  dioxide into sugar, fuel, or other organic substances on demand. Later, we
9977  will create an enzymatic machine that operates without the need for the
9978  mediation of bacteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
9979  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9980  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9981  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
9982  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
9983  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
9984  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
9985  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
9986  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
9987  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
9988  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>The
9989  transformation in the perception of ecology as a national mission must be led
9990  by the top brass, and public servants must set an exemplary example. This
9991  situation reinforces the urgent need for a radical change in the system of
9992  government and the moral atmosphere in society in general. A radical change
9993  in the perception of life by the top brass of the establishment will also set
9994  a positive example for the rest of the public and public servants. A public
9995  servant must be responsible enough to notice in time if damage is being done
9996  to the environment, even if it is not in his area of &#8203;&#8203;responsibility,
9997  and then cry out and warn if necessary. If they do their work out of a sense
9998  of national mission, they will be able to stand before the public with a
9999  clear conscience. I state this with great pain, since I know what <span
10000  class=GramE>struggles</span> those who are crazy about talking have to fight
10001  against an indifferent and flightless bureaucracy at best, or one that
10002  collaborates with interested parties at worst. The recycling of sewage and
10003  waste is a negative example of the poor functioning of the bodies that handle
10004  the issue. There is a potential risk here for decades for the entire
10005  population!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
10006  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
10007  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
10008  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
10009  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
10010  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To &#8203;&#8203;give
10011  validity to the good intentions described here, environmental protection will
10012  be in the hands of a supervisory body that will have technical tools to
10013  monitor environmental pollution as well as legal tools to enforce the law and
10014  take punitive measures. On this occasion, I call on all countries in the world
10015  to cooperate as one for this purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
10016  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:19.85pt;
10017  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
10018  text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal'><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL
10019  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
10020  major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
10021  <p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:8.5pt;
10022  margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:8.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
10023  text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
10024  font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
10025  mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi'>To summarize
10026  the chapter and the entire essay, the issue of our quality of life is
10027  important at all times and in all places, and we must all unite together to lend
10028  a hand in the struggle to improve the environment. We must begin drafting a
10029  social charter today, and demand that every government consider the issue of
10030  environmental protection as the apple of its eye. All national and
10031  international aspects of environmental quality must be taken into account in
10032  order not to harm the future of human existence. From a practical
10033  perspective, urban construction must be limited to appropriate areas, a
10034  comprehensive water survey must be conducted throughout the country, and
10035  toxins must be prevented from entering our food chain and groundwater. The
10036  state must find alternative energy sources to stop air pollution by
10037  transportation, factories, and power plants. Protecting the environment also
10038  faithfully represents our true desire to follow the ways of God and to
10039  observe His laws so that we can serve Him for many years and with joy. These
10040  and these lead us to a long life of <span class=SpellE>mitzvot</span> and
10041  worship of God, these and these prove the sanctity of life and hence the
10042  degree of respect with which we give our Creator.</span></p>
10043  <p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
10044  6.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
10045  line-height:normal;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR
10046  style='mso-bidi-language:HE'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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