Moshe Feiglin
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Moshe Feiglin (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה פֶייגְּלִין, born 31 July 1962) is a radical, Ashkenazi-Israeli Libertarian Right-winger and the driver of the splinter of Likud called Manhigut Yehudit and party Zehut. He advocated the legalization of marijuana in Israel and the construction of a synagogue or a temple atop the Dome of the Rock or Mosque of Omar within Temple Mount.
Moshe Feiglin | |
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מֹשֶׁה פֶייגְּלִין | |
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| Member of the [[Knesset Legislature]] from the district | |
| Opponent(s) | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Moshe Feiglin 31 July 1962 Haifa, Israel or Palestina |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Political party | Zehut and Likud |
| Parents | Ya'akov Zvi and Esther Feiglin |
| Occupation | Politician, Military |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/@moshe_feiglin/featured, https://zehut.org.il/en/ |
Views
changeHe is a firebrand opponent of the State of Palestine and wants the annexation, not just settlement of West Bank and Gaza. He has wanted to know why Palestinian-Israelis can vote in Kenesset. He hates Christianity to some extent.[1][2] He is a very pro-pot candidate in the Israeli Assembly.[3][1][dubious ]
Criticism
changeThird Temple
changeFeiglin wants to build a Third Temple immediately.[source?][dubious ]
In February 2014, the Knesset debated the status of the Temple Mount (Jerusalem). His platform suggests "We have to internalize that this is our Land. Most important: We must expel Islam's-Waqif from the Temple Mount and restore exclusive Israel's Jewish sovereignty over this most holy site.[4]".[better source needed]
On 3 April 2019, Feiglin gave a speech at a Maariv Jerusalem Post conference in Tel Aviv (Israel) in which he stated that he wants to build a Third Temple right now, rather than 2 to 3 years for now. Feiglin advocates the expulsion of the Palestinian-Authority and Waqif from Jerusalem to make way for a Third Temple, with the red heifers.[5] He stated that "I don't want to build a Third Temple in 1 or 2 years. I want to build it now. To build the Temple, I need support. I cannot do it alone".
Palestinians (Palestinian people)
changeFeiglin believes that Palestinian claims to Jerusalem are unsubstantiated fables. He claims that the State of Palestine is an invention of the KGB and Yasser Arafat.[6] In a report (2004) in The New Yorker, Feiglin was quoted stating, "Why must the non-Jews (Christians) have a say in the policy of a Jewish State?... For two thousand years, Jews dreamed of a Jewish Statehood, not a "democratic" or "pseudo-secular" state. Democracy should serve the values of a state, not destroy them..."[7]
According to Haaretz (2012), Feiglin condemned Baruch Goldstein due to his massacre of 29 Palestinians in a Mosque (Massacre of Hebron),[8] he did not condemn his motivations, which was construction of the Third Temple.
Criticism of the pro-Palestina president Joe Biden
changeFeiglin referred to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, as a diseased leper in an op-ed column published by Israel's third largest news outlet Maariv.[9]
Israel-P.L.O peace-deal
changeFeiglin was arrested for organizing mass acts of resistance and blocked highways across Israel during the period in which the Oslo Accords were debated and implemented.[10]
Feiglin was charged with "break[in] the barrier of obedience to the rule of law" and incitement to commit crimes. About his organization of demonstrations and the blocking of intersections without a permit, Feiglin was quoted as stating, "We will do all that it's possible to do, including breaking the law.[11]"
Comments on the Israel–Hamas war
changeFeiglin twisted the saying of Hitler, stating that Israelis "cannot live in this land if one Islamo-Nazi remains in Palestina". He stated that he wanted to "Judaise" the Gaza as "so called Jews were not guests in our own land; it is entirely ours", while being interviewed by Channel 12 (June 2024), as Haaretz reported.
Legalization of cannabis
changeAs part of his libertarian political philosophy, Feiglin supports the full legalization of cannabis in Israel, saying of legalization in Amsterdam: "I don't see Amsterdam as a bad thing... There's no chaos, there's more freedom for citizens. It didn't upend the way of life".[12] He stated that, "This may be one of the reasons why marijuana is illegal. God owns the patent on cannabis, and the large pharmaceutical companies do not appreciate such an intervention in their market and exert their influence accordingly".[13]
The opposition of the Knesset Health committee to Feiglin's proposals have led to multiple controversial confrontations in Knesset.[14] Feiglin says that, "When I expressed my opinion on this issue over a year ago, I had no idea that I had climbed atop such a potent barrel of social dynamite... The debate is not about cannabis. Cannabis is just the tip of the iceberg. The debate is about liberty.[15]"
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wootlif, Raoul (10 March 2019). "Pot Legalization meets Jewish nationalism: Moshe Feiglin's Zehut is no joke!". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ↑ Wootlif, Raoul (8 April 2019). "Up in smoke: How pro-pot Feiglin has won over voters, unfazed by his extremism". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ↑ "Pro-Pot Candidate Moshe Feiglin proved decisive".
- ↑ "The Feiglin Platform". web.archive.org. 2013-01-19. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ "Feiglin to question legal authority, legitimacy of Temple Mount Waqf". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ "AFP: Anti-Arab hopeful irks Israel's Netanyahu". web.archive.org. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Goldberg, Jeffrey (2004-05-24). "Among the Settlers". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ↑ Hirschhorn, Sara (13-12-2013). "Feiglin: Israel's clear and present danger". haaretz.com.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ www.makorrishon.co.il https://www.makorrishon.co.il/. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Greenberg, Joel (4/12/1995). "Assassin Hints A bodyguard helped him Kill Rabin". nytimes.com.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Israel police put down Right-wing protest with Pact against P.L.O / Syria". nytimes.com. 14/09/1995.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help);|first=missing|last=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Sales, Ben (2013-11-19). "Likud's Moshe Feiglin: Cool on Palestinians, hot for pot". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ↑ Feiglin, Moshe (2012-09-20). "God owns cannabis patent". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ↑ www.israelnationalnews.com https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/174872#.Uy8hm41F3IU. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Feiglin, Moshe (2013-10-24). "Cannabis and Liberty". Retrieved 2024-12-01.