Israel Needs A Non-Jewish Prime Minister

Jewish Press ^ | 1-4-06 | Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

[SJackson]

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Indeed, I have begun to despair of any Jewish prime minister of Israel being able to withstand the pressure for further concessions....Israel needs that kind of leader: a man or woman who is unafraid to assert that Israel is a moral and democratic country that has little for which to apologize. Israel needs a leader who couldn’t care less about fitting in and for whom invitations to the White House and Downing Street are meaningless.

[AbeKrieger]

Sure, and we need an Austrian President of the US.

[AZ_Cowboy]

Absolutely correct. I am also of the firm belief that I need a well-tuned accordion for my next hunting exploits.

/sarc

[h.a. cherev]

Has Israel ever had an AUTHENTICALLY Jewish PM?

[Alouette]

And Iran needs a Jewish President.

[SJackson]

And Iran needs a Jewish President.

Schmuley's probably available.

[SJackson]

Sure, and we need an Austrian President of the US.

Will you settle for a Governor.

[SJackson]

Has Israel ever had an AUTHENTICALLY Jewish PM?

IMO, all of them.

[claudiustg]

And Israel will get a non-Jewish Prime Minister about the same time as Iran gets a Jewish President.

[perfect stranger]

I always wanted to see Jim Hightower be the president of Iran and let Kinky Freidman be the president of Bahrain.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

An Irish Catholic would take better care of the place.

[rbg81]

Hey, I hear Kofi Annan might be looking for a job soon. Just goes to show, there is no IQ test for being a rabbi.

[scrabblehack]

What about Meir Kahane's "They Must Go?"

Are non-Jews reproducing in Israel faster than Jews are?
(voting rights may be another story)

I don't think that non-Muslims are reproducing in Iran faster than Muslims are.

[Slings and Arrows]

Schmuley may have an idea here - any Druze a**kickers with a yen for the PM-ship available?

[anotherview]

Has Israel ever had an AUTHENTICALLY Jewish PM?

--IMO, all of them.

Absolutely correct. Those who see only haredim or datim as Jewish are taking a very narrow view. Lets put it this way: on Rosh Hashanah 86% of Israeli Jews were at services. That obviously includes the vast majority of the 70% who are labeled as chilonim.

[h.a. cherev]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. IMO, an AUTHENTICALLY Jewish PM would not "make peace" with murderers or their supporters.

[OldFriend]

Schmuley's a schmuck.

[SJackson]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. IMO, an AUTHENTICALLY Jewish PM would not "make peace" with murderers or their supporters.

A discussion for another time.

[SJackson]

Schmuley's a schmuck.

Yes, but he's entertaining. And there's frequently an element of truth in what he writes. Israel does need a Prime Minister willing to stand up to pressure to compromise Israel's security. But he doesn't make his point very well.