11 Elul 5786
Pollard, Feiglin, Winter, etc. - all initially showed some signs of potential leadership ability, but have now been shown to be entirely inadequate. Democracy itself will never allow for the kind of leader the righteous Jews are expecting and deserving. Only one out of the bunch who showed promise is actually going the distance...
Meir Ettinger has not made any public statements or taken any active stance regarding the upcoming October 2026 Israeli general election.This is because Ettinger’s foundational, far-right ideology fundamentally rejects the democratic framework of the modern State of Israel. Rather than participating in or commenting on electoral politics, his published manifestos and blog posts advocate for the complete dismantling of secular Israeli democracy. He calls for replacing the current state structure with a biblical theocracy or "Kingdom of Israel" governed strictly by Torah law. (Gemini)
That is the only correct answer and we who abide by the covenant with HKB"H cannot accept anything less. When we can all agree on this point, HKB"H will send us Mashiach.
More on Meir Ettinger's views...
ReplyDeleteView on State Arrests: As the author of "The Revolt" (HaMered) manifesto, Ettinger views the secular Israeli government, its courts, and the military police as illegitimate bodies. He views any state-enforced arrests of religious individuals not as a practical policy breakdown, but as proof of an inherently anti-religious state apparatus that must be fundamentally dismantled and replaced by a Halachic theocracy.
The Ideological Disconnect: While mainstream Haredi politicians and rabbis condemn the arrests to protect the specific status of Torah institutions within the democracy, Ettinger’s radical "Hilltop Youth" ideology rejects the State of Israel entirely. He views both draft-enforcing politicians and mainstream Haredi politicians who compromise with the state as participating in a flawed, secular system.
(This is Rabbi Meir Kahane 2.0.)