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Yossi Sarid / Feiglin, his cronies are fascists by any definition
By Yossi Sarid
Tags: Israel News, Moshe Feiglin 

Each list of candidates is tinted with its own characteristic hue. Sometimes, one drop is enough to paint a whole list. Likud's list offers quite a few rotten drops, and with each drop the cup overflows.

The list's color is as brown now as that brown house in Hebron. Likud's official spokespeople did try to console and be consoled yesterday, when they said that the devil isn't all that bad now that it's been pushed down to number 20 on the list. But full revulsion is better than partial consolation in this case.

Moshe Feiglin has been described as a radical rightist but that's not his main problem - which has now become the Likud's problem and our problem. In certain respects, he's less legitimate than Meir Kahane and far less so than Rehavam Ze'evi, the man who Benny Begin once defined as "a moral infection." Those were the days in old Jerusalem.
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Sometimes, one wonders how what began as an ignominy deteriorates into abysmal lows. This paper published an interview with Feiglin from 1995, conducted by Ada Oshpiz. "When he reads about Hitler, it is with astonishment," the reporter wrote.

In describing Adolf Hitler, Feiglin is quoted to have told her, "Hitler was an unparalleled military genius. Nazism promoted Germany from a low to a fantastic physical and ideological status. The ragged, trashy youth body turned into a neat and orderly part of society and Germany received an exemplary regime, a proper justice system and public order. Hitler savored good music. He would paint. This was no bunch of thugs. They merely used thugs and homosexuals."

The time has come to break free from the shackles of politically correct speech and call these people - Feiglin and his cronies - by their explicit name. They are not "radicals" but fascists by any acceptable definition. And had they not been born - through no fault of their own - to Jewish mothers, they would have been damn anti-Semites to boot.

"There can be no doubt that Judaism is racist in some sense," Feiglin went on to say in that interview. "And when they asserted at the United Nations that Zionism was racist, I did not find much reason to protest. The people who take racism to mean a distinction between races - and this is a very primitive distinction - must argue that Zionism is racist."

Later in the interview, Feiglin addressed the Palestinians. "There is no Palestinian nation. There is only an Arab-speaking public which has suddenly identified itself as a people, a negative of the Zionist movement, parasites. The fact that they hadn't done so earlier only serves to prove how inferior they are. The Africans have no nations either. Only Zulus, Tutsis."

One is left to wonder under which tribe Feiglin classifies the Obama household.

Not only are Feiglin's people radicals and fascists, but also the bearers of severe personal disturbances, which hide behind a layer of patriotic make-up, under the camouflage of the Jewish faith.

If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.

Now all of Jabotinsky's distinct disciples - Begin, Dan Meridor, Reuven Rivlin - will preside alongside Feiglin. They will all lend force to one another, and then they will come to us to explain that the Greater Land of Israel is bought with pain and prohibitions - their own pain.

For Zion's sake they will rush, and for Jerusalem they will fall silent and still - at least until the day of the election. And then they will complain to the whole world about the tie-wearing skinheads infiltrating parliaments and cabinets, whereas back in Jerusalem, even the skull cap can't hide the close shave.

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      1.   fascism 02:39  |  Jean La Salle 10/12/08
      2.   palmach 03:02  |  zichron 10/12/08
      3.   Not Technically Fascists 03:29  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/08
      4.   Feiglin 03:52  |  Rex 10/12/08
      5.   not personally familiar with feiglin; BUT... 04:53  |  eric 10/12/08
      6.   The true meaning of words 05:00  |  Frank 10/12/08
      7.   Envy at its best: Feiglin in, Sarid out 05:45  |  Genuine Tosefta 10/12/08
      8.   Frank (6) , stop LYING!!! 05:47  |  Magnus K. 10/12/08
      9.   if feiglin said all that, he must be an idiot 06:00  |  bob 10/12/08
      10.   Sick Sarid 06:23  |  George Kaplan 10/12/08
      11.   # 6 frank 06:28  |  jean la salle 10/12/08
      12.   The oldest leftist ploy in the book 06:43  |  C. Siegel 10/12/08
      13.   Yossi Sarid has ALWAYS hated the Yesha Pioneers as I quote: 06:48  |  Miriam Ashkelon 10/12/08
      14.   Bibi vs. Feiglin: Is there really any difference 06:50  |  Binyamin 10/12/08
      15.   Rex #4 Are you by any chance GOD????? 06:52  |  Mary 10/12/08
      16.   #5 Eric if you don`t know Moshe Feiglin then no BUTS .. 06:57  |  Axelrod 10/12/08
      17.   BROWN HOUSES 07:01  |  Arik Silverman 10/12/08
      18.   Hitler The Genius! Not! 07:04  |  Yosemite 10/12/08
      19.   Proof that leftist extremist Yossi Sarid is the biggest hypocrit. 07:08  |  Ken Jurist 10/12/08
      20.   Sarid`s Residual Oslo Psychosis 07:10  |  David Stoler 10/12/08
      21.   Fascism defined: Describes Israel`s left- not the right 07:10  |  Avi 10/12/08
      22.   No Yossi Sarid. The Arabs and Iran are the Fascists. 07:14  |  Dan Kelso 10/12/08
      23.   Sarid Drags Out The Old Slogans 07:17  |  Ben Israel 10/12/08
      24.   #6 is right! 07:19  |  Gili 10/12/08
      25.   GULLABLE 07:35  |  david 10/12/08
      26.   The Feiglin interview 07:40  |  Eva 10/12/08
      27.   Left throws the epithet "Facism" at every opportunity!!! 07:53  |  Jerry 10/12/08
      28.   Good dish job on Feiglin 08:02  |  SHARON 10/12/08
      29.   magnus re: frank 08:02  |  eric 10/12/08
      30.   Most awesome article by yossi sarid. 08:27  |  Ephraim 10/12/08
      31.   Avi, I ya` know what B-G called Begin . . . 08:54  |  Zev Davis 10/12/08
      32.   sarid is the fasist 08:57  |  jj 10/12/08
      33.   Yossi Sarid 09:00  |  Pereire 10/12/08
      34.   # 6, Frank 09:01  |  Dominique 10/12/08
      35.   Feiglin is no fascist 09:03  |  Erez 10/12/08
      36.   re Eric #5 `not personally familiar with Feiglin, but...` 09:08  |  Colin Wright 10/12/08
      37.   Outstanding Article 09:09  |  Brendan 10/12/08
      38.   Lies, Propaganda, and Misinformation ala Haaretz 09:11  |  Baruch Gold 10/12/08
      39.   Menachem Begin is probably turning over in his grave 09:12  |  Tzfonit 10/12/08
      40.   re Jerry #27 `Left throws the epithet "Facism" at every opportuni 09:13  |  Colin Wright 10/12/08
      41.   Feiglin + Lieberman (??) = examples of Jewish "fascism" 09:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      42.   re Mark Lincoln #3 `Not technically fascists` 09:27  |  Colin Wright 10/12/08
      43.   Far Right and Left Facism 09:29  |  FOX 10/12/08
      44.   feiglin is a danger to israel 09:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      45.   The "Facist" card 09:42  |  FOX 10/12/08
      46.   You can be a military genius and a mad fascist at the same time 09:51  |  x-ray 10/12/08
      47.   Sarid, how non pc of you 09:55  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 10/12/08
      48.   Sarid, YOU are the real fascist! 09:59  |  Harvey 10/12/08
      49.   #41 dopey dino and the ghetto jew he loves 10:16  |  v.hardman 10/12/08
      50.   #46, x-ray 10:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      51.   #45, FOX 10:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      52.   Swiss esel, Jews are people and there are all sorts and all kinds 10:28  |  x-ray 10/12/08
      53.   #39, Tzfonit, "Begin would be turning in his grave" 10:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      54.   Cipora genius is not necessarily a positive term 10:38  |  x-ray 10/12/08
      55.   leftists can`t evaluate the right 10:46  |  Sarit 10/12/08
      56.   # 47 Margie, did you read the article at all....???? 10:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      57.   HE IS PROUD TO BE CALLED A FASCIST 10:51  |  indrajaya 10/12/08
      58.   # 52 Sorry x-ray, but I just can`t remember that.... 10:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      59.   Hitler ,a military genius? 10:57  |  james hazan 10/12/08
      60.   #51 Cipora 11:01  |  FOX 10/12/08
      61.   Have I missed something? 11:04  |  k 10/12/08
      62.   #54, x-ray 11:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      63.   Sarid supported murderers his entire failed career 11:12  |  Ilan 10/12/08
      64.   I vote Likud because of the Quassam rockets 11:19  |  leftist by Heart 10/12/08
      65.   #34: no, he`s not 11:20  |  newbie 10/12/08
      66.   you have to stop the Quassams somehoe 11:21  |  Suisse (rightie) 10/12/08
      67.   #45 Feiglin and FOX - bedmates 11:48  |  badger 10/12/08
      68.   Now I hear from Miriam # 13 that Feiglin is "quite brilliant"! 12:04  |  S 10/12/08
      69.   #39 Begin would be quite relaxed 12:07  |  Roo 10/12/08
      70.   Dino must you get everything wrong... 12:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 10/12/08
      71.   I love it when the left panics 12:27  |  Dov 10/12/08
      72.   Yossi I thought you retired from politics, don`t worry... 12:30  |  Caimh 10/12/08
      73.   Roo, selective as usual 12:31  |  Tzfonit 10/12/08
      74.   #60, FOX 12:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/08
      75.   Feiglin is a dork, but then again, so is the Left 12:38  |  Joe Sittizen 10/12/08
      76.   # 70 Margie, pleazzzeeee...... 12:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      77.   Franck 13:01  |  A.M. 10/12/08
      78.   so feiglin is a fascist. 13:06  |  harzion 10/12/08
      79.   swiss dino why the hysteria 13:09  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      80.   roo as it happens we have news today 13:12  |  yirmi 10/12/08
      81.   roo the west is filled with fascists 13:15  |  harzion 10/12/08
      82.   roo "jews vociferously against the fascists" 13:16  |  tuvia raviv 10/12/08
      83.   Sarid is a slanderer 13:27  |  Chaim Cohen 10/12/08
      84.   swiss dino"do you have to find an excuse for everything" 13:31  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      85.   swiss dont mention jewish suffering 13:32  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      86.   # 79 swisswatch, Toby, compared to Feiglin and his fellow.... 13:35  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      87.   #84 Hey swisswatch, who is hysteric here? 13:43  |  Mark B. 10/12/08
      88.   A fascist would try to silence opinions 13:43  |  Ilan 10/12/08
      89.   moshe feiglin is an outcast to most israelis 13:43  |  giora 10/12/08
      90.   swiss dino one man moshe feiglin is a racist 13:49  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      91.   Swiss esel your black sheep policies are no secret 13:56  |  x-ray 10/12/08
      92.   MONITOR THE WORDS OF SARID, BARAK, OLMERT &LIVNI 14:08  |  a voice 10/12/08
      93.   # 83 Mr. Cohen 14:10  |  jean la salle 10/12/08
      94.   Magnus K,you "forgot" fascism=mindset of ordinary Norwegians 14:24  |  Absolute Sweden 10/12/08
      95.   nathanyahu 14:24  |  jean la salle 10/12/08
      96.   # 87 Thanks Markie, our "friends" Toby (swisswatch) and x-ray.... 14:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      97.   # 90/# 91swisswatch/x-ray, if we Swiss would really treat.... 14:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/12/08
      98.   swiss dino "why do they ove run our borders" 15:30  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      99.   Feiglin & friends are restoring Likud to dominance. 15:31  |  Chaim 10/12/08
      100.   Join the new Facists Website 15:32  |  David 10/12/08
      101.   swiss dino arabs in israel love israeli standard of living 15:34  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      102.   swsii dino israeli arabs celebrate when hizb bombed us 15:35  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      103.   Avi - Colin -- Fascism 15:37  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/08
      104.   swiss dino "if others are behaving why shouldnt we" 15:37  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      105.   swiss dino and tikkum olam 15:42  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      106.   James Hazan - shows how crazy 15:43  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/08
      107.   swiss dino re arab celebrations during hizb rocketry 15:50  |  swiss watch 10/12/08
      108.   swsiss dino when israeli arabs visit their brethren in judea 15:53  |  swisswatch 10/12/08
      109.   Begin - turning in his grave? 15:54  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/08
      110.   Thanks G-d! 15:59  |  Edith 10/12/08
      111.   Mark Lincoln: Many admired Hitler in the 1930`s 16:11  |  Shlomo 10/12/08
      112.   #45 FOX. Stop murdering the English language 16:29  |  badger 10/12/08
      113.   and Sarid is a Hippocrite 16:32  |  DR ERIC 10/12/08
      114.   @111 schlomo puts his finger on the reality of survival 16:37  |  victor hardman 10/12/08
      115.   Fascists? 16:42  |  FOX 10/12/08
      116.   Feiglin Is the New Darling of Zionism 16:42  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/12/08
      117.   Bravo Yossi Sarid ! 16:48  |  Fortuna Benmayor 10/12/08
      118.   #116 yaakov in dreamland again on 42nd st 17:01  |  victor hardman 10/12/08
      119.   Wikipedia on Feiglin 17:05  |  sms 10/12/08
      120.   Fascist? Confused? Clueless! 17:11  |  No To More Anarchy 10/12/08
      121.   Increased TERROR & WAR: Result of Jewish Land Surrenders 17:14  |  Linda Rivera 10/12/08
      122.   If Feiglin actually said these things, it is shocking 17:23  |  Linda Rivera 10/12/08
      123.   Fascism and the US 17:32  |  Roo 10/12/08
      124.   Sarid blames the victims instead of the perpetrators of Fascism 17:51  |  Joel Stein 10/12/08
      125.   A Bit of a Distortion, Mr Hardman 17:55  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/12/08
      126.   Feiglin is no fascist, he is an Israeli. 18:07  |  Andreas 10/12/08
      127.   Ain`t we doing a favor to Feiglin`s think-a-likes 18:32  |  Kris Lazar 10/12/08
      128.   Sarid on Feiglin 18:42  |  kern 10/12/08
      129.   The weakness of the Leftist gov. produces "Feiglins" 19:14  |  Alicia 10/12/08
      130.   "Fake Democracy" in Maariv (Dec. 5) identifies real fascists. 19:29  |  Chaim 10/12/08
      131.   Anyone with a sixth grade education? 19:30  |  tbart 10/12/08
      132.   Wikipedia on Feiglin (sms # 119 lies) 19:39  |  Fortuna Benmayor 10/12/08
      133.   Hitler was not a Military Genius 19:51  |  ARTH 10/12/08
      134.   To #8,11 Leftism is the modern Fascism 20:22  |  Frank 10/12/08
      135.   Mussolini, A Man of his Times 20:49  |  FOX 10/12/08
      136.   Poor Yaacov, can`t shed his personal burden quick enough 21:42  |  Jacob Blues 10/12/08
      137.   You`re right, that`s why I vote National Union 22:34  |  Ashamed Israeli 10/12/08
      138.   Re #134 What are you on about frank?? 22:58  |  Steve J 10/12/08
      139.   SARID, BROTHER, NOW I`M`VE FINALLY RELIEVED MYSELF, YOU ENDORSE 23:36  |  indrajaya 10/12/08
      140.   #136 Steve J. re: 134 23:47  |  FOX 10/12/08
      141.   Mr.Feiglin could well be mentally unbalanced 23:59  |  Stephen. 10/12/08
      142.   I understand Shlomo 00:38  |  Mark Lincoln 11/12/08
      143.   Shlomo - If I admired Arafat does that make me racist and a terr 00:52  |  Mark Lincoln 11/12/08
      144.   Shlomo - the origins of the Israeli left and right 01:02  |  Mark Lincoln 11/12/08
      145.   Mussolini, A Man of his Times - Fox 01:06  |  Mark Lincoln 11/12/08
      146.   So why did Fascism sell so well from the Mideast to South America 01:12  |  Mark Lincoln 11/12/08
      147.   Fascism was and still is best defined from the Right. 01:55  |  Roo 11/12/08
      148.   Feiglin 02:14  |  Peter 11/12/08
      149.   As a Jew who Favors A Free Palestine 02:15  |  Matthew 11/12/08
      150.   Re Fox 02:39  |  Steve J 11/12/08
      151.   # 16 too late axelrod; i DO "know" him now 04:41  |  eric 11/12/08
      152.   this is what a big tent democratic party looks like 04:56  |  wondering jew 11/12/08
      153.   Feiglin is more dangerous to Israel than any Arab country... 05:06  |  Silvienne 11/12/08
      154.   WHAT Raging hypocrisy! An extremist down the bottom of a list 05:41  |  PETER SM 11/12/08
      155.   SULLIVAN your evidence ?Which particular survey are you quoting? 05:47  |  PETER SM 11/12/08
      156.   harzion 06:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/12/08
      157.   A pouting Steve J. 10:46  |  FOX 11/12/08
      158.   Feiglin ,of course is fascist 15:04  |  dani.a 11/12/08
      159.   Feiglin, his cronies are fascists by any definition 22:58  |  Elder of Z. 11/12/08
      160.   Roo #123 Forty Million Mexicans Disagree 11:35  |  FOX 12/12/08
      161.   Roo #147 Fascism = Communism - the middle man 11:44  |  FOX 12/12/08
      162.   Hey Elder Z, you distort the truth 11:53  |  FOX 12/12/08
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