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2021.04.05 國際新聞導讀-以色列特工涉入約旦政變企圖派飛機救人、美國共和黨眾議員呼籲拜登在國際刑事法院案上支持盟友以色列、以色列組閣事越趨明顯右派黨的NAFTALI BENNETT應有機會挑戰納唐亞胡成功擔任總理、納唐亞胡開始面對貪腐案審判開庭
2021.06.06 國際新聞導讀-以色列要求額外10億美元軍事援助、卡達支助中東極端團體、國會議長下周一宣布新執政聯盟成立
兩黨信函敦促奧斯汀為鐵穹提供緊急資金
與此同時，由 17 名參議院民主黨人組成的小組致信國務卿安東尼·布林肯，敦促他“立即採取措施解決加沙的人道主義危機”。
由OMRI NAHMIAS
2021 年 6 月 2 日 22:22
國防部長本尼·甘茨（Benny Gantz）與美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀（Lloyd Austin）會面。
（照片來源：ARIEL HERMONI/國防部）
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華盛頓——正當國防部長本尼·甘茨前往華盛頓進行 24 小時訪問以討論最近與加沙的停火和其他地區問題時，一個由 55 名國會議員組成的兩黨小組致信美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀，敦促他為以色列提供緊急資金以補充鐵穹。眾議員 Josh Gottheimer（新澤西州民主黨）領導了這封信。據報導，以色列將尋求額外 10 億美元的緊急軍事援助。
“作為深深致力於以色列安全的國會議員，我們寫信表達我們對拜登政府對以色列安全保障的堅定承諾的強烈支持，包括補充以色列用於鐵穹導彈防禦系統和其他重要事項的攔截器庫存， “ 他們寫。“我們要求你繼續就這一要求與以色列緊急接觸，並請你盡快向國會報告以色列的需求。”
他們補充說：“儘管來自加沙的襲擊已經停止，但我們仍然清楚地看到以色列繼續面臨的威脅，不僅來自加沙，而且還來自加沙北部邊境。” “我們必須確保鐵穹仍然能夠保護以色列，而不會冒其攔截器庫存耗盡的風險。當以色列再次成為目標時，它必須始終擁有防禦來襲火箭所需的資源。”
立法者補充說：“如果以色列要求按照諒解備忘錄（MOU）的設想提供額外援助，請與國會密切合作，以迅速滿足這一要求。” “為了幫助促進這一進程，我們期待收到您的回复，概述您對鐵穹補給需求的評估以及您與我們的盟友以色列就此事進行的接觸。請注意，國會支持政府承諾確保以色列的安全和抵禦任何攻擊的能力。”
與此同時，由 17 名參議院民主黨人組成的小組致信國務卿安東尼·布林肯，敦促他“立即採取措施解決加沙的人道主義危機”。
簽署這封信的參議員包括：克里斯範霍倫（馬里蘭州民主黨）、蒂姆凱恩（弗吉尼亞州民主黨）、克里斯墨菲（康涅狄格州民主黨）、傑夫默克利（俄勒岡州民主黨）、伯尼桑德斯和佛蒙特州民主黨和伊麗莎白沃倫（D-馬薩諸塞州）。
他們寫道：“眾所周知，在戰鬥開始之前，加沙就發生了人道主義危機，最近的這些敵對行動大大加劇了當地可怕的人道主義緊急情況。”
他們繼續說：“為了使停火持久並避免再次出現暴力循環，我們必須改善加沙的惡劣條件，這只會助長絕望和進一步助長極端主義。” “我們強烈敦促你加強美國的外交接觸，以領導國際社會並迎接這一刻。”
他們呼籲布林肯“向各方施壓，允許不受限制地分發緊急救濟金，緊急維修基本基礎設施，讓家庭獲得食物和水，獲得醫療服務，並滿足其他緊急需求”，並“確保開放 Erez 和 Kerem Shalom 過境點，以便包括創傷協調員和安全顧問在內的關鍵人道主義人員可以進入，並可以運送緊急救援物品，包括燃料和建築材料，以滿足平民不斷增長的需求。 ”
他們還敦促布林肯“大力資助人道主義工作，包括為聯合國救濟和工程署提供全部資金”，並“恢復美國在當地的外交存在”。
Bipartisan letter urges Austin to provide emergency funding for Iron Dome
Meanwhile, a group of 17 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him “to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
By OMRI NAHMIAS
JUNE 2, 2021 22:22
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seen meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
(photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
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WASHINGTON – As Defense Minister Benny Gantz is leaving for a 24-hour visit in Washington to discuss the recent ceasefire with Gaza and other regional issues, a bipartisan group of 55 members of Congress sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to provide Israel with emergency funding to replenish the Iron Dome. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) led the letter. Israel will reportedly seek an additional billion dollars in emergency military aid.
“As Members of Congress who are deeply committed to Israel’s security, we write to express our strong support for the Biden Administration’s ironclad commitment to Israel’s safety and security, including replenishing Israel’s stock of interceptors for the Iron Dome missile defense system and other important matters,” they wrote. “We ask that you continue urgently engaging with Israel on this request, and that you please report to Congress regarding Israel’s needs as soon as possible.”
“Even though the attacks from Gaza have halted, we remain clear eyed about the threats Israel continues to face, not only from Gaza, but also along its northern border,” they added. “We must ensure that the Iron Dome remains able to protect Israel without running the risk that its stockpile of interceptors becomes depleted. Israel must always have the resources it needs to defend itself from incoming rockets when it is targeted again.”
“If Israel requests additional assistance, as contemplated in the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), please work closely with Congress to expeditiously fulfill this request,” the lawmakers added. “To help facilitate this process, we look forward to receiving a reply from you outlining your assessment of the need for Iron Dome replenishment and your engagement with our ally Israel on this matter. Please know that Congress stands with the administration in its commitment to ensuring Israel’s security and capability to defend itself from any attack.”
Meanwhile, a group of 17 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him “to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
Among the Senators who signed the letter were: Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders and (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts).
“As you well know, there was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza before the fighting began, and these recent hostilities have significantly aggravated the dire humanitarian emergency on the ground,” they wrote.
“In order for this ceasefire to be durable and avoid a renewal of the cycle of violence, it is critical that we improve the dire conditions in Gaza that only contribute to despair and further fuel extremism,” they continued. “We strongly urge you to step up the United States’ diplomatic engagement to lead the international community and meet this moment.”
They called on Blinken to “press all sides to allow for unfettered emergency relief distribution, emergency repairs to essential infrastructure, and for families to receive food and water, access to medical care, and attend to other emergency needs,” and to “ensure the opening of the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings, so that critical humanitarian personnel, including trauma coordinators and security advisers, can enter and that emergency relief items, including fuel and building materials, can be brought in to address the growing needs of the civilian population.”
They also urged Blinken to “robustly fund humanitarian efforts, including fully funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency,” and to “restore the US diplomatic presence on the ground.”
卡塔爾向恐怖組織匯款數億美元——報告
卡塔爾的君主制被德國發展部長 Gerd Mueller 指控在 2014 年資助了伊斯蘭國的恐怖主義運動，卡塔爾定於 2022 年舉辦足球世界杯。
通過BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
2021 年 6 月 6 日 00:28
一群敘利亞人上週在倫敦對卡塔爾政權提起法律訴訟，指控他們向敘利亞的國際指定恐怖組織 al-Nusra Dront 匯款數億美元。
“泰晤士報”頭版報導了卡塔爾支持基地組織附屬機構 al-Nusra Front 的報導。
據該報稱，“海灣國家君主的私人辦公室位於秘密路線的核心，通過這些路線將資金轉移到……努斯拉陣線。” 這家總部位於倫敦的報紙稱，“在九名敘利亞人提出的損害賠償索賠中，被告包括兩家卡塔爾銀行、幾家慈善機構、富商、主要政治家和公務員。”
據《泰晤士報》報導，這九名敘利亞人在倫敦高等法院聲稱，“每個人都代表卡塔爾國家參與了一起所謂的陰謀，與遜尼派伊斯蘭組織穆斯林兄弟會合作。”
卡塔爾的君主制被德國發展部長 Gerd Mueller 指控在 2014 年資助了伊斯蘭國的恐怖主義運動，卡塔爾定於 2022 年舉辦足球世界杯。
根據敘利亞人提起的法律訴訟，親努斯拉陣線的陰謀是由“卡塔爾統治精英的高級成員”激活的，他們向敘利亞的努斯拉陣線恐怖分子“積極支持和提供便利”。敘利亞。
《泰晤士報》寫道，“代表卡塔爾國”行事的卡塔爾個人和組織向 al-Nusra Front 提供了數億美元。
《耶路撒冷郵報》去年報導稱，美國派出一個小組調查卡塔爾政權，因為該政權據報導為美國和歐盟分類的恐怖主義運動真主黨提供資金。
美國、英國和聯合國安理會已將 al-Nusra Front 列為恐怖組織。
《泰晤士報》報導稱，“被指控參與的被告包括卡塔爾前總理哈馬德·本·賈西姆·阿勒薩尼和倫敦麗茲酒店的老闆阿卜杜勒哈迪·馬納·哈吉里。他們的代表說，這些指控完全沒有根據。泰晤士報聯繫的索賠中提到的每一位卡塔爾被告都做出了明確否認。”
根據法律訴訟，《時代》稱，“通過定價過高的建築合同、以過高的價格購買房產以及向敘利亞移民工人支付多付的款項，為恐怖主義洗錢。索賠稱，這項秘密資助行動是與穆斯林兄弟會進行的。還包括卡塔爾知名人士與在敘利亞活動的聖戰組織代表在土耳其會面。”
該報報導稱，“資金從卡塔爾公司和慈善機構的銀行賬戶直接轉移到敘利亞或轉移到土耳其銀行，索賠人稱這些資金被撤回並越過邊境進入敘利亞。”
該報寫道，敘利亞人表示，他們遭受了沉重的經濟損失，或者是“努斯拉陣線實施的酷刑、任意拘留、處決威脅和其他形式的迫害”的受害者。
《泰晤士報》報導稱，“據稱，該行動的核心是阿米里迪萬的私人工程辦公室，這是一個控制所有主要建設和開發合同的卡塔爾政府機構。它接受卡塔爾埃米爾塔米姆·本·哈馬德·阿勒薩尼的指示。 .”
敘利亞人聲稱，卡塔爾的金融體系捲入了支持 al-Nusra Front 的融資，包括卡塔爾國家銀行 (QNB) 和多哈銀行。QNB是世界杯的銀行。
《泰晤士報》寫道：“新的指控聲稱 QNB 和多哈銀行知道或應該知道他們被用來向恐怖分子轉移資金。如果他們不知道這一點，據稱他們沒有監控他們的賬戶是非法行為. 多哈銀行告訴《泰晤士報》，這些指控是不真實的，Khayyat 兄弟也是如此。QNB 表示，這些說法沒有事實依據，絕對是不真實的。
Qatar sent hundreds of millions of dollars to terrorist group- report
Qatar, whose monarchy was accused by Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Mueller of financing the terrorist movement the Islamic State in 2014, is slated to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
JUNE 6, 2021 00:28
Buildings are seen from across the water in Doha, Qatar
(photo credit: REUTERS)
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A group of Syrians filed a legal action against the Qatari regime last week in London for allegedly sending hundreds of millions of dollars to the international-designated terrorist group al-Nusra Dront in Syria.
The Times front-paged the story on the alleged Qatar state-sponsorship of the al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Nusra Front.
According to the paper, “a private office of the Gulf state’s monarch was at the heart of clandestine routes by which money was transferred to… the Nusra Front.” The London-based paper said “Two Qatari banks, several charities, wealthy businessmen, leading politicians and civil servants are among the defendants in a claim for damages lodged by nine Syrians.”
The nine Syrians claimed in the High Court in London, according to the Times, that “each played a part in an alleged conspiracy on behalf of the Qatari state, acting in co-ordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Sunni Islamist organization.”
Qatar, whose monarchy was accused by Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Mueller of financing the terrorist movement the Islamic State in 2014, is slated to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
According to the legal action filed by the Syrians, the pro-al-Nusra Front plot was activated by “by high-ranking members of the Qatari ruling elite” who issued money to “actively support and facilitate” to al-Nusra Front terrorists in Syria.
The Times wrote that Qatari individuals and organizations acting “on behalf of the state of Qatar” provided al-Nusra Front with hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Jerusalem Post reported last year that the US sent a team to probe Qatar’s regime for its reported financing of the US and EU-classified terrorist movement Hezbollah.
The US, UK and the United Nations Security Council have designated the al-Nusra Front a terrorist organization.
The Times reported that “among named defendants accused of involvement are Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar’s former prime minister, and Abdulhadi Mana al-Hajri, the owner of London’s Ritz hotel. Their representatives said the allegations were completely baseless. Categorical denials were issued by every Qatari defendant identified in the claim that was contacted by The Times.”
According to the legal action, the Time said the "money was laundered for terrorism via significantly overpriced construction contracts, the purchase of property at inflated prices and overpayments to Syrian migrant workers. The claim alleges the clandestine funding operation was carried out with the Muslim Brotherhood and included meetings in Turkey between prominent Qatari individuals and representatives of jihadist groups operating in Syria."
The newspaper reported that" money was transferred from the bank accounts of Qatari companies and charities either to Syria directly or to Turkish banks, where the claimants say it was withdrawn and taken across the border into Syria."
The Syrians said they took heavy financial losses or were victims of "torture, arbitrary detention, threats of execution and other forms of persecution committed by Nusra Front," wrote the paper.
The Times reported "Central to the operation, it is alleged, was the private engineering office of the Amiri Diwan, a Qatari government agency that controls all major construction and development contracts. It receives its directives from Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani."
The Syrians alleged that Qatar's financial system was embroiled in the financing of al-Nusra Front, including the Qatar National Bank (QNB), and the Doha Bank. The QNB is the bank for the World Cup.
The Times wrote "The new claim alleges that QNB and Doha Bank knew or ought to have known that they were being used to transfer funds to terrorists. If they were unaware of this, it is alleged that they acted unlawfully by failing to monitor their accounts. Doha Bank told The Times the allegations were untrue, as did the Khayyat brothers. QNB said the claims had no factual basis and were categorically untrue."
Shin Bet 酋長：煽動反對以色列新政府的行為可能以流血結束
通常，阿加曼會私下向決定如何通知公眾的政治梯隊發出這樣的警告。
作者：尤娜傑瑞米鮑勃
2021 年 6 月 5 日 23:18
SHIN BET 導演 Nadav Argaman。
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Shin Bet（以色列安全局）局長納達夫·阿加曼週六罕見地發出公開警告，敲響了警鐘，即當前的煽動氣氛可能導致以色列發生悲慘的流血事件。
該聲明是 Argaman 罕見的公開警告，他傳統上會私下向政客發出此類警告，然後由他們決定是否以及如何通知公眾。
據報導，阿加曼決定自己發表聲明，他不相信他的警告會傳達給公眾，因為據說執政的利庫德聯盟的成員（可能在下週離職）是一些煽動行為的幕後推手。
暴力言論的增加導致辛貝特開始為亞米納領導人納夫塔利貝內特提供安全保障，他將在新聯盟的頭兩年擔任總理，前提是該聯盟獲得了以色列議會的必要批准。同黨成員 Ayelet Shaked 也接受了以色列議會的安保。
“我們最近看到暴力和煽動的言論激增並變得更加極端，尤其是在社交媒體上，”阿加曼說。“作為負責保證民主統治和製度延續的組織的負責人，我呼籲並警告說，這種言論可能會被某些團體或個人解釋為支持暴力和非法活動，這些活動甚至可能對個人造成傷害。”
Shin Bet 主任說，來自各個領域的政治家和公眾影響者，以及宗教領袖和教育工作者，必須譴責煽動和暴力的語言。
“我們有責任發出明確無條件的要求，要求立即停止暴力和煽動性言論，”他繼續說道。“恢復更平靜的氣氛和更克制的話語的責任落在我們所有人的肩上。”
上週，社交媒體上針對 Bennett、Shaked、Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg和新希望領袖 Gideon Sa'ar 的孩子的威脅激增。
的 威脅 還沒有被限制在社交媒體。在某些情況下，人們焚燒政客的肖像或發布虛假照片，宣布其中一位 MK 已經去世。
週四上午，貝內特的保護細節有所增加，以反映他作為候任總理的地位。
據報導，在 1995 年伊扎克·拉賓被暗殺之前，前辛貝特主席卡米·吉隆曾私下向當時的反對派領導人本傑明·內塔尼亞胡發出警告。
內塔尼亞胡隨後避免了某些類型的活動和協會，但沒有譴責當時其他人對拉賓使用的一些極端言論。
內塔尼亞胡的兒子亞伊爾襲擊了阿加曼，指責辛貝特首領試圖阻止對左翼的批評，但沒有採取強有力的行動來保護右翼的內塔尼亞胡家族。
以色列議會外交事務委員會宣布將於週一就此問題舉行緊急聽證會。
Shin Bet chief: Incitement against Israel's new gov’t could end in bloodshed
Usually, Argaman would give such warnings privately to the political echelon who would decide how to notify the public.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
JUNE 5, 2021 23:18
SHIN BET Director Nadav Argaman.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
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Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director Nadav Argaman issued a rare public warning on Saturday sounding alarm bells that the current atmosphere of incitement could lead to tragic bloodshed in Israel.
The statement was a rare public warning by Argaman, who traditionally gives such warnings privately to politicians who would then decide if and how to notify the public.
Argaman reportedly decided to make the statement on his own, not trusting that his warning would reach the public given that elements of the ruling Likud coalition – which might leave office in the coming week – are said to be behind some of the incitement.
The rise in violent rhetoric led the Shin Bet to begin providing security for Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, who will serve as prime minister for the first two years of the incoming coalition assuming it receives the necessary approval from the Knesset. Fellow party member Ayelet Shaked is also receiving security from the Knesset.
“We have recently seen that the discourse of violence and incitement has spiked and become more extreme, especially on social media,” Argaman said. “As the head of the organization charged with guaranteeing the continuation of democratic rule and institutions, I call out and warn that this rhetoric could be interpreted by certain groups or individuals as one that endorses violent and illegal activities which could even lead to harm to individuals.”
The Shin Bet director said politicians and public influencers from across the spectrum, as well as religious leaders and educators, must condemn the language of incitement and violence.
“It is our duty to issue a clear and unqualified demand for an immediate end to the violent and inciteful rhetoric,” he continued. “The responsibility for restoring a calmer atmosphere and more restrained discourse rests on all our shoulders.”
Over the last week, there has been a spike of threats on social media against Bennett, Shaked, Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg and the children of New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar.
The threats have not been limited to social media. In some instances, people burned effigies of the politicians or issued false pictures announcing that one of the MKs had already passed away.
On Thursday morning, Bennett’s protection detail was increased to reflect his status as prime minister-designate.
Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gilon reportedly gave private warnings to then opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the period leading up to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
Netanyahu then refrained from certain kinds of activities and associations, but did not condemn some of the extreme rhetoric at the time used by others against Rabin.
Netanyahu’s son, Yair, attacked Argaman, accusing the Shin Bet chief of trying to stop criticism of the Left, but not acting as strongly to protect the Netanyahu family on the Right.
The Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee announced it would hold an emergency hearing on the issue on Monday.
以色列議會發言人將於週一宣布新政府投票的日期
亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特：不為組建這個聯盟道歉
通過GIL HOFFMAN
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:26
以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文 (Yariv Levin) 在中央選舉委員會會議上講話，2020 年 7 月 7 日
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以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文（Yariv Levin）已確認，他將於週一向全體會議宣布，Yesh Atid 領導人亞伊爾·拉皮德（Yair Lapid）已成功組建聯盟，這是在以色列議會批准新政府之前必須完成的技術步驟。
週五下午，萊文宣布了這一消息，此前有人擔心他可能會試圖推遲此舉。
週五早些時候，萊文告訴拉皮德提交他與將成為聯盟合作夥伴的各方簽署的所有協議。協議已於週三達成，但尚未最終敲定。
“不可能對議會和公眾隱瞞聯合協議，”萊文說。
Yesh Atid 和 Yamina 發表聯合聲明說，聯盟協議將被提交並且將是透明的。他們呼籲萊文召開議會全體會議，並“促成一個有效的團結政府的形成，使我們擺脫混亂。”
Yamina 領導人 Naftali Bennett 週五在他位於 Ra'anana 的家中召集了他的派系，會議結束後，MK Abir Kara 告訴記者，沒有其他叛逃者會追隨 MK Amichai Chikli 的腳步，他於 5 月初退出該黨。
“如果我們團結一致，這意味著過程將順利進行，”貝內特告訴該派系。“我不為這一步道歉，我會站在最前面解釋。”
Bennett 將在周日再次召集他的派系，預計 MK Nir Orbach 將在會議上宣布他是否會投票支持新政府或退出以色列議會，並由 Yamina 名單上的下一位候選人、聾人活動家雪莉平托 (Shirley Pinto) 取代。以支持新聯盟而聞名。
週五與奧爾巴赫交談的接近貝內特的消息人士表示相信他不會投票反對政府並阻止達成多數以使其成立。也在考慮投票反對新政府的 MK Idit Silman 表示，她將投票支持她的政黨。
“我將投票支持聯合政府，這是最終決定，”她告訴 Ynet。
週五下午，聯合名單領導人艾曼·奧德 (Ayman Odeh) 表示，如果貝內特-拉皮德聯盟需要通過潛在的最後一刻叛逃者獲得更多選票，他的政黨將不會支持。
奧德在接受阿拉伯新聞頻道 Hala TV 採訪時說：“如果 Bennett-Lapid 政府在最後一刻需要我的投票來挽救自己免於失敗，那麼毫無疑問，它不會得到我的投票。”
Knesset speaker to announce date for new government vote Monday
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett: No apologies for forming this coalition
By GIL HOFFMAN
JUNE 5, 2021 22:26
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin speaks at a meeting of the Central Elections Committee, July 7, 2020
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Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin has confirmed that he will announce on Monday to the plenum that Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid has managed to form a coalition, a technical step that must be met before the Knesset can approve the new government.
Levin’s announcement on Friday afternoon came after concerns were raised that he may try to delay the move.
Earlier Friday, Levin told Lapid to submit all the agreements he has signed with the parties that will be partners in his coalition. The agreements were reached by Wednesday, but they have not yet been finalized.
“It cannot be that coalition agreements will be hidden from the Knesset and the public,” Levin said.
Yesh Atid and Yamina issued a joint statement saying that the coalition agreements will be submitted and will be transparent. They called on Levin to convene the Knesset plenum and “enable the formation of a functioning unity government that will extricate us from the chaos.”
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett convened his faction at his home in Ra’anana on Friday and after the meeting, MK Abir Kara told reporters that no other defectors would follow in the footsteps of MK Amichai Chikli, who walked out of the party in early May.
“If we are united, it means the process will run smoothly,” Bennett told the faction. “I do not apologize for this step, and I will stand at the forefront and explain it.”
Bennett will convene his faction again on Sunday and MK Nir Orbach is expected to announce at the meeting whether he will vote for the new government or quit the Knesset and be replaced by the next candidate on the Yamina list, deaf activist Shirley Pinto, who is known to back the new coalition.
Sources close to Bennett who spoke to Orbach on Friday expressed confidence that he will not vote against the government and prevent a majority from being reached to enable its formation. MK Idit Silman, who was also considering voting against the new government, said she will vote in line with her party.
“I will be voting in favor of a unity government, and that is final,” she told Ynet.
On Friday afternoon, Joint List leader Ayman Odeh said that his party would not support the Bennett-Lapid coalition if it required more votes through potential last-minute defectors.
“If the Bennett-Lapid government needs my vote to save itself from failure at the last minute, unequivocally, it will not get my vote,” Odeh said in an interview with Arabic news channel Hala TV.
貝內特只是追隨內塔尼亞胡“放棄”右翼
在這種典型的二分法中，內塔尼亞胡幾乎掌握了一個右翼政府，只要貝內特和薩爾同意坐在他的政府中。
作者：托瓦·拉扎羅夫
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:34
2017 年，以色列總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 和當時的教育部長納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 在以色列議會。
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在他任期的最後幾天，總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）在最後一刻為保住權力而採取散佈恐懼的策略。
就在安息日開始之前，內塔尼亞胡對亞米納的右翼政黨領袖納夫塔利·貝內特和新希望的吉迪恩·薩爾進行了猛烈抨擊。
內塔尼亞胡寫道：“在接下來的一周的事件中，我們將讀到間諜事件——以色列國家的公眾代表，他們剝奪了土地的生計，削弱了人民的精神，只是出於對他們個人立場的擔憂。” “同樣在我們這一代，在我們這個時代，我們必須站出來[反對]那些被右翼聲音選舉出來的人，做正確的事情：建立一個強大而良好的右翼政府，保護我們的土地。以色列、以色列公民和國家。”
內塔尼亞胡的話是他本人或其他人針對貝內特和薩爾的一系列攻擊的一部分，其中他們與左翼政黨和阿拉伯伊斯蘭政黨拉姆組成的執政聯盟被稱為對國家和甚至是全球右翼運動。
這是內塔尼亞胡試圖將自己與對手之間的領導權之爭標記為右派與左派之間的一場曠日持久的戲劇中的最新一例，彷彿這是一個簡單的黑白情況。
在這種典型的二分法中，內塔尼亞胡幾乎掌握了一個右翼政府，只要貝內特和薩爾同意坐在他的政府中。
在紙面上他是正確的。有了這兩個政黨，他就會有一個穩定的右翼政府。但它能否推進右翼議程？答案是，不能。
只需回顧右翼的關鍵衡量標準之一——與猶太和撒瑪利亞（也稱為西岸）有關的問題——就知道為什麼會這樣。
以下是內塔尼亞胡擔任總理 12 年期間沒有發生的事情：
• Ma'aleh Adumim 的 E-1 建設項目尚未獲得最終授權。
• 新移民建設項目的推進和批准率一直很高，但實際建設與過去的趨勢基本一致，因此定居增長速度有所下降。
• 定居者前哨尚未獲得集體授權，甚至政府也從未發布過授權意向聲明。
• 除了一個孤立的案例外，新的定居點不是從頭開始建造的。
• 最重要的是，承諾對所有西岸定居點行使主權的承諾從未實現。
誠然，內塔尼亞胡並不總是有一個完整的右翼政府，但他有足夠的時間得到足夠的支持來完成整個清單，包括吞併。
當談到以巴衝突時，他沒有談到右翼政府可以做的事情的限度。時間已經證明，右翼政府要想有效，還必須得到美國總統的支持，即便如此，這種活動也是有限度的。
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普掌舵下，在內塔尼亞胡的領導下，美國將美國大使館從特拉維夫遷至耶路撒冷。特朗普還承認耶路撒冷是以色列的首都。
但特朗普現在已被總統喬拜登取代，他反對定居點活動，並且在涉及以色列 - 巴勒斯坦衝突時不太可能允許右翼議程向前推進。
充其量，右翼政府可以打防守球。當特朗普在任時，右翼政府是有意義的。對於拜登，局勢可能會陷入深度凍結，從而為貝內特加入由他和 Yesh Atid 黨領袖 Yair Lapid 領導的廣泛聯盟打開了大門。
作為證據，人們只需要看看上周葉沙委員會發出的關於凍結內塔尼亞胡建造和批准新定居房屋的警告。
與此同時，賓雅明地區委員會主席以色列甘茨談到了他對內塔尼亞胡的支持，並敦促貝內特和薩爾至少支持他，因為他們將定居點的事業推遲了幾年。
但是，一旦人們了解了美國總統對定居政策的重要性並查看了這三人的書面憑證，貝內特和薩爾就比內塔尼亞胡擁有更多的右翼立場。
兩人都不支持巴勒斯坦國，而內塔尼亞胡兩次同意——一次是在巴拉克奧巴馬總統的領導下，另一次是在特朗普的領導下——同意兩國解決衝突，儘管是一個非軍事化的巴勒斯坦國。
Bennett 和 Sa'ar 都認為 C 區的所有區域都應該是以色列最終邊界的一部分，而內塔尼亞胡同意特朗普的和平計劃，即將 C 區的一部分指定為巴勒斯坦國。
貝內特是第一位談論吞併西岸定居點的高級政治家，大約十年前就這樣做了。薩爾緊隨其後，內塔尼亞胡僅在兩年前才加入，作為他的政黨中最後一個支持它的人之一。
內塔尼亞胡與拉皮德和左翼工黨結盟。他在 4 月份談到建立一個依賴於外部的 Ra'am 的聯盟，這讓人們相信他甚至可能與他結成聯盟。他只是被猶太復國主義黨領袖 Bezalel Smotrich 阻止。
具有諷刺意味的是，貝內特和薩爾現在可以與拉姆一起坐在一個政府中，因為內塔尼亞胡讓這種可能性可以接受。
但這並不是內塔尼亞胡幫助他們編織通往當前聯盟的唯一途徑，該聯盟將有左翼、中間派和右翼政黨。
內塔尼亞胡的成功在於他能夠做出妥協，在需要時向左傾斜，以追求更大的目標。他以相信一個人在需要時應該靈活，以便在戰鬥後期能夠更好地站穩腳跟而聞名。
為了與奧巴馬建立良好關係，他同意在 2009-2010 年暫停 10 個月的新住房開工。去年，內塔尼亞胡違背了對選民吞併約旦河西岸定居點的承諾，當時他同意暫停行使主權，以支持亞伯拉罕協議，根據該協議，以色列與阿拉伯國家的四項和平協議正常化。
這只是在目前的首相職位上。1996 年至 1999 年，他第一次上任，瓜分希伯倫，並與巴勒斯坦領導人亞西爾·阿拉法特握手。
內塔尼亞胡已經掌握了要求右翼公眾在短期內原諒他的妥協並相信他最終會實現他們的目標的藝術。正是他在這種策略上的成功讓他首先談到了與 Ra'am 的聯盟。
貝內特和薩爾只是從他的政治劇本中汲取了一頁，他們認為妥協並不意味著他們放棄了權利。
在現實背景下，只有內塔尼亞胡才能做出這樣的妥協，而右翼政治家們卻不能做出這樣的妥協。
問題不在於貝內特和薩爾做出了妥協或放棄了權利，而是他們放棄了內塔尼亞胡。在他的劇本里，只有一個Right，他領導，沒有其他人可以追隨他的腳步。
Bennett is just following Netanyahu in 'abandoning' the Right
Within that archetypal dichotomy, Netanyahu has a right-wing government almost in his grasp, if only Bennett and Sa'ar would agree to sit in his government.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
JUNE 5, 2021 22:34
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-education minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset in 2017.
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In his apparent final days in office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen back on his tactic of fear mongering in a last-minute bid to retain power.
Just before the start of Shabbat, Netanyahu took a swipe at right-wing party heads Naftali Bennett of Yamina and Gideon Sa’ar of New Hope.
“In the coming week’s affair we will read about the spies affair - public representatives in the nation Israel who took out the livelihood of the land and weakened the spirit of the people just out of concern for their personal position,” Netanyahu wrote. ““Also in our generation, in our time, we must stand up [to] those who were elected by the right-wing voices and do the right thing: to create a strong and good right-wing government that will protect the land of Israel, the citizens of Israel and the state.”
Netanyahu’s words are part of a series of attacks by himself or others against Bennett and Sa’ar, in which their forming a governing coalition with left-wing parties and the Arab Islamist party Ra’am has been called “dangerous” to the state and even to the global right-wing movement.
It’s the latest in a prolonged drama in which Netanyahu attempts to label the leadership battle between himself and his opponents as between Right and Left, as if this was a simplistic black and white situation.
Within that archetypal dichotomy, Netanyahu has a right-wing government almost in his grasp, if only Bennett and Sa’ar would agree to sit in his government.
On paper he is correct. With those two parties in tow he would have a stable right-wing government. But could it advance a right-wing agenda? The answer is, it could not.
One needs only look backward at one of the key yardsticks for the Right – issues relating to Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank – to know why this is so.
Here is what did not happen while Netanyahu has been prime minister for 12 years:
• The E-1 construction project by Ma’aleh Adumim has not been given final authorization.
• The advancement and approval rate of new settler construction projects has been high, but actual building was fairly consistent with past trends, and as a result the rate of settlement growth dropped.
• Settler outposts have not been authorized en mass, and even a declaration of intent to authorize them never came before the government.
• Save for one isolated case, new settlements were not built from scratch.
• Most significantly, the promised application of sovereignty over all the West Bank settlements never materialized.
True, Netanyahu did not always have a complete right-wing government, but he had enough support enough of the time to have accomplished the entire list, including annexation.
That he didn’t speaks to the limits of what a right-wing government can do when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Time has shown that for a right-wing government to be effective, it must also have the support of a US president, and even then, such activity has limits.
With former US president Donald Trump at the helm, the United States under Netanyahu’s watch relocated the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump also recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
But Trump has now been replaced by President Joe Biden, who has spoken against settlement activity, and who is unlikely to allow a right-wing agenda to move forward when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
At best, a right-wing government could play defensive ball. When Trump was in office, a right-wing government had meaning. With Biden, the situation is likely to be in a deep freeze thereby opening the door for Bennett to join a broad based coalition led by himself and Yesh Atid party head Yair Lapid.
As proof, one need only look at the warning put out last week by the Yesha Council on a freeze on the advancement and authorization of new settle homes by Netanyahu.
Simultaneously, Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Gantz spoke of his support for Netanyahu, and urged Bennett and Sa’ar to support him least they set the cause of the settlements back years.
But once one understand the importance of a US president to settlement policy and looks at the credential of the three men on paper, Bennett and Sa’ar have much more of a right-wing standing than Netanyahu.
Neither men support a Palestinian state, while Netanyahu agreed twice – once under president Barack Obama and again under Trump –to a two-state resolution to the conflict, albeit with a demilitarized Palestinian state.
Bennett and Sa’ar both believe that all of Area C should be part of Israel’s final borders, whereas Netanyahu agreed to Trump’s peace plan that designated portions of Area C for a Palestinian state.
Bennett was the first high-level politician to speak of annexing West Bank settlements, doing so almost a decade ago. Sa’ar followed, with Netanyahu coming to it only two years ago, as one of the last of his party to support it.
Netanyahu has sat in coalitions with Lapid and with the left-wing Labor party. And he spoke in April of creating a coalition that was dependent on Ra’am from the outside, leading people to believe that he might have even formed a coalition with him. He was only blocked from doing so by Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich.
Ironically, Bennett and Sa’ar can now sit in a government with Ra’am because Netanyahu made the possibility acceptable.
But that is not the only way Netanyahu helped them weave their path to the current coalition, which will have left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties.
Netanyahu success has been his ability to make compromises, to lean left when needed, in pursuit of a lager goal. He is known for believing that one should be flexible when needed, to be better able to stand one’s ground later in the battle.
With an eye to creating good will with Obama, he agreed to a 10-month moratorium on new housing starts in 2009-2010. Last year Netanyahu broke his promise to the voters to annex West Bank settlements, when he agreed to suspend that application of sovereignty in favor of the Abraham Accords under whose rubric Israel normalized four peace deals with Arab states.
That is just in this current premiership. His first time in office, from 1996 to 1999, he divided Hebron, and shook hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Netanyahu has mastered the art of asking the right-wing public to forgive his compromises in the short run, and to trust that he will achieve their goals in the end. It was his success with this tactic that allowed him to speak of a coalition with Ra’am in the first place.
Bennett and Sa’ar are simply taking a page out of his political playbook with the argument that a compromise does not mean they have abandoned the right.
The argument that only Netanyahu can make such compromises but fellow right-politicians cannot falls flat when viewed against the backdrop of reality.
The issue is not that Bennett and Sa’ar have made compromises or abandoned the right, but rather that they have abandoned Netanyahu. In his playbook, there is only one Right and he leads it, and no one else can follow in his footsteps.
對於福音派來說，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡是墮落的救世主嗎？- 分析
估計有 6000 萬美國福音派人士支持總理，將他與摩西和大衛王相提並論，大多數人都在旁觀。
作者：瑪雅·賈夫·霍夫曼
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:45
美國福音派祈禱
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對於許多福音派基督徒來說，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡總理可能下台是一種聖經意義上的震驚。
估計有 6000 萬支持總理的美國福音派教徒中的大多數，將他與摩西和大衛王相提並論，他們在場邊靜靜地看著將他們與以色列聯合起來的人準備被廢黜。
內塔尼亞胡是基督徒認識和喜愛的以色列總理。他也是 2017 年在基督徒聯合以色列會議上告訴他們他們是以色列在世界上最好的朋友的人。
內塔尼亞胡在視頻講話中說：“當我說我們沒有比以色列的基督徒支持者更重要的朋友時，我知道你們一直與我們站在一起。” “你們與我們站在一起，因為你們與自己站在一起，因為我們代表著可以追溯到數千年前的共同自由遺產。”
“美國沒有比以色列更好的朋友，以色列沒有比美國更好的朋友，”內塔尼亞胡繼續說道。“以色列在美國沒有比你更好的朋友了。”
福音派人士壓倒性地支持內塔尼亞胡的政策引導以色列的方向，無論是他堅定不移的反恐戰爭，他將聖經中心地帶控制在猶太人手中的親和解議程，還是他對伊朗的強硬立場。
儘管內塔尼亞胡本人不是一個宗教人士，但福音派人士認為內塔尼亞胡堅持他們的美國和宗教價值觀。
福音派將特朗普比作波斯歷史上的國王居魯士，他將猶太人從巴比倫的囚禁中解放出來，並允許他們返回以色列並重建聖殿。對於許多福音派人士來說，上帝興起特朗普就像他在古代興起聖經中的國王和其他領袖一樣。
他們將內塔尼亞胡比作許多其他聖經英雄。
當內塔尼亞胡在耶路撒冷 2012 年 CUFI 會議上遲到時，美國最大的親以色列遊說團體的負責人約翰·哈吉牧師在等待總理到達耶路撒冷的一家酒店講話時將他比作彌賽亞人群。
“在猶太教中有一句關於彌賽亞的說法——我知道即使他遲到了，他也會來的，”哈吉當時告訴與會者。“我知道首相會來，即使他遲到，他也會來。”
內塔尼亞胡到任後，哈吉毫不猶豫地介紹總理，稱內塔尼亞胡“改變了美國基督教的道路，當他在 2006 年問我他是否認為美國基督徒可以為以色列團結起來時。
“古代以色列有摩西帶領他們出征沙漠；黃金時代有大衛王征服耶路撒冷；今天，當存在生存威脅時，以色列有一個可以直面挑戰的勇士。請歡迎總理，”哈吉說。
福音派人士對內塔尼亞胡的領導感到興奮。僅僅過去四年，與特朗普合作，美國大使館從特拉維夫遷至耶路撒冷，美國承認戈蘭高地，以色列、阿拉伯聯合酋長國簽署亞伯拉罕協議
阿聯酋、巴林、蘇丹和摩洛哥。
以色列裔美國福音派作家喬爾·羅森伯格（Joel Rosenberg）在一篇未發表的專欄文章中寫道：“福音派人士認為，內塔尼亞胡應該因參與具有歷史意義和改變遊戲規則的亞伯拉罕協議而獲得諾貝爾和平獎，他們是對的——他確實如此。”耶路撒冷郵報。
歷史性和改變遊戲規則的亞伯拉罕協議，他們是對的——他是對的，”以色列裔美國福音派作家喬爾羅森伯格在他與耶路撒冷郵報分享的一篇專欄文章中寫道。
他解釋說，內塔尼亞胡比以色列歷史上的任何其他領導人都更“積極地爭取和培養與基督徒的關係”。
“為什麼？” 羅森伯格問道。“因為他相信福音派，他們深深地沉浸在聖經的教導中——他們真正認識和愛亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的上帝，相信以色列國重生和猶太人重新聚集的預言回到他們古老的家園——是以色列最重要、最忠誠、最忠誠和最具戰略意義的
世界上的盟友。”
福音派代表華盛頓的猶太國家，通過旅遊、慈善和祈禱，在社會和主流媒體上積極響應內塔尼亞胡的幫助請求。
基督教領袖大會主席約翰尼·摩爾牧師說，雖然福音派與總理有著特殊的關係，但這並不意味著他們不能與另一位領導人保持同樣良好的關係，他幫助組織了特朗普競選團隊的福音派顧問委員會。 2016. 他相信福音派將與以色列存在的任何政府有密切的聯繫。
“內塔尼亞胡的工作加強了與以色列的福音派關係，”摩爾告訴郵報，“但現在它超越了政治的細節。我不認為福音派對以色列的支持取決於以色列或美國政治的細微差別。”
除了福音派領袖邁克·埃文斯（Mike Evans）、耶路撒冷錫安遺產中心之友和耶路撒冷祈禱隊的創始人周四發表的嚴厲而無拘無束的公開信之外，很少有基督徒公開干預以色列的選舉。
雖然埃文斯聲稱亞米娜領袖納夫塔利·貝內特“100% 失去了福音派的支持”——因為他選擇罷免總理並與包括阿拉伯伊斯蘭黨拉姆在內的 Yesh Atid 領導人 Yair Lapid 組成政府——但大多數福音派人士說他們尚未就潛在的新政府採取立場。
大多數基督徒喜歡和支持內塔尼亞胡，但對貝內特和拉皮德不太熟悉。儘管如此，他們可能會尊重任何新總理，無論他們是否同意他的政策。正如基督徒面臨著對喬·拜登總統做出反應的兩種方式——要么他們認為他做錯了，要么他們可以找到他們可以同意的領域——所以他們也必須與總統做出選擇。以色列新總理。
過去六個月表明，忠心的基督徒堅守聖經中的信息，即命令人們為他們的統治者祈禱。
聖經也將基督徒的目光指向以色列。
對以色列的福音支持是基於聖經和上帝祝福以色列和愛猶太人的誡命。
在創世記 12:3 中，上帝告訴猶太人，他會“祝福那些祝福你的人，咒詛那些藐視你的人”——這是基督徒認真對待的命令。
此外，福音派領袖告訴郵報，幾乎所有福音派人士都珍視聖經格言：為耶路撒冷的和平祈禱。
“為耶路撒冷祈求平安，”它在詩篇 122:6 中說。“願所有熱愛這座城市的人繁榮昌盛。”
因此，每天，世界各地的福音派基督徒都為耶路撒冷的和平祈禱——無論誰坐在位於貝爾福街的總理官邸。
換句話說，基督徒會愛以色列，因為它是以色列。
但羅森伯格說，貝內特可以採取一些行動來幫助確保穩定的過渡。
“Bennett 應該聯繫的第一個人是 John Hagee 牧師，他應該計劃在今年夏天就以色列峰會向基督教聯合會發表講話”——就像內塔尼亞胡每年所做的那樣，他說。
羅森伯格說，貝內特應該邀請幾十名參與 CUFI 和其他頂級基督教組織的著名福音派人士來以色列，與他共進晚餐，給他們做私人簡報，並開始建立這種關係。
最後，他建議貝內特任命一名駐基督教世界大使，這是內塔尼亞胡兩年前在耶路撒冷舉行的基督教媒體峰會上向社區做出的承諾，但從未兌現。
“福音派人士喜歡內塔尼亞胡，但我們當然知道他不是救世主，”羅森伯格說。
在傳道書中，上帝解釋說，凡事都有時間和季節。因此，羅森伯格說，如果內塔尼亞胡的任期結束，基督徒應該理解，“我們將熱愛、支持和祈禱下一任總理——無論是誰。”
For Evangelicals, is Benjamin Netanyahu the fallen messiah? - analysis
The majority of the estimated 60 million American Evangelicals who have supported the prime minister, comparing him to Moses and King David, are watching quietly from the sidelines.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
JUNE 5, 2021 22:45
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For many Evangelical Christians, the likely downfall of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a shock of biblical proportions.
The majority of the estimated 60 million American Evangelicals who have supported the prime minister, comparing him to Moses and King David, are watching quietly from the sidelines as the man who united them with Israel prepares to be dethroned.
Netanyahu is the Israeli premier that the Christians know and love. He is also the man who, in 2017 at a Christians United for Israel conference, told them they were Israel’s best friends in the world.
“When I say we have no greater friends than Christian supporters of Israel, I know you’ve always stood with us,” Netanyahu said in a video address. “You stand with us because you stand with yourselves because we represent that common heritage of freedom that goes back thousands of years.”
“America has no better friend than Israel and Israel has no better friend than America,” Netanyahu continued. “And Israel has no better friend in America than you.”
Evangelicals overwhelmingly supported the direction that Netanyahu's policies were taking Israel, whether it be his unwavering war on terror, his pro-settlement agenda that kept the biblical heartland in Jewish hands or his hardline stance against Iran.
Although not a religious man himself, Netanyahu was seen by Evangelicals as upholding their American and religious values.
The Evangelicals likened Trump to Cyrus, the historical king of Persia who liberated Jews from captivity in Babylon and allowed them to return to Israel and rebuild the Temple. For many Evangelicals, God raised up Trump much like He did biblical kings and other leaders in ancient times.
They likened Netanyahu to a number of other biblical heroes.
WHEN NETANYAHU WAS late for the 2012 CUFI conference in Jerusalem, Pastor John Hagee - who heads the largest pro-Israel lobby group in the United States - compared him to the messiah as he waited for the prime minister to arrive at a Jerusalem hotel to address the crowd.
"There's a saying in Judaism about the messiah – I know that even if he tarries, he'll come," Hagee told attendees back then. "I know that the prime minister will come, and even if he tarries, he'll come."
Once Netanyahu did arrive, Hagee did not hold back in his introduction of the premier, saying that Netanyahu “changed the path of Christianity in America, when he asked me in 2006 if he thought American Christians could unite for Israel.
"Ancient Israel had Moses, who led them in the desert; during the golden era they had King David, who conquered Jerusalem; and today, when there are existential threats, Israel has a champion who can confront the challenge. Please welcome the prime minister,” Hagee said.
Evangelicals were thrilled with Netanyahu’s leadership. In just the last four years, working with Trump, the US embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, America recognized the Golan Heights and the Abraham Accords were signed between Israel, the United Arab
Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
“Evangelicals believe that Netanyahu deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his participation in the historic and game-changing Abraham Accords, and they are right – he does,” Israeli-American Evangelical author Joel Rosenberg wrote in an unpublished op-ed that he shared with The Jerusalem Post.
the historic and game-changing Abraham Accords, and they are right – he does,” Israeli-American Evangelical author Joel Rosenberg wrote in an op-ed that he shared with The Jerusalem Post.
He explained that Netanyahu, more than any other leader in the history of Israel, “actively courted and cultivated relationships” with the Christians.
“Why?” Rosenberg asked. “Because he believed Evangelicals, who are deeply immersed in the teachings of the Bible – who truly know and love the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and believe in the prophecies about the rebirth of the State of Israel and regathering of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland – are Israel’s most important, faithful, loyal and strategic
allies in the world.”
The Evangelicals responded enthusiastically to Netanyahu’s request for help, acting on behalf of the Jewish State in Washington, on social and mainstream media outlets, through tourism, charity and prayer.
BUT WHILE Evangelicals have a special relationship with the premier, that does not mean they cannot have an equally good relationship with another leader, said Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders and who helped organize the Trump campaign’s Evangelical advisory board in 2016. He believes Evangelicals will have a strong connection with whatever government exists in Israel.
“The Evangelical relationship with Israel has been fortified by the work of Netanyahu,” Moore told the Post, “but now it transcends the nuts and bolts of politics. I don’t think Evangelical support for Israel is contingent on the nuances of either Israeli or American politics.”
Aside from a harsh and unrestrained open letter published Thursday by Evangelical leader Mike Evans, the founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem and of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, few Christians have openly meddled in the Israeli election.
While Evans claimed that Yamina head Naftali Bennett has “lost the support of Evangelicals 100 percent”– for his choice to oust the premier and form a government with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid that includes the Arab Islamic party Ra’am – most Evangelicals said they have not yet taken a position on the potential new government.
Most Christians love and support Netanyahu but are less familiar with Bennett and Lapid. Still, they are likely to honor any new premier, whether or not they agree with his policies. Just as Christians were faced with two ways in which to react to President Joe Biden – either they could see him as doing no right, or they could find the areas on which they can agree – so too will they have to make a choice with the new Israeli premier.
The last six months have shown that faithful Christians uphold the message of their bible, which commands the people to pray for their rulers.
The Bible, too, points the eyes of the Christian people on Israel.
EVANGELICAL SUPPORT for Israel is based on the Bible and God’s commandment to bless Israel and to love the Jewish people.
In Genesis 12:3, God tells the Jewish people that He will “bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt” – a mandate that Christians take seriously.
Moreover, Evangelical leaders told the Post that nearly all Evangelicals hold dear the biblical maxim: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
“Pray for peace in Jerusalem,” it says in Psalm 122:6. “May all who love this city prosper.”
So, every day, Evangelical Christians around the world pray for the peace of Jerusalem – regardless of who sits in the prime minister’s residence on Balfour Street.
In other words, Christians will love Israel, because it is Israel.
But there are actions that Bennett could take to help ensure a steady transition, Rosenberg said.
“The first person who Bennett should reach out to is Pastor John Hagee and he should plan to speak to the Christians United for Israel summit this summer” – just like Netanyahu did every year, he said.
Rosenberg said Bennett should invite several dozen prominent Evangelicals involved in CUFI and other top Christian organizations to come to Israel, have dinner with him, give them private briefings and begin building this relationship.
Finally, he recommended that Bennett appoint an ambassador to the Christian world, a promise that Netanyahu made to the community two years ago at a Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem but never carried out.
“Evangelicals love Netanyahu, but we know of course that he is not the messiah,” Rosenberg said.
In Ecclesiastes, God explains that there is a time and a season for everything. As such, Rosenberg said that Christians are expected to understand if Netanyahu’s season is over and “we will love and support and pray for the next prime minister – whoever that may be.”
AIPAC祝賀拉皮德、貝內特達成協議
布林肯說，政府將與任何出現的政府合作
由OMRI NAHMIAS
2021 年 6 月 4 日 12:16
一位 AIPAC 與會者穿著以美國和以色列為主題的西裝
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華盛頓——美國以色列公共事務委員會周四祝賀 亞伊爾·拉皮德和納夫塔利·貝內特“組建了一個廣泛而多樣化的聯盟——跨越猶太復國主義和阿拉伯政黨的政治範圍——以組建以色列政府，等待以色列議會的批准。在伊朗支持的恐怖分子向無辜的以色列平民發射 4,300 多枚火箭僅僅兩週後，這個政府的組建進一步證明了以色列民主的韌性及其對民主價值觀的承諾。
“我們期待進一步加強美國和以色列之間的聯繫，因為這兩個民主國家密切合作，推進我們的共同利益和價值觀。”
美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯在哥斯達黎加告訴 CNN 西班牙人主播胡安·卡洛斯·洛佩茲，“以色列人將自己決定他們的政府，就像任何民主國家一樣，我們將與任何以色列政府合作，像我們在過去的。
“自1970 年代初任總理戈爾達·梅厄以來，拜登總統一直在各個方面與以色列政府合作。因此，在民主國家，政府會發生變化。我們將與任何出現的政府合作，無論是內塔尼亞胡總理還是其他人。”
布林肯週四在國務院會見了國防部長本尼·甘茨，但迴避談論以色列的政治局勢。
“大約一周前，我們有機會在以色列共度時光，”布林肯說。“今天很高興有機會繼續對話，談論美國對以色列安全的持久承諾，談論以色列在這方面的一些需求。此外，討論為推進對加沙和居住在那裡的巴勒斯坦人的人道主義援助和重建所需的工作，並全面審視我們議程上的許多問題。”
“很高興來到這裡，再次表達以色列對政府、總統、你自己以及持續支持的讚賞，這對我們在我們充滿挑戰的領域非常重要，”甘茨告訴布林肯。“正如我們之前討論過的那樣，我期待著與伊朗和巴勒斯坦人討論我們面臨的挑戰。
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“就加沙而言，我們確實為每個人尋求穩定和繁榮。作為國防部長，我認為推進建設與確保一切安全之間的結合對我來說非常重要。”
AIPAC congratulates Lapid, Bennett for reaching agreement
Blinken says administration will work with any government that emerges
By
OMRI NAHMIAS
JUNE 4, 2021 12:16
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WASHINGTON – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee congratulated Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett on Thursday “for assembling a broad and diverse coalition — spanning the political spectrum of Zionist and Arab parties — to form an Israeli government pending Knesset approval. The formation of this government just two weeks after Iranian-backed terrorists fired more than 4,300 rockets at innocent Israeli civilians further demonstrates the resilience of Israel’s democracy and its commitment to democratic values.
“We look forward to further bolstering the bond between the US and Israel as the two democracies work in close partnership to advance our shared interests and values.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN Español anchor Juan Carlos Lopez in Costa Rica that “the Israelis will make their own decisions about their government, like any democracy, and we will work with any Israeli government to move forward as we have done in the past.
“President Biden has worked with every Israeli government on all sides since prime minister Golda Meir in the early 1970s. So, in democracies, governments change. We will work with any government that emerges, whether it’s Prime Minister Netanyahu or someone else.”
Blinken met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the State Department on Thursday, but avoided addressing the political situation in Israel.
“We had an opportunity to spend some time together in Israel just a week or so ago,” Blinken said. “Very happy today to have the opportunity to pursue that conversation, to talk about the United States’ enduring commitment to Israel security, to talk about some of the needs that Israel has in that regard. Also, to talk about the work that needs to be done to move forward on humanitarian assistance to and reconstruction for Gaza and for the Palestinians living there and to look across the board at the many issues that we have on our agenda.”
“It’s a real pleasure to be here and re-convey Israel’s appreciation for the administration, for the president, for yourself, for the ongoing support, which is very important for us in our challenging area,” Gantz told Blinken. “I’m looking forward to discussing, as we have discussed before, the challenges that we have with Iran, with the Palestinians.
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2021.06.06 國際新聞導讀-以色列要求額外10億美元軍事援助、卡達支助中東極端團體、國會議長下周一宣布新執政聯盟成立
兩黨信函敦促奧斯汀為鐵穹提供緊急資金
與此同時，由 17 名參議院民主黨人組成的小組致信國務卿安東尼·布林肯，敦促他“立即採取措施解決加沙的人道主義危機”。
由OMRI NAHMIAS
2021 年 6 月 2 日 22:22
國防部長本尼·甘茨（Benny Gantz）與美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀（Lloyd Austin）會面。
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華盛頓——正當國防部長本尼·甘茨前往華盛頓進行 24 小時訪問以討論最近與加沙的停火和其他地區問題時，一個由 55 名國會議員組成的兩黨小組致信美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀，敦促他為以色列提供緊急資金以補充鐵穹。眾議員 Josh Gottheimer（新澤西州民主黨）領導了這封信。據報導，以色列將尋求額外 10 億美元的緊急軍事援助。
“作為深深致力於以色列安全的國會議員，我們寫信表達我們對拜登政府對以色列安全保障的堅定承諾的強烈支持，包括補充以色列用於鐵穹導彈防禦系統和其他重要事項的攔截器庫存， “ 他們寫。“我們要求你繼續就這一要求與以色列緊急接觸，並請你盡快向國會報告以色列的需求。”
他們補充說：“儘管來自加沙的襲擊已經停止，但我們仍然清楚地看到以色列繼續面臨的威脅，不僅來自加沙，而且還來自加沙北部邊境。” “我們必須確保鐵穹仍然能夠保護以色列，而不會冒其攔截器庫存耗盡的風險。當以色列再次成為目標時，它必須始終擁有防禦來襲火箭所需的資源。”
立法者補充說：“如果以色列要求按照諒解備忘錄（MOU）的設想提供額外援助，請與國會密切合作，以迅速滿足這一要求。” “為了幫助促進這一進程，我們期待收到您的回复，概述您對鐵穹補給需求的評估以及您與我們的盟友以色列就此事進行的接觸。請注意，國會支持政府承諾確保以色列的安全和抵禦任何攻擊的能力。”
與此同時，由 17 名參議院民主黨人組成的小組致信國務卿安東尼·布林肯，敦促他“立即採取措施解決加沙的人道主義危機”。
簽署這封信的參議員包括：克里斯範霍倫（馬里蘭州民主黨）、蒂姆凱恩（弗吉尼亞州民主黨）、克里斯墨菲（康涅狄格州民主黨）、傑夫默克利（俄勒岡州民主黨）、伯尼桑德斯和佛蒙特州民主黨和伊麗莎白沃倫（D-馬薩諸塞州）。
他們寫道：“眾所周知，在戰鬥開始之前，加沙就發生了人道主義危機，最近的這些敵對行動大大加劇了當地可怕的人道主義緊急情況。”
他們繼續說：“為了使停火持久並避免再次出現暴力循環，我們必須改善加沙的惡劣條件，這只會助長絕望和進一步助長極端主義。” “我們強烈敦促你加強美國的外交接觸，以領導國際社會並迎接這一刻。”
他們呼籲布林肯“向各方施壓，允許不受限制地分發緊急救濟金，緊急維修基本基礎設施，讓家庭獲得食物和水，獲得醫療服務，並滿足其他緊急需求”，並“確保開放 Erez 和 Kerem Shalom 過境點，以便包括創傷協調員和安全顧問在內的關鍵人道主義人員可以進入，並可以運送緊急救援物品，包括燃料和建築材料，以滿足平民不斷增長的需求。 ”
他們還敦促布林肯“大力資助人道主義工作，包括為聯合國救濟和工程署提供全部資金”，並“恢復美國在當地的外交存在”。
Bipartisan letter urges Austin to provide emergency funding for Iron Dome
Meanwhile, a group of 17 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him “to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
By OMRI NAHMIAS
JUNE 2, 2021 22:22
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seen meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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WASHINGTON – As Defense Minister Benny Gantz is leaving for a 24-hour visit in Washington to discuss the recent ceasefire with Gaza and other regional issues, a bipartisan group of 55 members of Congress sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to provide Israel with emergency funding to replenish the Iron Dome. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) led the letter. Israel will reportedly seek an additional billion dollars in emergency military aid.
“As Members of Congress who are deeply committed to Israel’s security, we write to express our strong support for the Biden Administration’s ironclad commitment to Israel’s safety and security, including replenishing Israel’s stock of interceptors for the Iron Dome missile defense system and other important matters,” they wrote. “We ask that you continue urgently engaging with Israel on this request, and that you please report to Congress regarding Israel’s needs as soon as possible.”
“Even though the attacks from Gaza have halted, we remain clear eyed about the threats Israel continues to face, not only from Gaza, but also along its northern border,” they added. “We must ensure that the Iron Dome remains able to protect Israel without running the risk that its stockpile of interceptors becomes depleted. Israel must always have the resources it needs to defend itself from incoming rockets when it is targeted again.”
“If Israel requests additional assistance, as contemplated in the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), please work closely with Congress to expeditiously fulfill this request,” the lawmakers added. “To help facilitate this process, we look forward to receiving a reply from you outlining your assessment of the need for Iron Dome replenishment and your engagement with our ally Israel on this matter. Please know that Congress stands with the administration in its commitment to ensuring Israel’s security and capability to defend itself from any attack.”
Meanwhile, a group of 17 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him “to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
Among the Senators who signed the letter were: Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders and (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts).
“As you well know, there was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza before the fighting began, and these recent hostilities have significantly aggravated the dire humanitarian emergency on the ground,” they wrote.
“In order for this ceasefire to be durable and avoid a renewal of the cycle of violence, it is critical that we improve the dire conditions in Gaza that only contribute to despair and further fuel extremism,” they continued. “We strongly urge you to step up the United States’ diplomatic engagement to lead the international community and meet this moment.”
They called on Blinken to “press all sides to allow for unfettered emergency relief distribution, emergency repairs to essential infrastructure, and for families to receive food and water, access to medical care, and attend to other emergency needs,” and to “ensure the opening of the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings, so that critical humanitarian personnel, including trauma coordinators and security advisers, can enter and that emergency relief items, including fuel and building materials, can be brought in to address the growing needs of the civilian population.”
They also urged Blinken to “robustly fund humanitarian efforts, including fully funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency,” and to “restore the US diplomatic presence on the ground.”
卡塔爾向恐怖組織匯款數億美元——報告
卡塔爾的君主制被德國發展部長 Gerd Mueller 指控在 2014 年資助了伊斯蘭國的恐怖主義運動，卡塔爾定於 2022 年舉辦足球世界杯。
通過BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
2021 年 6 月 6 日 00:28
一群敘利亞人上週在倫敦對卡塔爾政權提起法律訴訟，指控他們向敘利亞的國際指定恐怖組織 al-Nusra Dront 匯款數億美元。
“泰晤士報”頭版報導了卡塔爾支持基地組織附屬機構 al-Nusra Front 的報導。
據該報稱，“海灣國家君主的私人辦公室位於秘密路線的核心，通過這些路線將資金轉移到……努斯拉陣線。” 這家總部位於倫敦的報紙稱，“在九名敘利亞人提出的損害賠償索賠中，被告包括兩家卡塔爾銀行、幾家慈善機構、富商、主要政治家和公務員。”
據《泰晤士報》報導，這九名敘利亞人在倫敦高等法院聲稱，“每個人都代表卡塔爾國家參與了一起所謂的陰謀，與遜尼派伊斯蘭組織穆斯林兄弟會合作。”
卡塔爾的君主制被德國發展部長 Gerd Mueller 指控在 2014 年資助了伊斯蘭國的恐怖主義運動，卡塔爾定於 2022 年舉辦足球世界杯。
根據敘利亞人提起的法律訴訟，親努斯拉陣線的陰謀是由“卡塔爾統治精英的高級成員”激活的，他們向敘利亞的努斯拉陣線恐怖分子“積極支持和提供便利”。敘利亞。
《泰晤士報》寫道，“代表卡塔爾國”行事的卡塔爾個人和組織向 al-Nusra Front 提供了數億美元。
《耶路撒冷郵報》去年報導稱，美國派出一個小組調查卡塔爾政權，因為該政權據報導為美國和歐盟分類的恐怖主義運動真主黨提供資金。
美國、英國和聯合國安理會已將 al-Nusra Front 列為恐怖組織。
《泰晤士報》報導稱，“被指控參與的被告包括卡塔爾前總理哈馬德·本·賈西姆·阿勒薩尼和倫敦麗茲酒店的老闆阿卜杜勒哈迪·馬納·哈吉里。他們的代表說，這些指控完全沒有根據。泰晤士報聯繫的索賠中提到的每一位卡塔爾被告都做出了明確否認。”
根據法律訴訟，《時代》稱，“通過定價過高的建築合同、以過高的價格購買房產以及向敘利亞移民工人支付多付的款項，為恐怖主義洗錢。索賠稱，這項秘密資助行動是與穆斯林兄弟會進行的。還包括卡塔爾知名人士與在敘利亞活動的聖戰組織代表在土耳其會面。”
該報報導稱，“資金從卡塔爾公司和慈善機構的銀行賬戶直接轉移到敘利亞或轉移到土耳其銀行，索賠人稱這些資金被撤回並越過邊境進入敘利亞。”
該報寫道，敘利亞人表示，他們遭受了沉重的經濟損失，或者是“努斯拉陣線實施的酷刑、任意拘留、處決威脅和其他形式的迫害”的受害者。
《泰晤士報》報導稱，“據稱，該行動的核心是阿米里迪萬的私人工程辦公室，這是一個控制所有主要建設和開發合同的卡塔爾政府機構。它接受卡塔爾埃米爾塔米姆·本·哈馬德·阿勒薩尼的指示。 .”
敘利亞人聲稱，卡塔爾的金融體系捲入了支持 al-Nusra Front 的融資，包括卡塔爾國家銀行 (QNB) 和多哈銀行。QNB是世界杯的銀行。
《泰晤士報》寫道：“新的指控聲稱 QNB 和多哈銀行知道或應該知道他們被用來向恐怖分子轉移資金。如果他們不知道這一點，據稱他們沒有監控他們的賬戶是非法行為. 多哈銀行告訴《泰晤士報》，這些指控是不真實的，Khayyat 兄弟也是如此。QNB 表示，這些說法沒有事實依據，絕對是不真實的。
Qatar sent hundreds of millions of dollars to terrorist group- report
Qatar, whose monarchy was accused by Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Mueller of financing the terrorist movement the Islamic State in 2014, is slated to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
JUNE 6, 2021 00:28
Buildings are seen from across the water in Doha, Qatar
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A group of Syrians filed a legal action against the Qatari regime last week in London for allegedly sending hundreds of millions of dollars to the international-designated terrorist group al-Nusra Dront in Syria.
The Times front-paged the story on the alleged Qatar state-sponsorship of the al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Nusra Front.
According to the paper, “a private office of the Gulf state’s monarch was at the heart of clandestine routes by which money was transferred to… the Nusra Front.” The London-based paper said “Two Qatari banks, several charities, wealthy businessmen, leading politicians and civil servants are among the defendants in a claim for damages lodged by nine Syrians.”
The nine Syrians claimed in the High Court in London, according to the Times, that “each played a part in an alleged conspiracy on behalf of the Qatari state, acting in co-ordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Sunni Islamist organization.”
Qatar, whose monarchy was accused by Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Mueller of financing the terrorist movement the Islamic State in 2014, is slated to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
According to the legal action filed by the Syrians, the pro-al-Nusra Front plot was activated by “by high-ranking members of the Qatari ruling elite” who issued money to “actively support and facilitate” to al-Nusra Front terrorists in Syria.
The Times wrote that Qatari individuals and organizations acting “on behalf of the state of Qatar” provided al-Nusra Front with hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Jerusalem Post reported last year that the US sent a team to probe Qatar’s regime for its reported financing of the US and EU-classified terrorist movement Hezbollah.
The US, UK and the United Nations Security Council have designated the al-Nusra Front a terrorist organization.
The Times reported that “among named defendants accused of involvement are Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar’s former prime minister, and Abdulhadi Mana al-Hajri, the owner of London’s Ritz hotel. Their representatives said the allegations were completely baseless. Categorical denials were issued by every Qatari defendant identified in the claim that was contacted by The Times.”
According to the legal action, the Time said the "money was laundered for terrorism via significantly overpriced construction contracts, the purchase of property at inflated prices and overpayments to Syrian migrant workers. The claim alleges the clandestine funding operation was carried out with the Muslim Brotherhood and included meetings in Turkey between prominent Qatari individuals and representatives of jihadist groups operating in Syria."
The newspaper reported that" money was transferred from the bank accounts of Qatari companies and charities either to Syria directly or to Turkish banks, where the claimants say it was withdrawn and taken across the border into Syria."
The Syrians said they took heavy financial losses or were victims of "torture, arbitrary detention, threats of execution and other forms of persecution committed by Nusra Front," wrote the paper.
The Times reported "Central to the operation, it is alleged, was the private engineering office of the Amiri Diwan, a Qatari government agency that controls all major construction and development contracts. It receives its directives from Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani."
The Syrians alleged that Qatar's financial system was embroiled in the financing of al-Nusra Front, including the Qatar National Bank (QNB), and the Doha Bank. The QNB is the bank for the World Cup.
The Times wrote "The new claim alleges that QNB and Doha Bank knew or ought to have known that they were being used to transfer funds to terrorists. If they were unaware of this, it is alleged that they acted unlawfully by failing to monitor their accounts. Doha Bank told The Times the allegations were untrue, as did the Khayyat brothers. QNB said the claims had no factual basis and were categorically untrue."
Shin Bet 酋長：煽動反對以色列新政府的行為可能以流血結束
通常，阿加曼會私下向決定如何通知公眾的政治梯隊發出這樣的警告。
作者：尤娜傑瑞米鮑勃
2021 年 6 月 5 日 23:18
SHIN BET 導演 Nadav Argaman。
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Shin Bet（以色列安全局）局長納達夫·阿加曼週六罕見地發出公開警告，敲響了警鐘，即當前的煽動氣氛可能導致以色列發生悲慘的流血事件。
該聲明是 Argaman 罕見的公開警告，他傳統上會私下向政客發出此類警告，然後由他們決定是否以及如何通知公眾。
據報導，阿加曼決定自己發表聲明，他不相信他的警告會傳達給公眾，因為據說執政的利庫德聯盟的成員（可能在下週離職）是一些煽動行為的幕後推手。
暴力言論的增加導致辛貝特開始為亞米納領導人納夫塔利貝內特提供安全保障，他將在新聯盟的頭兩年擔任總理，前提是該聯盟獲得了以色列議會的必要批准。同黨成員 Ayelet Shaked 也接受了以色列議會的安保。
“我們最近看到暴力和煽動的言論激增並變得更加極端，尤其是在社交媒體上，”阿加曼說。“作為負責保證民主統治和製度延續的組織的負責人，我呼籲並警告說，這種言論可能會被某些團體或個人解釋為支持暴力和非法活動，這些活動甚至可能對個人造成傷害。”
Shin Bet 主任說，來自各個領域的政治家和公眾影響者，以及宗教領袖和教育工作者，必須譴責煽動和暴力的語言。
“我們有責任發出明確無條件的要求，要求立即停止暴力和煽動性言論，”他繼續說道。“恢復更平靜的氣氛和更克制的話語的責任落在我們所有人的肩上。”
上週，社交媒體上針對 Bennett、Shaked、Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg和新希望領袖 Gideon Sa'ar 的孩子的威脅激增。
的 威脅 還沒有被限制在社交媒體。在某些情況下，人們焚燒政客的肖像或發布虛假照片，宣布其中一位 MK 已經去世。
週四上午，貝內特的保護細節有所增加，以反映他作為候任總理的地位。
據報導，在 1995 年伊扎克·拉賓被暗殺之前，前辛貝特主席卡米·吉隆曾私下向當時的反對派領導人本傑明·內塔尼亞胡發出警告。
內塔尼亞胡隨後避免了某些類型的活動和協會，但沒有譴責當時其他人對拉賓使用的一些極端言論。
內塔尼亞胡的兒子亞伊爾襲擊了阿加曼，指責辛貝特首領試圖阻止對左翼的批評，但沒有採取強有力的行動來保護右翼的內塔尼亞胡家族。
以色列議會外交事務委員會宣布將於週一就此問題舉行緊急聽證會。
Shin Bet chief: Incitement against Israel's new gov’t could end in bloodshed
Usually, Argaman would give such warnings privately to the political echelon who would decide how to notify the public.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
JUNE 5, 2021 23:18
SHIN BET Director Nadav Argaman.
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Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director Nadav Argaman issued a rare public warning on Saturday sounding alarm bells that the current atmosphere of incitement could lead to tragic bloodshed in Israel.
The statement was a rare public warning by Argaman, who traditionally gives such warnings privately to politicians who would then decide if and how to notify the public.
Argaman reportedly decided to make the statement on his own, not trusting that his warning would reach the public given that elements of the ruling Likud coalition – which might leave office in the coming week – are said to be behind some of the incitement.
The rise in violent rhetoric led the Shin Bet to begin providing security for Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, who will serve as prime minister for the first two years of the incoming coalition assuming it receives the necessary approval from the Knesset. Fellow party member Ayelet Shaked is also receiving security from the Knesset.
“We have recently seen that the discourse of violence and incitement has spiked and become more extreme, especially on social media,” Argaman said. “As the head of the organization charged with guaranteeing the continuation of democratic rule and institutions, I call out and warn that this rhetoric could be interpreted by certain groups or individuals as one that endorses violent and illegal activities which could even lead to harm to individuals.”
The Shin Bet director said politicians and public influencers from across the spectrum, as well as religious leaders and educators, must condemn the language of incitement and violence.
“It is our duty to issue a clear and unqualified demand for an immediate end to the violent and inciteful rhetoric,” he continued. “The responsibility for restoring a calmer atmosphere and more restrained discourse rests on all our shoulders.”
Over the last week, there has been a spike of threats on social media against Bennett, Shaked, Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg and the children of New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar.
The threats have not been limited to social media. In some instances, people burned effigies of the politicians or issued false pictures announcing that one of the MKs had already passed away.
On Thursday morning, Bennett’s protection detail was increased to reflect his status as prime minister-designate.
Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gilon reportedly gave private warnings to then opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the period leading up to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
Netanyahu then refrained from certain kinds of activities and associations, but did not condemn some of the extreme rhetoric at the time used by others against Rabin.
Netanyahu’s son, Yair, attacked Argaman, accusing the Shin Bet chief of trying to stop criticism of the Left, but not acting as strongly to protect the Netanyahu family on the Right.
The Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee announced it would hold an emergency hearing on the issue on Monday.
以色列議會發言人將於週一宣布新政府投票的日期
亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特：不為組建這個聯盟道歉
通過GIL HOFFMAN
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:26
以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文 (Yariv Levin) 在中央選舉委員會會議上講話，2020 年 7 月 7 日
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以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文（Yariv Levin）已確認，他將於週一向全體會議宣布，Yesh Atid 領導人亞伊爾·拉皮德（Yair Lapid）已成功組建聯盟，這是在以色列議會批准新政府之前必須完成的技術步驟。
週五下午，萊文宣布了這一消息，此前有人擔心他可能會試圖推遲此舉。
週五早些時候，萊文告訴拉皮德提交他與將成為聯盟合作夥伴的各方簽署的所有協議。協議已於週三達成，但尚未最終敲定。
“不可能對議會和公眾隱瞞聯合協議，”萊文說。
Yesh Atid 和 Yamina 發表聯合聲明說，聯盟協議將被提交並且將是透明的。他們呼籲萊文召開議會全體會議，並“促成一個有效的團結政府的形成，使我們擺脫混亂。”
Yamina 領導人 Naftali Bennett 週五在他位於 Ra'anana 的家中召集了他的派系，會議結束後，MK Abir Kara 告訴記者，沒有其他叛逃者會追隨 MK Amichai Chikli 的腳步，他於 5 月初退出該黨。
“如果我們團結一致，這意味著過程將順利進行，”貝內特告訴該派系。“我不為這一步道歉，我會站在最前面解釋。”
Bennett 將在周日再次召集他的派系，預計 MK Nir Orbach 將在會議上宣布他是否會投票支持新政府或退出以色列議會，並由 Yamina 名單上的下一位候選人、聾人活動家雪莉平托 (Shirley Pinto) 取代。以支持新聯盟而聞名。
週五與奧爾巴赫交談的接近貝內特的消息人士表示相信他不會投票反對政府並阻止達成多數以使其成立。也在考慮投票反對新政府的 MK Idit Silman 表示，她將投票支持她的政黨。
“我將投票支持聯合政府，這是最終決定，”她告訴 Ynet。
週五下午，聯合名單領導人艾曼·奧德 (Ayman Odeh) 表示，如果貝內特-拉皮德聯盟需要通過潛在的最後一刻叛逃者獲得更多選票，他的政黨將不會支持。
奧德在接受阿拉伯新聞頻道 Hala TV 採訪時說：“如果 Bennett-Lapid 政府在最後一刻需要我的投票來挽救自己免於失敗，那麼毫無疑問，它不會得到我的投票。”
Knesset speaker to announce date for new government vote Monday
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett: No apologies for forming this coalition
By GIL HOFFMAN
JUNE 5, 2021 22:26
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin speaks at a meeting of the Central Elections Committee, July 7, 2020
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Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin has confirmed that he will announce on Monday to the plenum that Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid has managed to form a coalition, a technical step that must be met before the Knesset can approve the new government.
Levin’s announcement on Friday afternoon came after concerns were raised that he may try to delay the move.
Earlier Friday, Levin told Lapid to submit all the agreements he has signed with the parties that will be partners in his coalition. The agreements were reached by Wednesday, but they have not yet been finalized.
“It cannot be that coalition agreements will be hidden from the Knesset and the public,” Levin said.
Yesh Atid and Yamina issued a joint statement saying that the coalition agreements will be submitted and will be transparent. They called on Levin to convene the Knesset plenum and “enable the formation of a functioning unity government that will extricate us from the chaos.”
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett convened his faction at his home in Ra’anana on Friday and after the meeting, MK Abir Kara told reporters that no other defectors would follow in the footsteps of MK Amichai Chikli, who walked out of the party in early May.
“If we are united, it means the process will run smoothly,” Bennett told the faction. “I do not apologize for this step, and I will stand at the forefront and explain it.”
Bennett will convene his faction again on Sunday and MK Nir Orbach is expected to announce at the meeting whether he will vote for the new government or quit the Knesset and be replaced by the next candidate on the Yamina list, deaf activist Shirley Pinto, who is known to back the new coalition.
Sources close to Bennett who spoke to Orbach on Friday expressed confidence that he will not vote against the government and prevent a majority from being reached to enable its formation. MK Idit Silman, who was also considering voting against the new government, said she will vote in line with her party.
“I will be voting in favor of a unity government, and that is final,” she told Ynet.
On Friday afternoon, Joint List leader Ayman Odeh said that his party would not support the Bennett-Lapid coalition if it required more votes through potential last-minute defectors.
“If the Bennett-Lapid government needs my vote to save itself from failure at the last minute, unequivocally, it will not get my vote,” Odeh said in an interview with Arabic news channel Hala TV.
貝內特只是追隨內塔尼亞胡“放棄”右翼
在這種典型的二分法中，內塔尼亞胡幾乎掌握了一個右翼政府，只要貝內特和薩爾同意坐在他的政府中。
作者：托瓦·拉扎羅夫
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:34
2017 年，以色列總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 和當時的教育部長納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 在以色列議會。
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在他任期的最後幾天，總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）在最後一刻為保住權力而採取散佈恐懼的策略。
就在安息日開始之前，內塔尼亞胡對亞米納的右翼政黨領袖納夫塔利·貝內特和新希望的吉迪恩·薩爾進行了猛烈抨擊。
內塔尼亞胡寫道：“在接下來的一周的事件中，我們將讀到間諜事件——以色列國家的公眾代表，他們剝奪了土地的生計，削弱了人民的精神，只是出於對他們個人立場的擔憂。” “同樣在我們這一代，在我們這個時代，我們必須站出來[反對]那些被右翼聲音選舉出來的人，做正確的事情：建立一個強大而良好的右翼政府，保護我們的土地。以色列、以色列公民和國家。”
內塔尼亞胡的話是他本人或其他人針對貝內特和薩爾的一系列攻擊的一部分，其中他們與左翼政黨和阿拉伯伊斯蘭政黨拉姆組成的執政聯盟被稱為對國家和甚至是全球右翼運動。
這是內塔尼亞胡試圖將自己與對手之間的領導權之爭標記為右派與左派之間的一場曠日持久的戲劇中的最新一例，彷彿這是一個簡單的黑白情況。
在這種典型的二分法中，內塔尼亞胡幾乎掌握了一個右翼政府，只要貝內特和薩爾同意坐在他的政府中。
在紙面上他是正確的。有了這兩個政黨，他就會有一個穩定的右翼政府。但它能否推進右翼議程？答案是，不能。
只需回顧右翼的關鍵衡量標準之一——與猶太和撒瑪利亞（也稱為西岸）有關的問題——就知道為什麼會這樣。
以下是內塔尼亞胡擔任總理 12 年期間沒有發生的事情：
• Ma'aleh Adumim 的 E-1 建設項目尚未獲得最終授權。
• 新移民建設項目的推進和批准率一直很高，但實際建設與過去的趨勢基本一致，因此定居增長速度有所下降。
• 定居者前哨尚未獲得集體授權，甚至政府也從未發布過授權意向聲明。
• 除了一個孤立的案例外，新的定居點不是從頭開始建造的。
• 最重要的是，承諾對所有西岸定居點行使主權的承諾從未實現。
誠然，內塔尼亞胡並不總是有一個完整的右翼政府，但他有足夠的時間得到足夠的支持來完成整個清單，包括吞併。
當談到以巴衝突時，他沒有談到右翼政府可以做的事情的限度。時間已經證明，右翼政府要想有效，還必須得到美國總統的支持，即便如此，這種活動也是有限度的。
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普掌舵下，在內塔尼亞胡的領導下，美國將美國大使館從特拉維夫遷至耶路撒冷。特朗普還承認耶路撒冷是以色列的首都。
但特朗普現在已被總統喬拜登取代，他反對定居點活動，並且在涉及以色列 - 巴勒斯坦衝突時不太可能允許右翼議程向前推進。
充其量，右翼政府可以打防守球。當特朗普在任時，右翼政府是有意義的。對於拜登，局勢可能會陷入深度凍結，從而為貝內特加入由他和 Yesh Atid 黨領袖 Yair Lapid 領導的廣泛聯盟打開了大門。
作為證據，人們只需要看看上周葉沙委員會發出的關於凍結內塔尼亞胡建造和批准新定居房屋的警告。
與此同時，賓雅明地區委員會主席以色列甘茨談到了他對內塔尼亞胡的支持，並敦促貝內特和薩爾至少支持他，因為他們將定居點的事業推遲了幾年。
但是，一旦人們了解了美國總統對定居政策的重要性並查看了這三人的書面憑證，貝內特和薩爾就比內塔尼亞胡擁有更多的右翼立場。
兩人都不支持巴勒斯坦國，而內塔尼亞胡兩次同意——一次是在巴拉克奧巴馬總統的領導下，另一次是在特朗普的領導下——同意兩國解決衝突，儘管是一個非軍事化的巴勒斯坦國。
Bennett 和 Sa'ar 都認為 C 區的所有區域都應該是以色列最終邊界的一部分，而內塔尼亞胡同意特朗普的和平計劃，即將 C 區的一部分指定為巴勒斯坦國。
貝內特是第一位談論吞併西岸定居點的高級政治家，大約十年前就這樣做了。薩爾緊隨其後，內塔尼亞胡僅在兩年前才加入，作為他的政黨中最後一個支持它的人之一。
內塔尼亞胡與拉皮德和左翼工黨結盟。他在 4 月份談到建立一個依賴於外部的 Ra'am 的聯盟，這讓人們相信他甚至可能與他結成聯盟。他只是被猶太復國主義黨領袖 Bezalel Smotrich 阻止。
具有諷刺意味的是，貝內特和薩爾現在可以與拉姆一起坐在一個政府中，因為內塔尼亞胡讓這種可能性可以接受。
但這並不是內塔尼亞胡幫助他們編織通往當前聯盟的唯一途徑，該聯盟將有左翼、中間派和右翼政黨。
內塔尼亞胡的成功在於他能夠做出妥協，在需要時向左傾斜，以追求更大的目標。他以相信一個人在需要時應該靈活，以便在戰鬥後期能夠更好地站穩腳跟而聞名。
為了與奧巴馬建立良好關係，他同意在 2009-2010 年暫停 10 個月的新住房開工。去年，內塔尼亞胡違背了對選民吞併約旦河西岸定居點的承諾，當時他同意暫停行使主權，以支持亞伯拉罕協議，根據該協議，以色列與阿拉伯國家的四項和平協議正常化。
這只是在目前的首相職位上。1996 年至 1999 年，他第一次上任，瓜分希伯倫，並與巴勒斯坦領導人亞西爾·阿拉法特握手。
內塔尼亞胡已經掌握了要求右翼公眾在短期內原諒他的妥協並相信他最終會實現他們的目標的藝術。正是他在這種策略上的成功讓他首先談到了與 Ra'am 的聯盟。
貝內特和薩爾只是從他的政治劇本中汲取了一頁，他們認為妥協並不意味著他們放棄了權利。
在現實背景下，只有內塔尼亞胡才能做出這樣的妥協，而右翼政治家們卻不能做出這樣的妥協。
問題不在於貝內特和薩爾做出了妥協或放棄了權利，而是他們放棄了內塔尼亞胡。在他的劇本里，只有一個Right，他領導，沒有其他人可以追隨他的腳步。
Bennett is just following Netanyahu in 'abandoning' the Right
Within that archetypal dichotomy, Netanyahu has a right-wing government almost in his grasp, if only Bennett and Sa'ar would agree to sit in his government.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
JUNE 5, 2021 22:34
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-education minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset in 2017.
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In his apparent final days in office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen back on his tactic of fear mongering in a last-minute bid to retain power.
Just before the start of Shabbat, Netanyahu took a swipe at right-wing party heads Naftali Bennett of Yamina and Gideon Sa’ar of New Hope.
“In the coming week’s affair we will read about the spies affair - public representatives in the nation Israel who took out the livelihood of the land and weakened the spirit of the people just out of concern for their personal position,” Netanyahu wrote. ““Also in our generation, in our time, we must stand up [to] those who were elected by the right-wing voices and do the right thing: to create a strong and good right-wing government that will protect the land of Israel, the citizens of Israel and the state.”
Netanyahu’s words are part of a series of attacks by himself or others against Bennett and Sa’ar, in which their forming a governing coalition with left-wing parties and the Arab Islamist party Ra’am has been called “dangerous” to the state and even to the global right-wing movement.
It’s the latest in a prolonged drama in which Netanyahu attempts to label the leadership battle between himself and his opponents as between Right and Left, as if this was a simplistic black and white situation.
Within that archetypal dichotomy, Netanyahu has a right-wing government almost in his grasp, if only Bennett and Sa’ar would agree to sit in his government.
On paper he is correct. With those two parties in tow he would have a stable right-wing government. But could it advance a right-wing agenda? The answer is, it could not.
One needs only look backward at one of the key yardsticks for the Right – issues relating to Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank – to know why this is so.
Here is what did not happen while Netanyahu has been prime minister for 12 years:
• The E-1 construction project by Ma’aleh Adumim has not been given final authorization.
• The advancement and approval rate of new settler construction projects has been high, but actual building was fairly consistent with past trends, and as a result the rate of settlement growth dropped.
• Settler outposts have not been authorized en mass, and even a declaration of intent to authorize them never came before the government.
• Save for one isolated case, new settlements were not built from scratch.
• Most significantly, the promised application of sovereignty over all the West Bank settlements never materialized.
True, Netanyahu did not always have a complete right-wing government, but he had enough support enough of the time to have accomplished the entire list, including annexation.
That he didn’t speaks to the limits of what a right-wing government can do when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Time has shown that for a right-wing government to be effective, it must also have the support of a US president, and even then, such activity has limits.
With former US president Donald Trump at the helm, the United States under Netanyahu’s watch relocated the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump also recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
But Trump has now been replaced by President Joe Biden, who has spoken against settlement activity, and who is unlikely to allow a right-wing agenda to move forward when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
At best, a right-wing government could play defensive ball. When Trump was in office, a right-wing government had meaning. With Biden, the situation is likely to be in a deep freeze thereby opening the door for Bennett to join a broad based coalition led by himself and Yesh Atid party head Yair Lapid.
As proof, one need only look at the warning put out last week by the Yesha Council on a freeze on the advancement and authorization of new settle homes by Netanyahu.
Simultaneously, Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Gantz spoke of his support for Netanyahu, and urged Bennett and Sa’ar to support him least they set the cause of the settlements back years.
But once one understand the importance of a US president to settlement policy and looks at the credential of the three men on paper, Bennett and Sa’ar have much more of a right-wing standing than Netanyahu.
Neither men support a Palestinian state, while Netanyahu agreed twice – once under president Barack Obama and again under Trump –to a two-state resolution to the conflict, albeit with a demilitarized Palestinian state.
Bennett and Sa’ar both believe that all of Area C should be part of Israel’s final borders, whereas Netanyahu agreed to Trump’s peace plan that designated portions of Area C for a Palestinian state.
Bennett was the first high-level politician to speak of annexing West Bank settlements, doing so almost a decade ago. Sa’ar followed, with Netanyahu coming to it only two years ago, as one of the last of his party to support it.
Netanyahu has sat in coalitions with Lapid and with the left-wing Labor party. And he spoke in April of creating a coalition that was dependent on Ra’am from the outside, leading people to believe that he might have even formed a coalition with him. He was only blocked from doing so by Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich.
Ironically, Bennett and Sa’ar can now sit in a government with Ra’am because Netanyahu made the possibility acceptable.
But that is not the only way Netanyahu helped them weave their path to the current coalition, which will have left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties.
Netanyahu success has been his ability to make compromises, to lean left when needed, in pursuit of a lager goal. He is known for believing that one should be flexible when needed, to be better able to stand one’s ground later in the battle.
With an eye to creating good will with Obama, he agreed to a 10-month moratorium on new housing starts in 2009-2010. Last year Netanyahu broke his promise to the voters to annex West Bank settlements, when he agreed to suspend that application of sovereignty in favor of the Abraham Accords under whose rubric Israel normalized four peace deals with Arab states.
That is just in this current premiership. His first time in office, from 1996 to 1999, he divided Hebron, and shook hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Netanyahu has mastered the art of asking the right-wing public to forgive his compromises in the short run, and to trust that he will achieve their goals in the end. It was his success with this tactic that allowed him to speak of a coalition with Ra’am in the first place.
Bennett and Sa’ar are simply taking a page out of his political playbook with the argument that a compromise does not mean they have abandoned the right.
The argument that only Netanyahu can make such compromises but fellow right-politicians cannot falls flat when viewed against the backdrop of reality.
The issue is not that Bennett and Sa’ar have made compromises or abandoned the right, but rather that they have abandoned Netanyahu. In his playbook, there is only one Right and he leads it, and no one else can follow in his footsteps.
對於福音派來說，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡是墮落的救世主嗎？- 分析
估計有 6000 萬美國福音派人士支持總理，將他與摩西和大衛王相提並論，大多數人都在旁觀。
作者：瑪雅·賈夫·霍夫曼
2021 年 6 月 5 日 22:45
美國福音派祈禱
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對於許多福音派基督徒來說，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡總理可能下台是一種聖經意義上的震驚。
估計有 6000 萬支持總理的美國福音派教徒中的大多數，將他與摩西和大衛王相提並論，他們在場邊靜靜地看著將他們與以色列聯合起來的人準備被廢黜。
內塔尼亞胡是基督徒認識和喜愛的以色列總理。他也是 2017 年在基督徒聯合以色列會議上告訴他們他們是以色列在世界上最好的朋友的人。
內塔尼亞胡在視頻講話中說：“當我說我們沒有比以色列的基督徒支持者更重要的朋友時，我知道你們一直與我們站在一起。” “你們與我們站在一起，因為你們與自己站在一起，因為我們代表著可以追溯到數千年前的共同自由遺產。”
“美國沒有比以色列更好的朋友，以色列沒有比美國更好的朋友，”內塔尼亞胡繼續說道。“以色列在美國沒有比你更好的朋友了。”
福音派人士壓倒性地支持內塔尼亞胡的政策引導以色列的方向，無論是他堅定不移的反恐戰爭，他將聖經中心地帶控制在猶太人手中的親和解議程，還是他對伊朗的強硬立場。
儘管內塔尼亞胡本人不是一個宗教人士，但福音派人士認為內塔尼亞胡堅持他們的美國和宗教價值觀。
福音派將特朗普比作波斯歷史上的國王居魯士，他將猶太人從巴比倫的囚禁中解放出來，並允許他們返回以色列並重建聖殿。對於許多福音派人士來說，上帝興起特朗普就像他在古代興起聖經中的國王和其他領袖一樣。
他們將內塔尼亞胡比作許多其他聖經英雄。
當內塔尼亞胡在耶路撒冷 2012 年 CUFI 會議上遲到時，美國最大的親以色列遊說團體的負責人約翰·哈吉牧師在等待總理到達耶路撒冷的一家酒店講話時將他比作彌賽亞人群。
“在猶太教中有一句關於彌賽亞的說法——我知道即使他遲到了，他也會來的，”哈吉當時告訴與會者。“我知道首相會來，即使他遲到，他也會來。”
內塔尼亞胡到任後，哈吉毫不猶豫地介紹總理，稱內塔尼亞胡“改變了美國基督教的道路，當他在 2006 年問我他是否認為美國基督徒可以為以色列團結起來時。
“古代以色列有摩西帶領他們出征沙漠；黃金時代有大衛王征服耶路撒冷；今天，當存在生存威脅時，以色列有一個可以直面挑戰的勇士。請歡迎總理，”哈吉說。
福音派人士對內塔尼亞胡的領導感到興奮。僅僅過去四年，與特朗普合作，美國大使館從特拉維夫遷至耶路撒冷，美國承認戈蘭高地，以色列、阿拉伯聯合酋長國簽署亞伯拉罕協議
阿聯酋、巴林、蘇丹和摩洛哥。
以色列裔美國福音派作家喬爾·羅森伯格（Joel Rosenberg）在一篇未發表的專欄文章中寫道：“福音派人士認為，內塔尼亞胡應該因參與具有歷史意義和改變遊戲規則的亞伯拉罕協議而獲得諾貝爾和平獎，他們是對的——他確實如此。”耶路撒冷郵報。
歷史性和改變遊戲規則的亞伯拉罕協議，他們是對的——他是對的，”以色列裔美國福音派作家喬爾羅森伯格在他與耶路撒冷郵報分享的一篇專欄文章中寫道。
他解釋說，內塔尼亞胡比以色列歷史上的任何其他領導人都更“積極地爭取和培養與基督徒的關係”。
“為什麼？” 羅森伯格問道。“因為他相信福音派，他們深深地沉浸在聖經的教導中——他們真正認識和愛亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的上帝，相信以色列國重生和猶太人重新聚集的預言回到他們古老的家園——是以色列最重要、最忠誠、最忠誠和最具戰略意義的
世界上的盟友。”
福音派代表華盛頓的猶太國家，通過旅遊、慈善和祈禱，在社會和主流媒體上積極響應內塔尼亞胡的幫助請求。
基督教領袖大會主席約翰尼·摩爾牧師說，雖然福音派與總理有著特殊的關係，但這並不意味著他們不能與另一位領導人保持同樣良好的關係，他幫助組織了特朗普競選團隊的福音派顧問委員會。 2016. 他相信福音派將與以色列存在的任何政府有密切的聯繫。
“內塔尼亞胡的工作加強了與以色列的福音派關係，”摩爾告訴郵報，“但現在它超越了政治的細節。我不認為福音派對以色列的支持取決於以色列或美國政治的細微差別。”
除了福音派領袖邁克·埃文斯（Mike Evans）、耶路撒冷錫安遺產中心之友和耶路撒冷祈禱隊的創始人周四發表的嚴厲而無拘無束的公開信之外，很少有基督徒公開干預以色列的選舉。
雖然埃文斯聲稱亞米娜領袖納夫塔利·貝內特“100% 失去了福音派的支持”——因為他選擇罷免總理並與包括阿拉伯伊斯蘭黨拉姆在內的 Yesh Atid 領導人 Yair Lapid 組成政府——但大多數福音派人士說他們尚未就潛在的新政府採取立場。
大多數基督徒喜歡和支持內塔尼亞胡，但對貝內特和拉皮德不太熟悉。儘管如此，他們可能會尊重任何新總理，無論他們是否同意他的政策。正如基督徒面臨著對喬·拜登總統做出反應的兩種方式——要么他們認為他做錯了，要么他們可以找到他們可以同意的領域——所以他們也必須與總統做出選擇。以色列新總理。
過去六個月表明，忠心的基督徒堅守聖經中的信息，即命令人們為他們的統治者祈禱。
聖經也將基督徒的目光指向以色列。
對以色列的福音支持是基於聖經和上帝祝福以色列和愛猶太人的誡命。
在創世記 12:3 中，上帝告訴猶太人，他會“祝福那些祝福你的人，咒詛那些藐視你的人”——這是基督徒認真對待的命令。
此外，福音派領袖告訴郵報，幾乎所有福音派人士都珍視聖經格言：為耶路撒冷的和平祈禱。
“為耶路撒冷祈求平安，”它在詩篇 122:6 中說。“願所有熱愛這座城市的人繁榮昌盛。”
因此，每天，世界各地的福音派基督徒都為耶路撒冷的和平祈禱——無論誰坐在位於貝爾福街的總理官邸。
換句話說，基督徒會愛以色列，因為它是以色列。
但羅森伯格說，貝內特可以採取一些行動來幫助確保穩定的過渡。
“Bennett 應該聯繫的第一個人是 John Hagee 牧師，他應該計劃在今年夏天就以色列峰會向基督教聯合會發表講話”——就像內塔尼亞胡每年所做的那樣，他說。
羅森伯格說，貝內特應該邀請幾十名參與 CUFI 和其他頂級基督教組織的著名福音派人士來以色列，與他共進晚餐，給他們做私人簡報，並開始建立這種關係。
最後，他建議貝內特任命一名駐基督教世界大使，這是內塔尼亞胡兩年前在耶路撒冷舉行的基督教媒體峰會上向社區做出的承諾，但從未兌現。
“福音派人士喜歡內塔尼亞胡，但我們當然知道他不是救世主，”羅森伯格說。
在傳道書中，上帝解釋說，凡事都有時間和季節。因此，羅森伯格說，如果內塔尼亞胡的任期結束，基督徒應該理解，“我們將熱愛、支持和祈禱下一任總理——無論是誰。”
For Evangelicals, is Benjamin Netanyahu the fallen messiah? - analysis
The majority of the estimated 60 million American Evangelicals who have supported the prime minister, comparing him to Moses and King David, are watching quietly from the sidelines.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
JUNE 5, 2021 22:45
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For many Evangelical Christians, the likely downfall of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a shock of biblical proportions.
The majority of the estimated 60 million American Evangelicals who have supported the prime minister, comparing him to Moses and King David, are watching quietly from the sidelines as the man who united them with Israel prepares to be dethroned.
Netanyahu is the Israeli premier that the Christians know and love. He is also the man who, in 2017 at a Christians United for Israel conference, told them they were Israel’s best friends in the world.
“When I say we have no greater friends than Christian supporters of Israel, I know you’ve always stood with us,” Netanyahu said in a video address. “You stand with us because you stand with yourselves because we represent that common heritage of freedom that goes back thousands of years.”
“America has no better friend than Israel and Israel has no better friend than America,” Netanyahu continued. “And Israel has no better friend in America than you.”
Evangelicals overwhelmingly supported the direction that Netanyahu's policies were taking Israel, whether it be his unwavering war on terror, his pro-settlement agenda that kept the biblical heartland in Jewish hands or his hardline stance against Iran.
Although not a religious man himself, Netanyahu was seen by Evangelicals as upholding their American and religious values.
The Evangelicals likened Trump to Cyrus, the historical king of Persia who liberated Jews from captivity in Babylon and allowed them to return to Israel and rebuild the Temple. For many Evangelicals, God raised up Trump much like He did biblical kings and other leaders in ancient times.
They likened Netanyahu to a number of other biblical heroes.
WHEN NETANYAHU WAS late for the 2012 CUFI conference in Jerusalem, Pastor John Hagee - who heads the largest pro-Israel lobby group in the United States - compared him to the messiah as he waited for the prime minister to arrive at a Jerusalem hotel to address the crowd.
"There's a saying in Judaism about the messiah – I know that even if he tarries, he'll come," Hagee told attendees back then. "I know that the prime minister will come, and even if he tarries, he'll come."
Once Netanyahu did arrive, Hagee did not hold back in his introduction of the premier, saying that Netanyahu “changed the path of Christianity in America, when he asked me in 2006 if he thought American Christians could unite for Israel.
"Ancient Israel had Moses, who led them in the desert; during the golden era they had King David, who conquered Jerusalem; and today, when there are existential threats, Israel has a champion who can confront the challenge. Please welcome the prime minister,” Hagee said.
Evangelicals were thrilled with Netanyahu’s leadership. In just the last four years, working with Trump, the US embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, America recognized the Golan Heights and the Abraham Accords were signed between Israel, the United Arab
Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
“Evangelicals believe that Netanyahu deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his participation in the historic and game-changing Abraham Accords, and they are right – he does,” Israeli-American Evangelical author Joel Rosenberg wrote in an unpublished op-ed that he shared with The Jerusalem Post.
the historic and game-changing Abraham Accords, and they are right – he does,” Israeli-American Evangelical author Joel Rosenberg wrote in an op-ed that he shared with The Jerusalem Post.
He explained that Netanyahu, more than any other leader in the history of Israel, “actively courted and cultivated relationships” with the Christians.
“Why?” Rosenberg asked. “Because he believed Evangelicals, who are deeply immersed in the teachings of the Bible – who truly know and love the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and believe in the prophecies about the rebirth of the State of Israel and regathering of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland – are Israel’s most important, faithful, loyal and strategic
allies in the world.”
The Evangelicals responded enthusiastically to Netanyahu’s request for help, acting on behalf of the Jewish State in Washington, on social and mainstream media outlets, through tourism, charity and prayer.
BUT WHILE Evangelicals have a special relationship with the premier, that does not mean they cannot have an equally good relationship with another leader, said Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders and who helped organize the Trump campaign’s Evangelical advisory board in 2016. He believes Evangelicals will have a strong connection with whatever government exists in Israel.
“The Evangelical relationship with Israel has been fortified by the work of Netanyahu,” Moore told the Post, “but now it transcends the nuts and bolts of politics. I don’t think Evangelical support for Israel is contingent on the nuances of either Israeli or American politics.”
Aside from a harsh and unrestrained open letter published Thursday by Evangelical leader Mike Evans, the founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem and of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, few Christians have openly meddled in the Israeli election.
While Evans claimed that Yamina head Naftali Bennett has “lost the support of Evangelicals 100 percent”– for his choice to oust the premier and form a government with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid that includes the Arab Islamic party Ra’am – most Evangelicals said they have not yet taken a position on the potential new government.
Most Christians love and support Netanyahu but are less familiar with Bennett and Lapid. Still, they are likely to honor any new premier, whether or not they agree with his policies. Just as Christians were faced with two ways in which to react to President Joe Biden – either they could see him as doing no right, or they could find the areas on which they can agree – so too will they have to make a choice with the new Israeli premier.
The last six months have shown that faithful Christians uphold the message of their bible, which commands the people to pray for their rulers.
The Bible, too, points the eyes of the Christian people on Israel.
EVANGELICAL SUPPORT for Israel is based on the Bible and God’s commandment to bless Israel and to love the Jewish people.
In Genesis 12:3, God tells the Jewish people that He will “bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt” – a mandate that Christians take seriously.
Moreover, Evangelical leaders told the Post that nearly all Evangelicals hold dear the biblical maxim: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
“Pray for peace in Jerusalem,” it says in Psalm 122:6. “May all who love this city prosper.”
So, every day, Evangelical Christians around the world pray for the peace of Jerusalem – regardless of who sits in the prime minister’s residence on Balfour Street.
In other words, Christians will love Israel, because it is Israel.
But there are actions that Bennett could take to help ensure a steady transition, Rosenberg said.
“The first person who Bennett should reach out to is Pastor John Hagee and he should plan to speak to the Christians United for Israel summit this summer” – just like Netanyahu did every year, he said.
Rosenberg said Bennett should invite several dozen prominent Evangelicals involved in CUFI and other top Christian organizations to come to Israel, have dinner with him, give them private briefings and begin building this relationship.
Finally, he recommended that Bennett appoint an ambassador to the Christian world, a promise that Netanyahu made to the community two years ago at a Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem but never carried out.
“Evangelicals love Netanyahu, but we know of course that he is not the messiah,” Rosenberg said.
In Ecclesiastes, God explains that there is a time and a season for everything. As such, Rosenberg said that Christians are expected to understand if Netanyahu’s season is over and “we will love and support and pray for the next prime minister – whoever that may be.”
AIPAC祝賀拉皮德、貝內特達成協議
布林肯說，政府將與任何出現的政府合作
由OMRI NAHMIAS
2021 年 6 月 4 日 12:16
一位 AIPAC 與會者穿著以美國和以色列為主題的西裝
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華盛頓——美國以色列公共事務委員會周四祝賀 亞伊爾·拉皮德和納夫塔利·貝內特“組建了一個廣泛而多樣化的聯盟——跨越猶太復國主義和阿拉伯政黨的政治範圍——以組建以色列政府，等待以色列議會的批准。在伊朗支持的恐怖分子向無辜的以色列平民發射 4,300 多枚火箭僅僅兩週後，這個政府的組建進一步證明了以色列民主的韌性及其對民主價值觀的承諾。
“我們期待進一步加強美國和以色列之間的聯繫，因為這兩個民主國家密切合作，推進我們的共同利益和價值觀。”
美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯在哥斯達黎加告訴 CNN 西班牙人主播胡安·卡洛斯·洛佩茲，“以色列人將自己決定他們的政府，就像任何民主國家一樣，我們將與任何以色列政府合作，像我們在過去的。
“自1970 年代初任總理戈爾達·梅厄以來，拜登總統一直在各個方面與以色列政府合作。因此，在民主國家，政府會發生變化。我們將與任何出現的政府合作，無論是內塔尼亞胡總理還是其他人。”
布林肯週四在國務院會見了國防部長本尼·甘茨，但迴避談論以色列的政治局勢。
“大約一周前，我們有機會在以色列共度時光，”布林肯說。“今天很高興有機會繼續對話，談論美國對以色列安全的持久承諾，談論以色列在這方面的一些需求。此外，討論為推進對加沙和居住在那裡的巴勒斯坦人的人道主義援助和重建所需的工作，並全面審視我們議程上的許多問題。”
“很高興來到這裡，再次表達以色列對政府、總統、你自己以及持續支持的讚賞，這對我們在我們充滿挑戰的領域非常重要，”甘茨告訴布林肯。“正如我們之前討論過的那樣，我期待著與伊朗和巴勒斯坦人討論我們面臨的挑戰。
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“就加沙而言，我們確實為每個人尋求穩定和繁榮。作為國防部長，我認為推進建設與確保一切安全之間的結合對我來說非常重要。”
AIPAC congratulates Lapid, Bennett for reaching agreement
Blinken says administration will work with any government that emerges
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OMRI NAHMIAS
JUNE 4, 2021 12:16
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WASHINGTON – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee congratulated Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett on Thursday “for assembling a broad and diverse coalition — spanning the political spectrum of Zionist and Arab parties — to form an Israeli government pending Knesset approval. The formation of this government just two weeks after Iranian-backed terrorists fired more than 4,300 rockets at innocent Israeli civilians further demonstrates the resilience of Israel’s democracy and its commitment to democratic values.
“We look forward to further bolstering the bond between the US and Israel as the two democracies work in close partnership to advance our shared interests and values.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN Español anchor Juan Carlos Lopez in Costa Rica that “the Israelis will make their own decisions about their government, like any democracy, and we will work with any Israeli government to move forward as we have done in the past.
“President Biden has worked with every Israeli government on all sides since prime minister Golda Meir in the early 1970s. So, in democracies, governments change. We will work with any government that emerges, whether it’s Prime Minister Netanyahu or someone else.”
Blinken met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the State Department on Thursday, but avoided addressing the political situation in Israel.
“We had an opportunity to spend some time together in Israel just a week or so ago,” Blinken said. “Very happy today to have the opportunity to pursue that conversation, to talk about the United States’ enduring commitment to Israel security, to talk about some of the needs that Israel has in that regard. Also, to talk about the work that needs to be done to move forward on humanitarian assistance to and reconstruction for Gaza and for the Palestinians living there and to look across the board at the many issues that we have on our agenda.”
“It’s a real pleasure to be here and re-convey Israel’s appreciation for the administration, for the president, for yourself, for the ongoing support, which is very important for us in our challenging area,” Gantz told Blinken. “I’m looking forward to discussing, as we have discussed before, the challenges that we have with Iran, with the Palestinians.
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