Koby

Fine. I’ll bite! The only reason I’m writing this is because so many people reached out to me and told me they are confused about who to vote for, and wanted my input. So here it is. To the surprise of many, I am not voting for Netanyahu. I’ll be honest, I was on the fence, but my vote is going to Smotrich/Feiglin. Before I continue, hard rule, if anyone makes a discriminatory or nasty comment in reply to this, they will immediately be blocked. Now, I have spent time with many people on both sides of the political spectrum, and I have asked them all hard questions. Bennett is a good friend, a personal friend, but I believe his politics, whatever they really are, are terrible. My vote is going to someone who I believe has values, and sticks to those values even when unpopular. While I believe that Netanyahu is a generational talent and a world-class diplomat, it’s true that he was prime minister on that horrible day, and it’s true that he’s been prime minister for what is, in my opinion, way too long. I realize that my vote will only strengthen him, and I am OK with that, because again, I don’t think there’s anyone who even comes close to his level of talent and intelligence. But my vote is going to someone else. To me, I am voting for someone whose values and morals are mostly aligned with mine. And since I believe this land is ours, every inch of it, and since I believe there should never be an enemy state on our borders, my vote is going to Smuthrich and Feiglin. Like I said, I have spoken to both of them at length, and both have things that I disagree with, multiple things, but at the end of the day, these are the candidates who speak to me most. I am not here to convince anyone, and again, if this offends you, you are more than welcome to unfollow. No hard feelings. And I need to address one more thing. Because of the media, the words “Ben Gvir and Smotrich” have become a household name. They are often grouped together, and that’s fine, but the reality is they could not be more different. While I do support the death penalty for terrorists and some other things that Ben Gvir stands for, I do not believe he is a good politician, and I do believe that he has caused damage to the image of the state of Israel, not because of his opinions, but because of the way he expresses them. Smotrich, on the other hand, and again, this is just my opinion, and I’m not looking to convince anyone, Smotrich is a man of values and the last thing that he wants to do is offend anyone. I know that’s hard to believe, but please understand that the media, both locally in Israel and globally, as well as politicians across the world, have spent countless hours trying to vilify Smotrich. Believe it or not, he is not the devil. Nor is he racist or an extremist, at least, according to my definitions. Is he perfect? Absolutely not. Is any politician anywhere in the world perfect? Absolutely not. So that’s it, that is who I’m voting for, and you are more than welcome to ignore this, research my opinion, or vote for someone else, that is your prerogative. I rarely, if ever, endorse a political candidate, but I believe these elections are so important, that I am making an exception. Both Smotrich and Feiglin are, in my opinion, men of values and morals, and for that, they are getting my vote. Before you dismiss this, tell me please, putting aside media, what opinions of theirs do you disagree with? I’d like actual policies, not things either one of them have said or have been accused of saying in the media. And one more thing, I am not voting for them because they are not someone else. And that’s all I’ll say on that topic. Good luck to us all.

Opgenomen is in Majdal Shams, helemaal in het noorden van Israël op de Golanhoogte. De winkel zit recht aan het voetbalveld waar twaalf Druze-kinderen door een Hezbollah-raket gedood werden. Volgens Sjoerd Sjoerdsma’s sanctielijst mag je hier geen Israëlische producten kopen.

The new Dutch BDS law forces Americans and American companies to undergo intrusive searches and prove that they do not possess any goods from Jerusalem or Judea and Samaria. This is absolutely unconscionable and @USTreasury should IMMEDIATELY add the Netherlands to the list of countries requiring cooperation with a boycott under Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code.