An apocalyptic perspective of current events - for the holiday of Redemption

Yair Lapid has threatened civil war if he and his disgruntled Ashkenazi/socialist/secular minority don't get to determine public policy. In this, Lapid has cast himself as the modern-day Yeravam ben Navat (well, sort of: while Lapid certainly has Yeravam's unbridled arrogance, at least Yeravam was intelligent and well educated.)

The Talmud (Sanhedrin 102a) relates that G-d Himself tried to prevent the secession of the ten northern tribes: “Hashem took hold of Yeravam’s garment and said, “Do teshuvah, then I, you and the son of Yishai will enjoy together the blessings of the Garden of Eden. Yeravam asked Hashem, “Who leads?” Hashem replied, “Why the House of David, of course.” Yeravam rejected Hashem’s plea. “If that’s the case, I’m out.”

By threatening civil war, the radical, secular, leftist minority have arrogated to themselves veto power over a duly elected government pursuing the policy initiatives it was elected to enact. If you don’t like the election results, foment a riot. And make no mistake: this “victory” of the mob will only embolden the demands of the minority. Flushed with victory, I predict that the secular left will allow no compromise on judicial reform, and it will die on the vine under threats of more thuggery. Furthermore, it sets an ominous precedent to which they will most assuredly resort whenever the electorate threatens the power of the oligarchy in the future. READ MORE