Achdus?!? Who are they kidding?

An article from Arutz Sheva today mentions that a number of rebbeyim associated with religious Zionism are calling for all religious Zionists to 'unite into one political party that will run a unified list in the country’s upcoming general election'.

And undoubtedly, this will bring the coming of Moshiach.

With all respect for these gentlemen, the likelihood of either of these events happening is rather slim - most particularly a unification of religious Zionists under one banner for more than the moment it takes to feel polluted by the presence of the other (would this smack of incest? Or adultery?).


The article can be seen at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=93059
Rabbis in Plea to Unite Religious Zionist Groups into One Party


A few names of the gdolim behind this move: Shlomo Aviner, Chaim Druckman, Aharon Lichtenstein, Dov Lior, Rav Zalman Melamed, Shlomo Riskin.

Well, that's one heck of a rainbow coalition right there.


Significantly, "Rabbi Lichtenstein is one of the backers of Meimad, a religious Zionist party that ran in the last elections on a list with the Labor party. Meimad generally favors withdrawing from parts of the Land of Israel in order to attain peace."

Right here we see how unlikely this marriage of convenience is...., only a few months ago anybody advocating ANY withdrawal was considered to represent the sitra achra.

Rav Lior, on the other hand, head of the council of Yesha Rabbis, is the chochemerd who advocated mutiny and treason in the IDF unless the government toed the line on 'Aza and the northern Shomron.

And that pretty much IS the sitra achra.


As a foreshadowing of the divisions that will, inevitably, rip this unity to shreds, the Rabbis say, in their joint statement, "that such unity does not come to negate the uniqueness of each separate party or group".

"We are all unique individuals!", as the crowd thunderously roared in Life of Brian.

This unity smacks of both opportunism and desperation, and I am reminded of the negotiations involving the two main branches of the Dutch reformed church ('Hervormde Kerk' and 'Gereformeerde Kerk') and the Dutch Lutherans to form one church, a united Dutch Protestant church - which, when successfully concluded, immediately resulted in several churches splitting off and forming their own denominations. So instead of one big united orgy of Dutch Protestantism, the same situation as before shows to the outside eye, with only minor changes.


These rebbeyim differ so much on so many interpretational points, how much more so are they likely to disagree over politics?

Undoubtedly they all have their own list of competing candidates for the party hierarchy, how on earth are they going to agree on political positions and candidates?


I wonder who will issue the first cherem?