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I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I want to change it.

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As opposed to journalists, politicians cannot make do with questions. They must also offer answers.

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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.

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For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.

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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and a state. I am a great believer in the need for Israel to be a Jewish state. I certainly believe my children will pass that on to their children.

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Israel's middle class is paying for those below it, and that's fine, but also for those who are above it, and that's very wrong.

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The rabbis and their wives may say whatever they wish in private conversations. I may not like their views, but a person is allowed to say anything in his or her own home.

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Gregory Lee Johnson was an idiot.

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The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride.

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If someone doubts our right to exist - be it on the hills of Umm al-Fahem or in Munich's beer halls, in Gaza's crowded streets or in the thick woods of Babi Yar - it's their problem. Proud states do not break into wails and crawl under the carpet when they discover someone doesn't love them.

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Politician

Born: November 5th, 1963

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