Haredi MK Says Media Used Nazi Tactics To Turn Public Against Haredim

Haredi MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism), who was tossed out of Knesset last week for calling Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni "our enemy," accused the media today of turning the Israeli public against the haredim by publishing "anti-Semitic talkbacks and incitement." Speaking before the Knesset plenum, Eichler likened the media's conduct to that of the Weimar Republic, referring to the early years of Nazism in Germany.

 

'Anti-Semitic media incites against Haredim'
MK Yisrael Eichler accuses media of using Nazi tactics to turn public against ultra-Orthodox sector
Moran Azulay • Ynet

MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism) accused the media on Monday of turning the Israeli public against the ultra-Orthodox sector by publishing "anti-Semitic talkbacks and incitement."

Speaking before the Knesset plenum, Eichler likened the media's conduct to that of the Weimar Republic, referring to the early Nazi regime in Germany.

The remarks were made during a sparsely attended Knesset session discussing a series nonconfidence votes, brought forth by the Kadima, Labor, Meretz, Balad, Hadash and United Arab List-Ta'al factions. The criticism was primarily directed at Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Atias' proposed criteria for affordable housing eligibility, which some politicians claim favors the haredi sector.

Earlier Monday, the Israel Land administration unanimously approved the proposed regulations, which grant priority housing to those who have served in the army but do not favor households where both partners work.

The parties blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for "violating the middle class' basic right for … affordable housing."
 
'Shas cares for the weak'

The housing and construction minister deflected the criticism Monday, blaming his predecessors for failing to reforming the eligibility criteria.

"We fought to reduce the price of land by 50%," Atias argued. "We fought for the young couples. We aspired to make sure that the criteria benefit the widest cross-section of the Israeli population."

Atias stressed that his party, Shas, does not represent any particular sector. "Shas is the only party that cares for the weak," he said.

Atias also denied the claims that the new affordable housing standard favors haredi families because it prioritizes couples who have been married for years over newlyweds.

Interior Minister Eli Yishai addressed in his speech the housing shortage within the Arab sector, saying that the State must begin to "build upwards" to solve the problem.

"I don't see it as a cultural issue," Yishai said during the session. "Tall buildings are present across the Arab sector. When there is no space and the population grows, building upwards is necessary."

Comments

[Eli]

Wow, seriously? And with a straight face?

[maven]

If Israel had anyone in the media at the level of Walter Benjamin or Karl Krauss, this Eichler jerk wouldn't even be able to show his face in public. Weimar was a very sadly fitting metaphor for him to use, it was the open and secular society that the Nazis overthrew.

[anouk]

Something is seriously wrong with this man.

[seymour]

the Haredim will become a laughing stock if they continue with this type of talk.

shame on them.

are they or he really that stupid or so ignorant of history

or even recent history. did he not noticed the negative reaction to the last time the herideim used the Nazi reference.

does he know that the nazis where agaibst the wei

[seymour]

I guess they know the party is over for them and they are just grasping for straws

[seymour]

does he know that the nazis where agaibst the wei

Posted by: seymour | January 30, 2012 at 12:4

ignore my last sentence

[Aliza T.]

They do know that antisemitism is against all jews and not only religious ones, right?

[jancsipista]

I see who should know better about natzi tactics,as the saying goes.... it takes one to know one.

[who knows]

Something is seriously wrong with this man.

Posted by: anouk | January 30, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Nothing is wrong with him. He is a perfectly regular Haredi, speaking perfectly regular Haredi "truths". You can hear these things in every haredi shul any day for decades.

The problem is with the secular media who knowingly overlooked hateful Haredi ideology for decades and by doing this was keeping most people in the dark. This willing silence allowed the monster to grow unimpeded.

[Eli]

It can't possibly be baiting or pandering, so it must be a result of a poorly developed vocabulary.
Anti-Semite = "people who disagree with me."
Another example of what the lack of a decent secular education leads to...

[Korbendallas72]

Orwell called. He's picking up Godwin from the bar and heading over to Baudrillard's. See you at 10.

[anouk]

Ms. Livni should have shot him on the spot.

[taylor]

Deport him to Weimar, Germany.

[Jeff]

MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism) accused the media on Monday of turning the Israeli public against the ultra-Orthodox sector by publishing "anti-Semitic talkbacks and incitement."

Yes, that's it; that's why no one likes them.

There ought to be a sign over the Knesset: "You need to be THIS bright to enter."

[adams]

I am more and more embarrassed by these public pronouncements. I don't feel as I live on the same planet as these peoples.

Yet I have very find and cordial contacts with several Chariedishe people for our Mincha minyan and when am in the stores that I am managing.

So it strikes me as these so called leaders are severely out of touch with moderate Chareisdishe types, persons who are career oriented/employed, pleasant, friendly, non opinionated.

These fine people don't want to leave chardishe life, while I think they would not want to be tagged as chareidishe, they must have access to a moderate non political Rabbi or they are selectively tuning out the political stuff.

Such Moderate Rabbi's do exists but they are clearly afraid to speak out.

[David]

These primitive cultists will end up destroying us all due to their lack of education and knowledge of history. They simply have no idea about Judaism or anything else.

[מרדכי סטמר]

In a shtetela Belz....

Yes! Israeli society needs more chariedim involved in public life..... Like the Belzers.... What a joke.

What a great achievement for chariedim they have their own MK and what a great success story for the chiloinim that they got chariedim fighting from the "inside"....

[Sam The Man]

This has been a growing problem for years. Haredim do not study histroy, do not study culture, do not allow televisions, radios, or the internet to be part of their society, and they therefore dont know anything about the rest of the world except for the hate mongering they have been brainwashed with for decades. A whole generation of these fascists have grown up on this ideology.

So, no freedom of speeh, no freedom of religion, no sexual freedom, no personal freedom, only absolute allegiance to the collective.

This is the beginning, in a couple of decades Israel will look like Pakistan, and these conflicts will get worse.

Secular Israel could do something about this, its called adopting the constitution, absolute freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom in general for ALL!!!

[מרדכי סטמר]

This is the beginning, in a couple of decades Israel will look like Pakistan, and these conflicts will get worse. Secular Israel could do something about this, its called adopting the constitution, absolute freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom in general for ALL!!! Posted by: Sam The Man | January 30, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Sam the man,is MY man....

What a great idea...
Did you come up with that, by your own?....

[anuran]

Sam, the difference is that the religious fanatics in Pakistan hold down jobs, join the military and contribute to the economy.

[Eli]

Many on this list, probably everyone, had some family, relative, or connection who was lost.
Such trivialization of the greatest human tragedy of all time is anti-Semitic.

[Alter Kocker]

It is really tiring to see the ultra-orthodox pulling the "Nazi" card out of their ass every time they don't get their own way. What is it about their culture of entitlement, that every time there is welfare to be had, they are the first in line.

No, gentlemen, there are other Jews out there, even if you choose not to recognize them as Jews. They work, and contribute to each society in which they are resident. In Israel, in particular, the housing that you covet, is better given to secular Israelis as the couples inhabiting those spaces are both working, will have served in the armed forces and are generally not taking welfare, other than a need for a housing subsidy. These seculars will generally economically rise above their need for a subsidy and move on. Can you say the same for the Haredi recipients of housing subsidies? I'm afraid not. So stop saying that the media has used "Nazi" tactics against you. You did this all by yourselves.

[shloime]

power corrupts.

the very idea of "religious parties" is wrong - why would anyone want to mix religion with the single greatest source of corruption in our society?

and so this "hareidi mk" (wait, aren't hareidim supposed to be anti-zionist?), uses the podium of the knesset to publicly slur other jews?

unbelievable.

[shloime]

while i don't disagree with the premise that the media publishes stories that paint the hareidi community in a bad light, mk eichler's comments beg an interesting question: as a card-carrying hareidi, how does he know what the secular media is publishing, and how can he complain about "talkbacks", if he doesn't use the (goyisher) internet?

because all the colour ads of women in bikinis (or worse) on secular israeli news sites make them off-limits to the frum, and i'm sure the "kosher" websites won't report any of those stories, or allow those comments...

[David]

This guy looks like he should be part of a comedy act.