Laura Wharton לורה ורטון
I am ashamed!
As a veteran member of the city council, I know that sometimes compromises must be made—especially in a mixed and complex city like Jerusalem. This is how I managed to achieve many of my accomplishments over the years, across a wide range of issues. In politics, it is rare to get 100% of what you want.
But sometimes your stomach turns at what is happening. Yitzhak Meir Brim was appointed Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem—one day after the large chaeredi public protest that blocked roads across the country in support of draft evasion.
What is Brim’s connection to the protest?
Brim is one of the leaders and organizers of the demonstrations nationwide, and particularly in Jerusalem. He personally led the convoys from the city to Prison 10. During the protest, Brim gave interviews expressing his support for the deserters who were arrested and for maintaining a situation in which an entire sector ignores the burden placed on others.
There is a thin line between political compromise and moral collapse. With this appointment, the most extreme voices were rewarded. Representatives who call to break the law (while avoiding punishment), evade service, and still expect privileges—while others are required to sacrifice everything for the defense of the state—are infuriating and immoral. Jerusalem deserves leadership that respects those who uphold it, not those who weaken it.
A bird of DIN’s feather. The grumbly machsheifa is head of Meretz in Ir Hakoidesh. Her father may not be fun unzera either but she’s self-hating in any case. DIN’s rapid decline from Kahane to Meretz is noted
ReplyDeletethis is the tactic of the Charedim losers to attack the messenger! She is 100% correct that this Brim should be thrown out on his fat hairy derriere !
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