All I really want
Is to live my life in peace.
I don't want wars, no, no.
I've had enough of swaying back and forth,
Between hot and cold, between bad and good,
I want to enjoy life...
Only life takes me along
Life drives me
Only life takes me along
Life drives me, drives me
All I really want
Is to live my life in peace.
I don't want wars, no, no.
I've had enough of swaying back and forth,
Between hot and cold, between bad and good,
I want to enjoy life, enjoy
Only life...
It's a confusing time, and I want to share Gadi Eisenkot's statement from yesterday:
The return of state and business discourse.
Ahead of the Shabbat, a few words from me to you, my Israeli brothers and sisters, about the current situation:
1. Security - I met yesterday with outgoing Prime Minister Netanyahu and his military secretary. I will not go into the content of the conversation, of course. The security situation, as well as the internal one, requires close supervision of the government during this sensitive transition period. I made it clear that I will not allow a lack of supervision.
For me, Israel's security is above any other consideration and must never be used to make political capital. This is also my expectation of all those in office.
2. Efforts to establish an emergency government - At the beginning of this week, I received from the President of the State the mandate to form a government. At this time, as well as afterwards, I appealed to all factions in the House and to the members of the Knesset who agree with the four principles I outlined, to enter into negotiations to establish an emergency government headed by me. This isn't a statement from the mouth outward. I mean it.
I want to reiterate that I intend to turn over every stone and speak to every elected official who agrees with the four principles, to establish a stable government as soon as possible. This is the order of the day, and this is the mandate you gave me. It would be a bitter mistake not to do so.
I believe that this is the right way to conduct negotiations: to establish the partnership, expand the possibilities, promote creative collaborations, and, most importantly, to conduct a dialogue based on principles. Principles that have Israeli interests at their heart, and only them.
I am happy to inform you that we are making progress in dialogue with our partners and, at the same time, working to exhaust all options, which I am willing to pursue to establish a good, stable, and beneficial government under my leadership in every way - there is no other alternative.
3. Exhausting the parliamentary majority in the Knesset - In parallel with the negotiation efforts, we are realizing the majority given to change in the Knesset, with determination and speed. In the first three days of the 26th Knesset, we established the Organizing Committee, the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, and the Finance Committee, appointed excellent people, and began legislative procedures to establish a state investigation committee, along with repealing laws that harmed democracy. The days when the outgoing government played on an "empty field" with predation are over. The Knesset will once again be the home of the people. Of all the people. On our watch, there will be no more insults hurled at bereaved families, and there will be no exploitation of the power that the people gave us against other parts of the people. The Knesset of Israel will realize the clear will of the majority of Israeli citizens and carry out its role as an effective and state oversight body.
4. The Peretz family - I have know the Peretz family for nearly 30 years, a personal and deep acquaintance. Unfortunately, I met them under painful and difficult circumstances, twice, but I was blessed with a lifelong connection with a family that is an example and role model for love of the people and the country. I was happy that Elisaf, whom I have known since the age of 12, agreed to join the Yashar! party and take part in important public work and in restoring the dignity of the Knesset. i embrace Miriam Peretz and I trust Elisaf. I know that he trusts me and the choices I make, and will continue to do so. I am not bothered by it. What bothers me is the venomous and ugly campaign that has been carried out these days, which includes thousands of blunt and harsh messages to some of the Yashar! members of the Knesset and their families - including bereaved families, who paid the heaviest price. It is permissible to disagree and it is permissible to criticize, this is part of the role of an elected official. But there is no room for incitement and threats. If anyone has a problem with the path I am outlining, I am the address for it. Anyone who thinks that various messengers and poison will deter us probably doesn't know us well enough.
5. Arab Israeli citizens - Arab Israeli citizens make up 21 percent of the general population. Since the beginning of the election campaign, they have faced a racist and violent delegitimization campaign fueled by the outgoing prime minister and his entourage for political reasons. The prime minister of Israel is the prime minister of all citizens, even those who did not elect him. Arab Israeli citizens are part of the Israeli story. The attempt to push them aside and smear them as a group is an anti-state act that disparages the Declaration of Independence and the values we pride ourselves on as a Jewish-democratic state. One can disagree with the representatives of the Arab parties, one can even deeply dislike some of them, but it is not possible, it is not appropriate, and I will not allow an entire sector to be discredited.
Complex and important weeks lie ahead. I am determined to overcome every difficulty and challenge in order to form a government and return Israel to a safe haven. As usual, these efforts will be accompanied by many spins and lies as part of the attempt to thwart the government. I propose to take everyone on a limited bail. When there is something to update, I will do so - directly, without intermediaries.
This is the leadership I believe in,
And this is the leadership that I intend to bring to the government that I will establish.
Shabbat Shalom, citizens of Israel.
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