Feiglin: The ‘Right’ Has Disappeared From Knesset (on vote against dividing Jerusalem)

INN ^ | 12/20/2013, 1:11 AM | Ari Yashar

[Olog-hai]

Deputy Knesset Speaker MK Moshe Feiglin was the only MK from the nationalist camp to vote in favor of MK Yaakov Litzman’s (UTJ) bill requiring 80 MKs to approve any withdrawals from Jerusalem, Israel’s capital. The bill was rejected on Wednesday.

Only 12 MKs voted for the bill, all of whom were from the hareidi-religious parties other than Feiglin.

Speaking to Arutz Sheva​, Feiglin said, “I looked at the empty seats of Likud, Jewish Home, and Yisrael Beytenu, and when their names were called and ‘not present’ was called—I thought to myself, truly the ‘right’ is not present.” …

[Olog-hai]

Historically poignant.

[B4Ranch]

Exactly how important is it to Jews to keep Jerusalem, as the eternal capital of the Jewish people?

[SunkenCiv]

> Deputy Knesset Speaker MK Moshe Feiglin was the only MK from the nationalist camp to vote in favor of MK Yaakov Litzman’s (UTJ) bill requiring 80 MKs to approve any withdrawals from Jerusalem

Thanks Olog-hai.