In an interview with Israel National News on Tuesday, Moshe Feiglin said that he does not think that Olmert’s government will fall as a result of the Winograd report on the Second Lebanon War. “He will hang on for at least another year,” Feiglin estimated, “even though political events sometimes take on a life of their own.” Feiglin suspects that “the deal was closed with Shas and the Labor party before Lieberman was forced out of the government. Shas received its hush money and the Labor party got the war against the outposts, creating more pressure on Barak to stay in the government. That suits him well, because he prefers to stay. Right now, all the elites want the government to remain in power, and that is exactly what will happen,” Feiglin said. 

Feiglin says he can see no justification for the actions of the Shas party, but hopes that its voters will draw the correct conclusions. “Our goal,” he said, “is to create a Jewish leadership alternative for the Nation of Israel so that all the people disenchanted with their previous political allegiances will have true Jewish leadership for which to vote on election day.” 

Feiglin added that it is time for the Religious Zionist camp to lead the country. “When we flee the call to lead, neither Shas nor the conventional Likud politicians will lead as we see fit. No matter who wins, the Left’s policies will continue to rule. It is our obligation to lead Israel with fear of Heaven in our hearts.”