יממה לבחירות: הלקח הדרמטי מבחירות 1996 שאסור לשכוח! ישראל יוסקוביץ׳

We are today before the elections; in 24 hours, the people of Israel will go in their masses to the polls to exercise their democratic right. It is a privilege that comes once every four years, given to every adult citizen in the country. It is very important to exercise it. Now, let us return, if you will, 31 years back to the assassination operation in Malta. In Malta. It happened on October 26, 1995. Fathi Shaqaqi, from the leaders of Islamic Jihad, and its chief, is on the island under a false identity. His organization had just carried out the double bombing at Beit Lid shortly before, where 21 soldiers and civilians were murdered, and he was located near the Diplomat Hotel in the city of Sliema. When attackers arrive riding a motorcycle, they shoot him and flee the scene. The assassination is immediately attributed to the Mossad; of course, Israel neither denies nor confirms, but ignores it. According to foreign reports later on, it turns out that Shayetet 13, commanded by a man named Yoav Galant, also participated in the assassination. But nine days later, the Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin , is murdered by a Jew, a deranged Jew. Of course, Shimon Peres replaces him and subsequently leads by a large margin in the polls, but then comes the wave of attacks in February and March, and the sense of security collapses. When in May, despite the murder, despite everything, Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Peres in the direct election for Prime Minister by less than one percent, and that taught us even then that operational success—yes, all sorts of heroic actions by the Air Force or special forces—does not really grant political immunity. Even after a successful assassination, the public wants to know what the policy of the Israeli government is so that it can return home safely. Tomorrow this decision passes to the public, and of course, everyone with their own worldview is asked to exercise what they truly believe. But a second after the polls close, one is also asked to remember that we have one country and we have one people. And we are truly a drop in the ocean. It truly sounds like lofty words, but that is the truth. Our enemies recognize when we are conflicted and bickering among ourselves. And they also recognize when we are united and when we are a single fist. When we are a single fist, they do not dare to mess with us. So I truly wish us all that we have quiet elections, the right elections, and that we restore unity and internal peace to the State of Israel. Yeah.