Zehut Party Leader Cites French Immigrant's Warning on Tel Aviv
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut Party, toured Tel Aviv and reported hearing a warning from a French immigrant. The immigrant stated he votes for Zehut "so that Tel Aviv doesn't become Paris, and so that Tel Aviv doesn't go up in flames like Paris." Feiglin used the remark to advocate for his party's platform of "occupation, expulsion, and settlement."
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- Zehut Party Chairman Moshe Feiglin cited a French immigrant's warning about Tel Aviv becoming like Paris.
- The immigrant reportedly said he votes Zehut "so that Tel Aviv doesn't go up in flames like Paris."
- Feiglin toured Tel Aviv's Nahalat Binyamin Street and spoke with residents.
- He linked the immigrant's comment to his party's platform of "occupation, expulsion, and settlement."
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut Party, toured Nahalat Binyamin Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, engaging with residents and presenting his party's ballot slip, marked 'Tet'. During the tour, Feiglin shared a stark message he received from a Jewish immigrant from France.
Feiglin recounted that when he asked the immigrant why he was voting for Zehut, the man replied, "So that Tel Aviv doesn't become Paris, and so that Tel Aviv doesn't go up in flames like Paris." Feiglin stated that this remark highlights fears of developments similar to those occurring in European cities.
Feiglin concluded his impressions of the support he received on the ground by saying, "The spirit here is hot, democracy here is seething." He connected the warning he heard to his party's political platform, declaring, "That's why we need Zehut. Occupation, expulsion, and settlement, that is victory, and that is ballot slip Tet at the polling station."