BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

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Sources close to Amar placed the blame squarely on the
shoulders of Meir, who left home some 15 years ago. Of
Amar's 12 children – four boys and eight girls – Meir is the
only one who abandoned religion.
So let's figure it out, shall we? Rabbi Amar's son Meir, has
been estranged from the family for 15 years. But as soon as
he hears his baby sister is in boyfriend trouble, he rushes
home. So noble is he, that he kidnaps the suitor and takes
him to a house in an Arab village where he is beaten all night
by Meir and his two Arab pals. We would assume that the
starry-eyed lover would have gotten the message to stay
away from the girl, but apparently not so. After a night of
beating, he was driven to Rabbi Amar's apartment in
Jerusalem for even more assaults next to the Rabbi's
bedroom.
Based on the dirty deeds of the Jewish Department of the
Shabak, Meir was another Avishai Raviv, a screwed-up kid
who got in trouble with the law, and was offered a way out by
betraying his family. That's how they've done it hundreds of
times before, and that's how they did it this time.
Once the religious-political leaders, opposed to the crimes of
the government, are removed, naturally a new religiouspolitical
leader will emerge to replace the loss. And Natan
Sharansky was groomed for the part.
On Independence Day, Sharansky addressed the 80,000
Jews who had gathered in Gush Katif for the holiday. I
cringed at his presence but they lapped up his every word.
After all, didn't he just resign from the government in protest
over the Gush Katif pullout? It occurred to no one that as a
member of Sharon's cabinet, he had given the government
his approval of the surrender. Once he had done his
damage, he made his meaningless gesture.
Now he was on to new adventures. He had received a pile of
money to be a "thinker" for the Shalem Center, founded by