I get the attraction many have to Itamar Ben Gvir. What I wonder about is how what he says and how so many respond compared to other similar phenomena.
Meaning, we have seen the rise of extreme right wing parties around the world. they call for heightened nationalism and the like, and usually are , or at least they often are or often are accused of being, anti-foreigners, and especially antisemitic. When extreme Right parties gain power or increase their influence in other countries, Jewish groups around the world, including among the religious, work their magic and use their influence to curtail them as much as possible because extreme right parties are generally racist and bad, even though what they want is what they think is best for their respective countries, even if it is bad for others including Jews, from a nationalist perspective.
To me it seems the rise of Itamar Ben Gvir is pretty similar to that. It is the rise of a more extreme right wing party that is focusing on nationalism. Whether it is a racist party in nature I will let each person decide for himself or herself. I am sure most of us will say it is different, they just want Jewish power and Jewish control in our homeland, but when taking a step back it really looks, to me, like a pretty similar rise to power of an extreme right wing group that almost all of us would be concerned about if it were happening in another country. We would be screaming about the rise of fascism if this were happening in any other country with a sizeable Jewish population.
Am I wrong?
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