#195 - The Orthodox, Libertarian, Pro-Weed Israeli Politician (Moshe Feiglin)

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Once upon a time, in an election far far away, in April of 2019, amidst the political cacophony of right and left, one party stepped into the lime light as a possible king maker. You see here in Israel, as a small party, you can tip the scales of a coalition - and thus hold a lot of power. Zehut, or Identity, led by Moshe Feiglin was predicted to receive as much as 7 mandates. For many, Zehut is an enigma. On one hand the founder of the party Moshe Feiglin leads a libertarian approach to government and economics. He believes in lowering taxes, abolishing social security and a separation of church and state. And as an added bonus, he wants to legalize pot. On the other hand, he's a devout religious Jew who believes the Temple Mount should be under Israeli control and that the third temple is soon to be built - g-d willing. Some people adore him, others despise him, but one thing is certain. Moshe Feiglin is one of the most intriguing Israelis to hit the political stage in recent times. We are very thrilled and honored to be joined today on the podcast by Moshe Feiglin.

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0:00.0	This is Aiton Weinstein.
0:01.6	And I'm Naor Menninger, and you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.
0:10.1	This podcast is made in collaboration with the Jewish Journal.
0:15.9	Check them out at Jewishjournal.com.
0:18.3	Also in collaboration with Arutscheva, Israel National News.com. If you'd like to
0:23.7	support the podcast, visit to njb.com slash donate. Once upon a time, an election far, far away, in April of 2019, amidst the political
0:41.1	cacophony of right and left, one party stepped into the limelight as a possible kingmaker.
0:48.1	You see, here in Israel, as a small party, you can tip the scales of a coalition and
0:52.9	thus hold a lot of power. Zahut or identity led by
0:59.2	Moshe Feiglin was predicted to receive as much as seven mandates. For many, Zahut is an enigma.
1:06.2	On one hand, the founder of the party, Moshe Feiglin, leads a libertarian approach to government and economics.
1:13.3	He believes in lowering taxes, abolishing social security almost completely, and a separation of church and state.
1:21.6	And as an added bonus, he wants to legalize pot.
1:24.7	On the other hand, he's a devout religious Jew who believes the
1:28.9	temple mount should be under Israeli control and that the third temple is soon to be built, God willing.
1:35.6	Some people adore Moshefeglin. Others are bewildered by him and put off. But one thing is certain.
1:43.6	Moshefeglin is one of the most intriguing Israelis
1:46.3	to hit the political stage in recent times. So we are very thrilled and honored to be joined
1:51.6	today on the podcast by Moshu Feglian. Thank you so much. Thank you, Aten. Thank you, Nau.
1:58.1	This is, I got to, first of all, share our listeners. You can't, maybe if you're not watching the video, you can't see, but we're sitting on your
2:03.9	beautiful porch outside.
2:05.6	Overlooking the father's land.
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