I don’t normally use the word “betray” because it’s very strongly negative. It sounds bad. But this is what it seems that Abramowitz and Gimpel are doing by running in the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) list for Knesset. See their event here. I wouldn’t come out with such strong words if the two were not Feiglin supporters to begin with. I wouldn’t say that anyone currently in Bayit Yehudi is “betraying” anyone, because they never believed in Jewish Leadership in the first place. They believe in complaining while earning big tax money salaries.
I don’t know if Ari and Jeremy were Likud members in the past, but I’ve seen Ari at Feiglin events and I’ve heard of a loose connection between him and Manhigut Yehudit. But if they were, they are no longer. All they need, says the event, are 1,000 signatures of people to join the Bayit Hehudi party to secure their names on the list.
These 1,000 people they are looking for will get them something like the 4th or 5th slot on the list, maximum. They are also 1,000 people who will not be able to vote for Jewish Leadership in the Likud party, the party that actually rules the country. 1,000 more Likud members would be an enormous push in the direction of real Jewish Leadership for Israel. Ari and Jeremy could make that happen, but they have decided that getting a realistic slot on the Likud list is next to impossible for them, so they can more easily get that tax money Knesset Member salary (since that’s all it would be, as Bayit Yehudi is a totally irrelevant party) by joining an irrelevant party.
How irrelevant? Well, the Ulpana was just evacuated, and the “Jewish Home” party did nothing about it. Its leader is still in the government. So would Ari and Jeremy had they been on the list this time. So much for saving Zionism.
Ari, Jeremy – stop wasting your influence on your own political ambitions. Use it to bring those thousand people you need in to Likud instead of into your own political futures. You believe in Manhigut Yehudit, and you believe in Moshe Feiglin. So do the right thing and ditch the sector mentality.
The Jewish Libertarian 
I do not see strong stand on issues from Avi & Jeremy. Little devotion & no self-sacrifice. Looks like guys are out to promote themselves. Seem not very serious. We’ve got too many selfish corrupt politicos already.
Gershon, they are out to promote themselves, but it’s only subconscious. Politics is itself poison. Anyone who joins it to gain power is compromised. That’s almost everyone on the planet. Have Rachmanus on them. They don’t know what they’ve gotten themselves into.
I suppport Ari & Jeremy and will be voting for them. I don’t think its a betrayal. You are free to vote for whomever you wish. You must think Ari & Jeremy have a great deal of influence if they can pull membesr away from Likud. And if they can, then that means the voters have more faith in the Jewish Home then in Likud. Anyway, its all about the rights of Jewish people to repariate in all parts of the Land of Israel. We should all be on the same side instead of accusing each other of “betrayal”.
Qwerty –
It’s not about repatriating Jewish people in all parts of Israel. It has nothing to do with that. That is only a consequence. I refer you to my post here: http://settlersofsamaria.org/2012/09/24/forgive-me-for-disengaging/