Being grateful is a key part of being Jewish, and there is also a relationship between giving thanks and believing in God. Abraham convinced others to believe in God when he told them about how God created the world. Moses scolded those who would not appreciate the good things God had done for them.
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The recent attacks on GOC Central Command Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs and the coalition's unsuccessful effort to pass statutes that apply Israeli law in Judea and Samaria dovetail with this concept of thanksgiving.
Fuchs has come under attack because he plans to evict illegal settlers from Homesh. The law is the law, but some want to ignore it, taking to social media to attack the IDF official. "You have failed, take responsibility"; "strong against Jews but weak against Arabs" they lash out. These attacks have also included images effectively calling on people to target him. This obviously led to widespread condemnation, including from settler officials. They know that without the IDF troops under his command, Jews would not be able to lead a proper life in Judea and Samaria and be subject to constant terrorism.
The Knesset debacle in passing the regulation has led Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar to express outrage toward some in the coalition but mainly against the opposition for doing everything it can to topple the government even if that comes at the expense of the settlers.
If the regulations don't get passed by July, Israelis living in Judea and Samaria would be denied basic services such as social security payments and access to the DMV and won't be able to vote for the Knesset. This will be a bureaucratic nightmare.
These regulations have been renewed every five years for the past five decades, without this ever causing tempers to flare at the Knesset. But this time the opposition believes that anything is kosher when it comes to toppling the government. While one can somehow understand why there are Arab MKs rebelling within the coalition over this, for fear this would imply they support annexation, when it comes to the opposition, it appears they should be reminded of the Jewish concept of giving thanks and support the measure.
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