These elections are about a vote to the Right or for a fifth election rife with division, hatred, boycotts and terrible chaos that will tear our people apart. That's the whole story.

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I remember as a child I did not really understand the meaning of the phrase "futile hatred destroyed Jerusalem." After all, what does hatred have to do with the destruction of the Temple? Today I understand. I understand exactly how we lost a Jewish state in the Land of Israel 2,000 years ago.

Cynical politicians are racing toward social polarization and a fifth election. Yisrael Beytenu wants to evacuate ultra-Orthodox in wheelbarrows, ultra-Orthodox lawmakers brand female IDF soldiers "shiksas", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu accuses anyone who does not worship him of being a radical leftist while embracing terrorist supporter MK Mansour Abbas, Likud Minister Miri Regev spares no effort to drive a wedge between Sephardim and Ashkenazim, Yesh Atid fosters animosity against settlers, and New Hope boycotts Netanyahu.

Have you lost your mind?! Have you lost sight of our people? Don't you care anymore about the millions of students drained from a year of distance learning? About the residents of the Negev terrorized by Bedouin crime? About the thousands of business owners who have been left with nothing? About the 500,000 unemployed Israelis now living in existential anxiety?

Our problem is not the coronavirus pandemic. The problem is callous politicians who only care about themselves.

Israel can become a paradise. The "Singapore Plan" Yamina has formulated will sharply reduce taxes so that the net wages of any teacher, doctor, lawyer, or factory owner will increase by 20%. Whoever works, will benefit. The economy will grow and the unemployed will work again.

This requires a functioning right-wing national government.

Unfortunately, Netanyahu is spreading falsehoods, saying that Yamina will form a government headed by Lapid. That is a complete and utter lie.

We will not allow the formation of a government headed by Lapid – not because he is unworthy, but because we are right-wingers, and the majority of the public - 80 Knesset seats - are right-wing. It is exactly such lies and tricks that characterize Netanyahu's evil and failed government.

This is entirely up to you. I believe in you and ask that you trust me and my fellow party members to keep acing morally and professionally, with only the interests of our beloved people at heart.

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Thank you, Sheldon.

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Sheldon Adelson was a Jew who loved his people and his country passionately. He was a goodhearted, loyal friend, and I'm very pained at his passing. It also hurts to think about the difficulty Miri, his wife, who took such good care of him, and his loving family are having. It is a comfort that his deeds will go down in the Jewish people's Book of Chronicles.

Sheldon Adelson was not an observant Jew, but his heroic actions for the sake of the state and the people were godly. I remember that at one of our meetings, he saw on his phone that his company's stock had gained. He told me with a smile, "Listen, I just made $150 million," but immediately followed it up with, "And every cent will go to my people."

Only a few know how hard Adelson and his wife forked for Israel's security, to keep the Land of Israel whole and to continue the chain of Jewish existence from one generation to the next. These might sound like grandiose words, but it's the truth.

Everyone knows about his contribution to projects like Taglit-Birthright, to Israeli academia, and Ariel University in Samaria, including the School of Medicine we had the privilege of fighting for and founding, as well as plenty of other projects. All these are only the part that's out in the open. He did a lot more in secret.

Adelson put all his weight behind getting the US to relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, even when there were Israelis leaders who balked at the move. By doing so, the dear philanthropist effectively broke the glass ceiling of Jerusalem being recognized as Israel's capital. He held endless meetings with anyone he could in order to pull the US out of the bad 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and worked to secure American recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli – as well as many other discreet activities.

Dear Sheldon, you're up in Heaven now. Rest in peace, and know that with God's help, we will continue to defend the state and the people you loved so much. May your memory be a blessing.

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Our slogan in the current election campaign states: It's either the Right or the Left. If the ideological right, the national-religious public comes out as one and vote for Yamina we will be able to form a true right-wing government that will prevent the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state with Jerusalem as its capital.

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Yamina will never allow the land of Israel to be handed over to the Arabs - not today and not ever. We prefer that the mothers of 1,000 terrorists' cry than the mother of one IDF soldier.

Lovers of the Land of Israel, we are within reach of forming a strong Jewish-Zionist government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I, as defense minister, Ayelet Shaked as justice minister and with an excellent team including Bezalel Smotrich in the Transportation Ministry and Rabbi Rafi Peretz in the Education Ministry, by the prime minister's side.

A right-wing government is within reach. The right-wing bloc has risen in recent polls from 54 seats to 58, so you, the voters, hold its fate in your hands. Without a strong Yamina, we risk having a dangerous left-wing government with Yael German as education minister and Avi Nissenkorn as finance minister.

Yamina will only enter a Netanyahu-led government. Voting for Yamina will essentially get you two for the price of one: Netanyahu as prime minister and Bennett and Shaked strong at his side.

This way, there will never be another expulsion like the 2005 disengagement and we will never again relinquish our land to the Arabs. So that we can prevent the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state with Jerusalem as its capital. So that every boy and girl in Israel know the Shema Yisrael prayer. So that our enemies in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon fear us. So that IDF soldiers know we will always have their backs. So we can defeat our enemies. So that we can continue to foster free economy alongside a mutual guarantee and build a strong and secure Jewish state.

For all of this to happen, you must vote Yamina.

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