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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">חקיקה הלאומית - הישגים בכנסת שהושגו בזכות העבודה שכולנו עשינו </span></u></b><span dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">לפני פסח - הכנסת יצאה לפגרה (חופשה) עד אחרי יום העצמאות. הזדמנות טובה לדווח על 3 הישגים חלקיים אך חשובים שהשגנו בחצי השנה האחרונה, בנושא החקיקה הלאומית: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">א. חוק תגים לשוטרים: כזכור, ביקשנו מהשרים להצביע </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">בעד</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> הצעת החוק: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><a href="http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/nameless-violent-policemen.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/nameless-violent-policemen.html</span></a></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">השרים הסכימו עקרונית לקדם את הצעת החוק ולכן היא עברה ללא קושי את ההצבעה הראשונה בכנסת (הקרויה: "העברה לוועדה"): <span style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://oknesset.org/vote/3357/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://oknesset.org/vote/3357</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span style="COLOR: blue"><span dir="rtl"></span>/</span></a></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">ב. חוק חרם: כזכור, ביקשנו מחברי הכנסת שיצביעו </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">בעד</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> הצעת החוק הזאת: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><a href="http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/fighting-anti-israeli-boycott.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/fighting-anti-israeli-boycott.html</span></a></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">הם עשו זאת, הצעת החוק "עברה לוועדה" - בדרך לקריאה שנייה ושלישית: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.knesset.gov.il/vote/heb/Vote_Res_Map.asp?vote_id_t=15487" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: blue">http://www.knesset.gov.il/vote/heb/Vote_Res_Map.asp?vote_id_t=15487</span></a></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">ג. החלת החוק הישראלי בישובי יהודה ושומרון - כזכור, ביקשנו מחברי הכנסת </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">לא להצביע נגד</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> יהודה ושומרון: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><a href="http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/04/apply-israeli-laws-2322011.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/04/apply-israeli-laws-2322011.html</span></a></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><span dir="rtl"></span> התוצאה? דרמה. כפי שכתב בן כספית </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt"><a href="http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/215/915.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/215/915.html</span></a></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><span dir="rtl"></span>: "רוב הח"כים של הליכוד </span><b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">נמלטו מהמליאה</span></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> כדי לא להיאלץ להצביע נגד הצעה </span><b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">שהם בעצם מסכימים איתה</span></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">. בן כספית שיבח את "זכותם של הח"כים הימניים לחופש היעדרות .... מבחינתם יהודה ושומרון זה עניין מצפוני עקרוני". בש"ס וישראל ביתנו -- אפילו השרים סירבו להצביע נגד. כך גם כמובן במפד"ל. בליכוד כאמור הח"כים היו בסדר והשרים היו לא בסדר (הצביעו נגד יהודה ושומרון). כמובן שהאיחוד הלאומי הצביעו בעד. לפרטים: </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><a href="http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_600.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="COLOR: blue">http://mattotarim1.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_600.html</span></a><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">מוסר השכל: שרי הליכוד שסירבו לבקשתנו המנומסת והצודקת, נכחו לדעת, שמי שמצביע נגד ארץ ישראל, עלול למצוא את עצמו מצביע לבד, לצד אנשי שמאל וערבים. הנה למשל סרט מדהים בו רואים דמות בכירה זועמת על ראש הקואליציה מפני שנאלצה להתבזות, </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">לבד</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">, ולהצביע נגד: <a href="http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/215920" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: blue">http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/215920</span></a><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">היו מספר פעילים שהתאכזבו - מדוע הח"כים לא הצביעו </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">בעד </span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">ההצעה?? הסיבה היא שבכנסת התפתחו נורמות שליליות לאורך השנים: זהו נס שהצלחנו לגרום ל"שביתה" שגרמנו לה. הנה דוגמה אחת (ויש עוד הרבה...) של כל ח"כי הקואליציה, גם הטובים ביותר, מצביעים </span><b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">בעד מדינה פלשתינית</span></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">:</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><a href="http://oknesset.org/vote/245/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: blue">http://oknesset.org/vote/245</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: blue"><span dir="rtl"></span>/</span></a></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">.</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> בארכיון מטות ערים יש דוגמאות נוספות של </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">ראשי הימין האידאולוגי</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> שמצביעים: בעד עקירת יישובים - בעד הזרמת מימון לערפאת - ועוד. רק אם נשמור על מעורבות גבוהה בכל הנעשה בכנסת במשך </span><b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">חודשים ושנים</span></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">, נגיע לכך שחברי כנסת יצביעו נגד עמדת הממשלה בהצבעות האידאולוגיות. </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">זו הסיבה שכיום, כאחד מלקחי גוש קטיף, כולנו פונים לחברי הכנסת לפני כל הצבעה חשובה (כי אם לנו לא אכפת - מדוע שהח"כים יטרחו להצביע כפי שצריך???) בדיוק לשם כך הוקם רשת המייל של מטות ערים. </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">* אנא המליצו לנו (<a href="mailto:mattot.arim@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">mattot.arim@gmail.com</span></a><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span>) על </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">כתובות מייל חדשות</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">, של חברים או בני משפחה (<u>רק</u> אנשי ימין בבקשה, איננו רוצים להטריד אף איש שמאל!!). אנו נפנה לכל אותם אנשים מומלצים כדי לבדוק האם הם מוכנים לסייע להרחיב את השורות. </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">* אנו במיוחד מעוניינים בכתובות המייל של דוברי רוסית כדי להעצים את רמת הידע של המגזר המוזנח הזה. אבל שוב - לא להפנות אותנו לאנשי שמאל בבקשה.</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">* אם אתה בעצמך מעוניין </span><b><u><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">להמשיך לקבל מיילים של מטות ערים</span></u></b><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> <strong><font size="6">אנא לחץ "השב"</font></strong> ולרשום את המילה "להמשיך" (או משהו דומה). תודה רבה!</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Knesset is currently on vacation, until after Independence Day. It's a good opportunity to report 3 partial yet important Knesset successes that we have had lately in promoting pro-Israel legislation: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> </span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">a. <b>Police Badge Law</b> -- We all asked ministers to vote FOR the law that obliges policemen (e.g. settler-bashers) to wear an identifying badge. The bill has now gone through the ministers' legislative committee without mishap and also passed its first hurdle ("haavara le-vaada") in the Knesset. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">b. <b>Boycott Law</b> -- We all asked MKs to vote FOR the law that provides disincentives to those which choose to encourages boycotts of Israel or Judea and Samaria. They did so. The bill is now being prepared for second and third readings (the final stage before becoming law). </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">c. <b>Application of Israeli Law to Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria</b> -- We all asked MKs NOT to vote against this! The resulting drama was fascinating. The Likud ministers, who did not heed our polite request, voted for the law but were horrified to find themselves surrounded by an embarrassing concoction of legislators consisting only of leftists and Arabs. Yisrael Beytenu, Mafdal and Shas were nowhere to be seen. The Likud non-minister MKs, including even the deputy ministers and the coalition whip himself, also busied themselves during the vote with pressing affairs of state outside the voting hall and/or engaged in healthful strolls in the bracing Jerusalem air and refused to come and vote against the law as the Ministers' Committee had ordered them to do. The National Union voted FOR the law. So, the vote did not pass, but an outstandingly educational drama resulted. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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