Atty. Elyakim Ha\'etzni, a former MK of the now-defunct right-wing Techiya party, a resident of Kiryat Arba, and an outspoken critic of the previous government, had some strong words to say to Arutz-7 today in defense of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon:
\"What I\'m saying is, let\'s relate to this Prime Minister as a person. If you had a new worker, wouldn\'t you give him a couple of weeks to get used to the job, to find the best way to work? Let him breathe a little! We\'re the ones who voted him in, so let\'s give him a little space!… In his short time in office, he has already done some important things: He changed the election system so that the Arabs can\'t determine who our Prime Minister will be. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to go to Washington without a plan! Usually they have to come with one of those \'creative\' plans that create nothing more than defeat and catastrophe… He also got Arafat dis-invited to U.S., and called him a terrorist; this was a major change in direction; until now, Arafat had been the most frequent guest in Washington... He got the international intervention business off the agenda... I\'m not saying that I\'m satisfied with him, but - give him a chance! You can\'t stop an out-of-control car in one shot; it must be done gradually, or else the car will turn over. We have no reason to rush and say that he is a failure, especially not with a man like Ariel Sharon, who has so many achievements to his name. Give him a chance... It could be that his methodology is not to smash them with one big shot, but rather to keep them constantly on their toes. His real test will be in Abu Sneineh, because they have declared war on us from there. If he does not have the strength to conquer Abu Sneineh, I\'ll take back everything I said.\"
Abu Sneineh is the high-ground area in Hevron from where Palestinians have constantly fired on the Jews down below; last Monday, a sniper shot and killed ten-month-old Shalhevet Pass from there.
\"What I\'m saying is, let\'s relate to this Prime Minister as a person. If you had a new worker, wouldn\'t you give him a couple of weeks to get used to the job, to find the best way to work? Let him breathe a little! We\'re the ones who voted him in, so let\'s give him a little space!… In his short time in office, he has already done some important things: He changed the election system so that the Arabs can\'t determine who our Prime Minister will be. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to go to Washington without a plan! Usually they have to come with one of those \'creative\' plans that create nothing more than defeat and catastrophe… He also got Arafat dis-invited to U.S., and called him a terrorist; this was a major change in direction; until now, Arafat had been the most frequent guest in Washington... He got the international intervention business off the agenda... I\'m not saying that I\'m satisfied with him, but - give him a chance! You can\'t stop an out-of-control car in one shot; it must be done gradually, or else the car will turn over. We have no reason to rush and say that he is a failure, especially not with a man like Ariel Sharon, who has so many achievements to his name. Give him a chance... It could be that his methodology is not to smash them with one big shot, but rather to keep them constantly on their toes. His real test will be in Abu Sneineh, because they have declared war on us from there. If he does not have the strength to conquer Abu Sneineh, I\'ll take back everything I said.\"
Abu Sneineh is the high-ground area in Hevron from where Palestinians have constantly fired on the Jews down below; last Monday, a sniper shot and killed ten-month-old Shalhevet Pass from there.