Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Likud's Jewish Leadership (Manhigut Yehudit) faction, has filed a complaint with the police regarding a threatening phone call purportedly made from his office.
The story began last Sunday night when Feiglin was informed that Minister Limor Livnat had received phone threats originating from a Jewish Leadership office. He was questioned by police detectives the next morning, who soon realized that Feiglin was not connected with the matter; the police announced its opinion the next day that Feiglin was not involved in the matter.
What emerged, however, was that someone had connected up to the Manhigut Yehudit phone line and staged a threatening phone call to the Likud's central office in order to cast a shadow of suspicion on Feiglin. The police asked Feiglin if he suspected anyone. He answered in the affirmative, supplied many details to support his suspicions, and was released immediately with no restrictions.
Jewish Leadership summed up as follows:
"It is clear that those who really understand the path and strength of Manhigut Yehudit are losing sleep over the movement's success. About 20% of Likud Central Committee members voted for Feiglin, despite the campaign of slander against him, and [despite the fact] that someone discovered all the deals [made by Central Committee members, along the lines of 'you vote for my candidate and I'll vote for yours'] and canceled them, in some cases transferring support to the rival candidate. What this means is that Manhigut Yehudit is a rising force in the party - something that is so frightening to some people that they are even prepared to use criminal means."
The story began last Sunday night when Feiglin was informed that Minister Limor Livnat had received phone threats originating from a Jewish Leadership office. He was questioned by police detectives the next morning, who soon realized that Feiglin was not connected with the matter; the police announced its opinion the next day that Feiglin was not involved in the matter.
What emerged, however, was that someone had connected up to the Manhigut Yehudit phone line and staged a threatening phone call to the Likud's central office in order to cast a shadow of suspicion on Feiglin. The police asked Feiglin if he suspected anyone. He answered in the affirmative, supplied many details to support his suspicions, and was released immediately with no restrictions.
Jewish Leadership summed up as follows:
"It is clear that those who really understand the path and strength of Manhigut Yehudit are losing sleep over the movement's success. About 20% of Likud Central Committee members voted for Feiglin, despite the campaign of slander against him, and [despite the fact] that someone discovered all the deals [made by Central Committee members, along the lines of 'you vote for my candidate and I'll vote for yours'] and canceled them, in some cases transferring support to the rival candidate. What this means is that Manhigut Yehudit is a rising force in the party - something that is so frightening to some people that they are even prepared to use criminal means."