Uri Ariel
Uri Yehuda Ariel ( born December 22, 1952 in Afula ) [ אורי אריאל ] is an Israeli politician HaBajit haJehudi and Minister of Construction and Housing of the current Israeli government. Ariel is considered extremely quite conservative and nationalistic. He is committed to the preservation and expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
Biography
Uri Ariel served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF ) until he retired with the rank of Major. He became involved in the movement of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, was General Secretary of the settler organization Amana and the Yesha Council and Chairman of the Municipal Council of the Bet El settlement in the West Bank.
Ariel moved in 2001 as substitutes for the murdered Rechaw'am Ze'ewi on the list of the National Union in the Knesset. In 2003 he was re-elected on the list in sixth place of his party coalition. In protest against the agreed evacuation of the settlements, he moved to Kefar Darom and 2006 after Amona 2005. In 2006, he was confirmed on the common list of National Union and National Religious Party as parliamentarians.
During the Sukkot festival in 2006 Ariel rose to the Temple Mount, to say that he intended to build a synagogue there. On the Temple Mount is the Dome of the Rock and the Al -Aqsa Mosque, two important Islamic shrines.
2008 Ariel criticized the decision of the Knesset that Angela Merkel could speak German in the Knesset, with the words: They are Amalek, THEY are the mother of all of Amalek. The Jews must not return to be doormats. ( "They are the Amalekites, they are the mother of all Amalekites. Jews are not allowed back to doormats are "). The Amalekites were loud Torah enemies of the Jews who were exterminated by the Jews.
Published in 2010 right-wing Israeli rabbi a letter in which they called upon to to Palestinians or Israeli Arabs to rent no more dwellings and this also should not be the workers. In addition, Jews should not enter into relationships with non-Jews. Virtually the entire Israeli political spectrum rejected the letter. Holocaust survivors spoke of " the first signs of neo-fascism ". Ariel was one of the proponents of discriminatory measures.
After right-wing Jewish settlers of the hill top youth had in 2011 an Israeli army base attacked, Ariel protested against Israeli soldiers who had referred to as " terrorists" the attacker. Calls after deadly defenses against future attacks, refused Ariel. In January 2012, Ariel admitted to have given the extremists of information regarding troop movements of the Israeli army. He said: If a person who transfers information about IDF movements is a spy, then I am a spy. ( "If a person who has information regarding passes of troop movements of the Israeli army, is a spy, I am a spy. " ) The right settler organization NGO Matot Arim chose Ariel 2011 as the most successful right-wing Member of the Knesset and 2012 to become the second most right-wing member of the Knesset.
2012 initiated Uri Ariel in the Knesset to pass a law, according to which symbols and slogans of National Socialism may be shown exclusively for educational and documentation purposes. Previously, the ultra-orthodox Jews ( Haredim ) used during protests Nazi symbolism to draw attention to their perceived discrimination. According to Ariel's insulted such a cynical use of Holocaust survivors and injured the memory of the victims.