MK Uri Ariel (National Union) says the Land of Israel camp must actively fight the construction freeze, and that Netanyahu is liable to demolish Jewish towns. “We have to act now in order to prevent that,” he told Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew newsmagazine on Thursday.
“The nationalist camp must prepare itself by uniting and shake off its apathy,” Ariel said. “When there are problems of this nature, like the construction freeze and signs of possible demolition of communities, you have to kill [the problems] while they’re still small – because if they get bigger, the consequences will be worse. We have to do everything we can now, and not in half-a-year from now.”
Ariel warns that Netanyahu should not be under-estimated: “I know the man, and I know how far he can go when he finds himself in difficult situations.” 
Ariel warns that Prime Minister Netanyahu should not be under-estimated: “I know the man, and I know how far he can go when he finds himself in difficult situations.”
Ariel, a former mayor of Beit El and Yesha Council head, outlined three phases of the public struggle he envisions: “First, we must convene once again what was once known as the Land of Israel Front. Second, we have to increase and focus public consciousness on what’s going on, and third is the activity on the ground and in the outposts. We are basically united in our goals, but unfortunately we are slightly asleep. People are having trouble believing that Netanyahu can do what Ariel Sharon did [in Gush Katif and northern Shomron].”
Continued construction in Judea and Samaria, such as the new initiative in the towns of Binyamin, is a welcome and important idea, MK Ariel said – “but that’s not what will stop Netanyahu. We have to stop him with concerted activities such as going door to door throughout the country and impressing upon people the importance of national awareness. We don’t have the media tools that the left-wing has, but we do have synagogues, internet sites such as Arutz Sheva and the B’Sheva newspaper. We can and must fight for public opinion; this is the time to do it.”
Ariel also said that the Knesset itself can be tapped: “We have just now written to Netanyahu, with 30 MK signatories, calling on him to approve zoning plans so that at the end of the ten-month freeze, work can begin immediately. We can get work hand-in-hand with many MKs and win.”
