"During the days of the First Holy Temple, as King Hezekiah reigned in Judea, the mighty Assyrian empire ruled the Middle East. Its armies poured over the area, conquering nations and states, never defeated. The northern Jewish kingdom of Israel fell to the mighty Assyrians, and they ravaged the southern kingdom of Judea, conquering every city and town except the capital, Jerusalem. The powerful army, led by Sanacherib, laid siege to the city and delivered an ultimatum to the Jews standing behind the city's walls: Surrender and live, be taken to another land where you will live lives of quiet comfort, or fight—and be exterminated.
Within the city a bitter debate broke out, with King Hezekiah placing his faith in the Almighty, calling for resistance and refusal to surrender. A second camp, however, led by the scholar and scribe Shevna, called for surrender and peace. And thus, says the Talmud (Sanhedrin 26a):
"Shevna spoke before 130,000 people and Hezekiah before 110,000. Hezekiah (seeing that the majority was with Shevna) was fearful and said: Can it be, G-d forbid, that the Almighty wishes to go after the majority and since the majority wishes to surrender, we, too, should agree to surrender? The prophet [Isaiah] then came and said: 'Say you not a confederation to all that the people shall call a confederation' (Isaiah 8 ). It is a confederation of the wicked and a confederacy of the wicked is not counted."
The votes and the majority of those who do not follow G-d's law and will are not "counted," are not considered in making a national Jewish decision. Of course, there is a concept of democracy within Judaism. But that is within a context of Jewish law, when the majority does not go against Judaism. Certainly the Sanhedrin ruled on the basis of the majority decision of its members and certainly the vote for people who are committed to Judaism and Jewish policies is based on the principle of democracy. But democracy can never be used to vote against Torah and Jewish concepts and values and laws. Democracy must bow before the truth of Judaism." (p.264 "Uncomfortable Questions for Comfortable Jews", R.Meir Kahane 1987)
The High Priest Shevna and his 130,000 disciples knew Torah and Halacha x1000 times better than Ovadiya Yosef & Shas, and were otherwise probably complete tzaddikim on a level that we cannot comprehend, yet they are still called a kesher reshoyim - "a confederacy of the wicked" by Hashem, for erring in wanting to surrender Eretz Yisrael for pikuach nefesh - "to save lives", showing how vast is His Land's honour is in His eyes, and how vast is the judgment against most Haredi leaders and their followers is in this generation for supporting Oslo, and who despite all the terrible events of the last 20 years, still in principle to this day are prepared to give up parts of Israel to the Ishmaelites!
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