Leading Labor Party candidate: I don't see Israeli settlements as a crime
Shelly Yachimovich claims settlement building was completely consensual move; says it was Labor Party that founded the settlement enterprise in the territories.
Prospective Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich has defended her party's role in the establishment of the settlements, saying, "I certainly do not see the settlement project as a sin and a crime." In an interview to be published in Haaretz Magazine Friday, MK Yachimovich added, "In its time, it was a completely consensual move. And it was the Labor Party that founded the settlement enterprise in the territories. That is a fact. A historical fact."
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<p><span>Israel’s Labor and Likud parties have the same objective except for a slight difference. While Labor has the same goals as Netanyahu, their party moves to attain the goals diplomatically. I see Labor as more dangerous. There is no hope for diplomacy to work with the Israelis. Such negotiations serve only to provide an opportunity for Israelis to confiscate more land while Palestinians relinquish <span>their</span> weapons and fall into a stupor and come to accept their subjugation in return for a loaf of bread.</span></p>
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