Former Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon in Haifa.. (photo credit: Courtesy)
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Former Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon criticized Operation Northern Shield, claiming the timing was “strictly political,” in a speech in Haifa Saturday.
Ya’alon was discussing the agenda of his new party ahead of the upcoming elections in April, and explaining his view of the current situation in Israel.
“I have been preparing for these elections for the past two years, in order to create an alternative to the current state of the country,” Ya’alon said. “If we continue to approach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as if it will end soon, we ignore the more important conflict: the strife among us here in Israel.”
“I will not join a coalition led by Netanyahu, no matter what,” Ya’alon added. “I have nothing against the Likud, but I cannot tolerate Netanyahu’s extremism… Once, the division between Left and Right was strictly economic. Now if you support Netanyahu you’re right-wing, and anyone who criticizes him, even people like President Reuven Rivlin, are considered left-wing.”
“There should be a Nation-State Law that defines the State of Israel as a Jewish state, but that is not to say that there should be no equality – that goes against the spirit of the Declaration of Independence. The Druze complained about it first, and they have higher drafting rates than Jews do! Our interest should be to integrate them into society.”
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