The chairman of the Meretz party, MK Nitzan Horowitz, spoke today (Sunday) with Ben Caspit and Aryeh Eldad on their program on 103FM and referred to the storm he provoked last night in an interview on News 13, in which he said about the Hague tribunal’s announcement to open an investigation against Israel. There was a place for that decision. ”
As you may recall, the reactions in the political system were sharp and attacked Horowitz, and even MK Yair Golan clarified that unlike his party partner, MK Nitzan Horowitz, he does not agree with the opening of the investigation against Israel.
At the beginning of his speech, Horowitz launched an attack on the right-wing government led by Netanyahu and said: “Whoever takes us to The Hague is the right, Netanyahu and the settlers and the truth must be told. Whoever builds settlements wildly, knowing it is against international law, will complicate us legally. “The Jewish state wants Israel not to get into these complications and, God forbid, no IDF soldier to face these humiliations, so I accuse the Israeli government of simply abandoning us to such a situation, and that is simply a political failure.”
The Meretz chairman went on to point the finger of blame mainly at settlement construction, explaining that “what the prosecution wants to check is the story of the settlements. My position on the settlements is well known, I think they are destroying the country and complicating us in the world. The good of my country before my eyes, I want the State of Israel to stop with them, start a peace process with the Palestinians, reach an agreement, and then there will not be all these things. You think I enjoy seeing Israel explored in the world, controlled, no. I want us to be an example to the world and not a target for criticism. “
He added that Israel should be committed to international law: “We do not want to be like Syria and Iran, and not an undemocratic state, but one that obeys both domestic and international law because we are part of the family of nations. As part of it, there are also international norms. The court “I must deal with the war crimes committed by the killer in Shaar al-Assad, this is something that many Israeli politicians will not tell you, I am in favor of international law and in favor of international legal institutions.”
He added that the State of Israel must cooperate with the International Court of Justice: “There have been international tests in the past regarding Israel’s moves, and I think that this time too Israel should cooperate, and if it claims that everything is OK and everything is fine, show the materials and everything will be fine.”
Horowitz also clarified that he separates the investigation into the Eitan cliff from the investigation into the continuation of construction in the settlements: “First of all, the responsibility is on us as those who sit here and implement this policy, the responsibility we have to make a different policy. I separate the Eitan cliff from the settlements. “What they do or do not do, but in the interest of the State of Israel. I want a Jewish and democratic state and not control millions of Palestinians, I want to get out of there, stop the occupation and that is my position.”
Finally, he stressed: “Meretz is an ideological left party, and I always tell the truth, and do not try to evade like other parties. We unlike others stick to our positions. We are a Zionist party and want the good of the country for the two peoples living in it. We have a real supportive public, we “Not political fiction. We have run in every election since the establishment of the state, and we will run in this as well. I am coming out strengthened from the last few days, not only will we pass the blocking percentage but we will also get stronger.”