While perceived as a classic right-wing hardliner by most, Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman is among the advocates of the two-state solution plan, the establishment of a Palestinian state on portions of Eretz Yisrael towards bringing the ongoing controversy to an end.
Lieberman denies being anti-Arab or a racist, and defends his platform of denying citizenship to anyone, not just Arabs, who does not pledge loyalty to the state.
Lieberman explains that while he does not request or expect that Arabs accept the “Zionist dream,” he does expect and demand loyalty and the recognition that Israel is a Jewish State.
In the past, Lieberman advocated land exchanges with the Arabs in an effort to create land contiguity for both Israel and a new Palestinian state, seeking to separate the nations in the hope of preserving Israel’s Jewish majority and permitting the Arabs to live in their country under their own control.
Lieberman granted a comprehensive interview to the Jewish Week, in which he directs remarks to the American administration, which seems extremely concerned over the fact that the man they perceive as a right-wing hard-liner racist may be a senior cabinet minister, perhaps even foreign minister.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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RIGHT and LEFT wing refer to the French National Assembly over 200 years ago. The terms as used in western countries, don’t work well with Jews since we have a different culture.
A one-state solution will result in a state that is controlled by Palestinians. While perhaps the Hareidim could cut a deal with the Muslims to work together (the Neturei Karta approach, what Jacob Israel De Haan was murdered for working for), most everyone else is skeptical.
A two-state solution means that most Arabs will no longer be involved in Israeli political life which many believe will cripple those political parties that get a considerable number of Arab votes, or ally themselves with the anti-zionist Arabs in the Knesset.
It isn’t a right-left issue, and isn’t even a frum-frei issue. It’s quite debateable.
In looking at Mr. Lieberman, perhaps we should focus on his attitudes towards abortion, marriage, aid to the poor, and Torah study.
Lieberman IS a racist – a self-hating one; those who hate the torah like he does hate their jewish-ness as well.