Livni says PM prefers to deal with Hamas rather than PA

Livni says the opposition is no less connected to Jewish tradition and culture, but does not, like Netanyahu, use a historical “pogrom” for political campaigning.

“Our country is not a halachic [Jewish legal] state, we will not have ‘religionization’ in schools,” she says, also lashing the government for its treatment of Diaspora Jewry.

Livni is also criticizing Netanyahu for his security policies.

“You take pride, Mr. Prime Minister, in being the first to recognize the Iranian threat, and I will give you credit,” she says. But 10 years on, Iran is now on the border, she adds.

On Gaza, she says: “The people of Israel must know the choice is not between a capitulation deal with Hamas or an operation.”

Livni accuses the Israeli government of preferring to deal with the Hamas terrorist than with the PA, “because it’s comfortable.”

“The Hamas is a security threat. But with Hamas, there is no threat of peace,” she says.