All of Israel is thoroughly united in its support for Operation Protective Edge because it is seen as a just war being waged responsibly, opposition leader Isaac Herzog says.
“The decisions that were taken so far were responsible and focused,” Herzog says during a conference call with reporters. “I hope they will bring an end to the fighting.”
Asked by a reporter whether he’s surprised by the “North Korea-like level of public support for the war” – according to polls, an overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis believe the military campaign is just – and whether this might endanger Israeli democracy, he laughed. “I really don’t think we’re North Korea in any possible sense,” said Herzog, who heads the center-left Labor party.
Labor Party chairman MK Isaac Herzog leads a party meeting in the Knesset on February 03, 2014 (photo credit: Flash90)
“Had I been prime minister I would have given a big blow to Hamas, and I would drive to Ramallah, knock on the door of the Muqata, enter the office of Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] and start negotiating peace with him. This is my line, this is what I think should be done.”
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