Zionist Union candidate calls for split of Jerusalem

Zionist Union Knesset candidate Yossi Yona calls for the separation of Jerusalem, Army Radio reports.

Speaking at a panel at an Israeli high school, Yona says that “Jerusalem is for all intents and purposes a divided city, so we think there is no logic in keeping parts of East Jerusalem, and it is proper to discuss a division that would bring the Arab neighborhoods permanently into a state of Palestine.

His faction, battling with the Likud party for the opportunity to form the next government, says in response: “In our party, as opposed to others, everyone can express their opinions. Still, the one who will handle negotiations with the Palestinians is Isaac Herzog, who will do this while guarding uncompromisingly Israel’s security interests.”

Ras al-Amoud in East Jerusalem on October 21, 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)