Galon: You can be offended by Abu Mazen's statements, but you should continue to talk and meet with him

Zehava Galon, who is running for Meretz's presidency, revealed in an interview with Olfan Walla that Prime Minister Lapid told her that he intends to reach an agreement with the Palestinians. In addition, she attacked the candidate Mola Golan, claiming that he brings to Meretz "norms that suit Ben Gabir." Regarding the allegations of corruption in the party, she admitted : "She feels very uncomfortable"

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08/18/2022

Thursday, August 18, 2022, 1:34 p.m

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In the video: Zehava Galon, who competes for the Meretz presidency, in an interview with Tal Shalu in the Walla Studio!

(Still photo: Reuven Castro)

Zehava Galon, who is running for Meretz's presidency, condemned the statement by Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen, but emphasized that we should continue to meet with him. "The statement is heretical and humiliating, but in the end it is an Israeli interest, we can be offended and disgusted, but we have security interests," she reasoned in an interview in the studio Voila! "Abu Mazen is working in cooperation with the Israeli security forces to try to prevent terrorism here and reach understandings.

If we think we are a policy of insults, then it is not a serious policy.

He should still be seen as someone with whom one should negotiate and not propose unilateral measures and punishments."

Galon revealed that Prime Minister Yair Lapid told her at the meeting that he "intends to reach a political settlement with Abu Mazen and the Palestinians."

In addition, she claimed that the relationship with Abu Mazen depends on the Israeli leadership.

"When Gantz, in my view, a very smart move, invites Abu Mazen to his house - the public understands that he is a partner," she explained.

"There is no such thing as the public, there is leadership, if it is a brave leadership it says that it is necessary to go for political moves."

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"If there is a brave leadership, she says that it is necessary to make political moves."

Galeon (Photo: Reuven Castro)

She attacked the candidate opposite her for the Meretz presidency, MK Yair Golan, and claimed that he brings to the elections in Meretz "norms that suit Ben Gabir." "I and Meretz have never been delegitimized on this issue as much as Yair Golan is doing," she said. She even claimed that she finds herself "under personal attacks, there have always been attacks but this time it became personal, I was threatened, my house was burned down but there have never been such attacks on Meretz voters." .

When I run - the leftists return home and gain two more mandates," she claimed.

In response to Golan's claim that she refuses to define Meretz as a Zionist party, she replied, "Meretz was founded in 1992, Meretz never wrote in its platform 'We are a Zionist party', it was written 'The State of Israel is the state of the Jewish people and all its citizens'."

She explained, "We are a left-wing party whose leaders are Zionists, but it is an inclusive party, an Israeli party that has Jewish and Arab members. I am a Zionist and so are all the former Meretz leaders," she stated.

Galon: Brings to Meretz "norms that suit Ben Gabir".

Golan (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Galon admitted that she felt "very uncomfortable" with the recently published investigations of corruption and nepotism within Meretz, including an investigation by Kalman Libeskind about Tamar Zandberg, who promoted her partner Uri Zaki for appointment to public office, and now he is running for a seat on the list.

"Since I'm not Rosh Meretz, I have to behave with a degree of modesty," she added.

"If I become Rosh Meretz and things come to my door, I will have to deal with it the way I know how."

However, she said, "If there are a few apples, it doesn't mean that the whole basket is rotten, Meretz is a party that maintains the purity of morals and fights corruption. We must check and not be like all the parties, who do box commanders. We have to check everything and this, in my view, is part of the reason for our existence. If we become Like Likud, who turned into a Bibiist party, we have no place."

"I have no ego - ready to give up first place."

Galeon (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The candidate for the presidency of Meretz pledged that she does not intend to reserve a place on the list for the Knesset.

"In its view, Meretz is a party that promotes Jewish-Arab partnership, and therefore Meretz voters are wise and understand that there must be both Arab candidates and a female candidate at the top of the list," she claimed.

"All the polls show that I bring close to a mandate from the Arab public and there is a potential to reach it."

Galon said she believes that Meretz, under her leadership, will receive five to six mandates, and reiterated that she does not rule out a connection with the Labor Party.

"We are talking about two serious women - Merav Michaeli and I, if we get to where we end up, we will sit down and talk. There is nothing to make statements at the moment. I bring resilience to Meretz and the public understands that if they want a new Meretz government, it has to be big and new," she claimed.

"I met with Lapid on the day I announced my candidacy and told him we'll get to the bridge and we'll see. I won't cheat and I don't have an ego - I'll be ready to give up first place."

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