Raja Zaatry, The [Arab] Joint List Spokesperson: Won't Endorse Gantz For Him To Form Unity Government

Raja Zaatry, The [Arab] Joint List Spokesperson: Won’t Endorse Gantz For Him
To Form Unity Government
Dr. Aaron Lerner 18 September, 2019

Raja Zaatry, The [Arab] Joint List Spokesperson, told IMRA today that while
the List has many concerns, when they will consider endorsing Benny Gantz,
he expects the focus to be on Israel’s negotiations with the PLO, cancelling
the recently passed Nationality Law and addressing violence in the Arab
sector.

Zaatry said that another concern of the List is the Palestinian refugees. He
told IMRA that 25% – 30% of Arabs in Israel are “internal refugees” as they
are not residing where they lived before the founding of Israel in 1948.
Zaatry pointed out that the return of these Arabs to where they lived before
the founding of the State did not represent a “demographic problem” for
Israel since they already live inside Israel.

He did not expect the List to demand the cancellation of the Law of Return

Zaatry warned that the List will not endorse Gantz if Gantz is striving to
form a unity government including the Likud Party.

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