One Israel
Party Platform
Economy:
"I support privatization of government-owned enterprises and institutions…this
will facilitate improved quality of the products and services supplied
to the citizens of the country." (One Israel)
"…Protection for the jobs and wages of its workers for a period of
three to five years should be a prerequisite for turning over a government
enterprise to private ownership…" (One Israel)
"Creating conditions that promote competition in industry and the
service sector will bring about a reduction in the price of goods
and services. This will increase the purchasing power of the shekel
and help raise the standard of living as well as increasing wages."
(One Israel)
"We must totally eradicate the system of giving budgetary windfalls
to political interest groups. This will liberate a significant chunk
of budget resources for the real needs of the population. A balanced
distribution of the state budget will make possible increased investment
in development of infrastructure, education, culture and social programs,
and will enable the dynamic of free market forces to work more effectively
in other fields." (One Israel)
"Tax rates must be lowered significantly for small businesses and
individual taxpayers with average incomes, and taxed and the minimum
wage abolished entirely. Only the establishment of a balanced and
wise economic policy, based on encouraging free market development
in conjunction with attention to social problems, will help promote
production, foreign and domestic trade, and a higher standard of living
for the nation's citizens." (One Israel)
Jerusalem:
"Jerusalem shall remain the eternal and undivided capital of Israel.
On this question there is no room for doubt, nor any political haggling.
Jerusalem was, is, and will remain the united capital of our nation."
(One Israel)
Religion and State:
"I am committed to the unity of the Jewish people. I affirm the legitimacy
of all religious streams and assert that Israel is a democratic, Zionist
and Jewish State in which all have the right to live in an atmosphere
of tolerance and true equality." (One Israel)
"I am opposed to the passage of legislation in the Knesset which
would deny the rights of non-Orthodox religious groups in Israel."
(One Israel)
We oppose all forms of religious coercion." (One Israel)"
Peace Process:
"Without forward movement on the peace process, there can be no quiet,
no tranquility. The only alternative to the peace process in war.
Although we have won and have sacrificed our loved ones, we will nevertheless
be obliged to sit at the table and negotiate- obliged by the pressure
of world public opinion, with our people divided, to resume negotiating
and to reconstruct our relations with our Arab neighbors. The right
solution and the only solution from a political and military-strategy
standpoint is progress in arrangements for peace. Accords based on
the principle of reciprocal phases and supported by the overwhelming
majority of the Israeli people are at the foundation of this peace
settlement." (One Israel)
"A return to the boundaries of 1967 is impossible. Any peace agreement
we reach must be based on the assured security of our borders." (One
Israel)
"Gush Etzion, Alfei Menashe, Ariel and other large settlement blocs
will remain under Israeli sovereignty." (One Israel)
"…The principle of physical separation between Israel and the Palestinian
Autonomous Areas as the primary guarantee of the final status agreement.
This principle fully serves the political, security, and economic
interests of Israel. Only clear boundaries between the two peoples
will enable them to develop good neighborly relations." (One Israel)
Lebanon:
"Negotiations with Syria should be renewed in reliance on the principle
that 'the extent of withdrawal will match the extent of peace." Only
when we are certain that Syria is ready for peace with Israel can
consideration be given to the possibility of territorial compromise
of the Golan Heights. This cannot happen until there is a consensus
on the questions to be addressed. The struggle against terror and
the complete disarming of Hizballah , the early warning systems, demilitarization
on Syria's part, control over water sources, economic cooperation."
(One Israel)
"We have no territorial claims in Lebanon. On condition that there
is security for Israel's northern areas, an IDF withdrawal is not
only desirable, but crucial. My plan for staged withdrawal by the
UIDF from southern Lebanon is based on three tenets: Governmental
guarantees to put a stop to terrorism wages against Israel from Lebanese
territory. Changes in the way the IDF operates in southern Lebanon.
Broad international support for Israel's position on guarantees security
for our northern borders." (One Israel)
"It is Syria who must provide the guarantees that such an agreement
will be honored." (One Israel)
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