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'''Meretz''' Is an [[Israel]]i [[Leftist]] party. In the latest elections to the [[Knesset]] it ran on a joint list with the '''New Movement''' party and won three seats.<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=203 The Knesset’s website]</ref>
 
'''Meretz''' Is an [[Israel]]i [[Leftist]] party. In the latest elections to the [[Knesset]] it ran on a joint list with the '''New Movement''' party and won three seats.<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=203 The Knesset’s website]</ref>
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== Platform ==
 
== Platform ==
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The party supports the formation of a Palestinian state in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]]<ref name="Oron">[http://arielzellman.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/meretz-interview-with-haim-oron/ Meretz: Interview with Haim Oron]</ref>, despite the inherent dangers such a state will pose to Israel. For example, former [[IDF]] Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon said that a Palestinian state will work against Israel and will seek its destruction.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3093476,00.html ‘Tel Aviv will be like Sderot’ - Ynet]</ref> The party also supports full Israeli withdrawal from the [[Golan Heights]] in order to let [[Syria]] take over this terrirtory<ref name="Oron" />, despite the fact that such a move will put Israel’s security in serious jeopardy.<ref>[http://www.acpr.org.il/pp/pp108xs.htm The Golan Heights and the Facts – Ariel Center for Policy Research]</ref>
 
The party supports the formation of a Palestinian state in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]]<ref name="Oron">[http://arielzellman.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/meretz-interview-with-haim-oron/ Meretz: Interview with Haim Oron]</ref>, despite the inherent dangers such a state will pose to Israel. For example, former [[IDF]] Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon said that a Palestinian state will work against Israel and will seek its destruction.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3093476,00.html ‘Tel Aviv will be like Sderot’ - Ynet]</ref> The party also supports full Israeli withdrawal from the [[Golan Heights]] in order to let [[Syria]] take over this terrirtory<ref name="Oron" />, despite the fact that such a move will put Israel’s security in serious jeopardy.<ref>[http://www.acpr.org.il/pp/pp108xs.htm The Golan Heights and the Facts – Ariel Center for Policy Research]</ref>
  
 
The Meretz party is outspoken in its support of the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/elections16/eng/lists/plat_20-e.htm Essentials of the Meretz Platform]</ref> Meretz’s openly homosexual member of Knesset Nitzan Horowitz has worked to legalize [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/first-term-meretz-mk-to-present-bill-for-gay-and-civil-marriages-1.270241 First-term Meretz MK to present bill for gay and civil marriages - Haaretz]</ref> Uzi Even, a former member of Knesset from Meretz, is also an open homosexual.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2400237.stm Israel’s first gay MP enters parliament]</ref> In addition to its regular youth movement, Meretz has a separate youth movement called ''Our Colors'', devoted exclusively to advancing the homosexual agenda.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3300149,00.html Protesters: Peres won’t put us back in the closet – Ynet]</ref>
 
The Meretz party is outspoken in its support of the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/elections16/eng/lists/plat_20-e.htm Essentials of the Meretz Platform]</ref> Meretz’s openly homosexual member of Knesset Nitzan Horowitz has worked to legalize [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/first-term-meretz-mk-to-present-bill-for-gay-and-civil-marriages-1.270241 First-term Meretz MK to present bill for gay and civil marriages - Haaretz]</ref> Uzi Even, a former member of Knesset from Meretz, is also an open homosexual.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2400237.stm Israel’s first gay MP enters parliament]</ref> In addition to its regular youth movement, Meretz has a separate youth movement called ''Our Colors'', devoted exclusively to advancing the homosexual agenda.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3300149,00.html Protesters: Peres won’t put us back in the closet – Ynet]</ref>
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== Terrorist connection ==
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Former Meretz member of Knesset Haim Oron is a good friend of convicted murderer and terrorist [[Marwan Barghouti]] and has visited him in prison several times.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=214328 Marwan Barghouti, Amos Oz, Haim Oron and a tale of darkness - The Jerusalem Post]</ref> Fidel Castro's regime, which is supportive of of Palestinian terrorism<ref>[http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y02/apr02/15e6.htm Castro's Anti-Semitism and the PLO]</ref>, had also kept ties with Meretz. David Rot, a member of the party who had an instrumental role in fostering its ties with the Castro regime, received a medal from the Cuban government in 1999.<ref>[http://www.davidrot.com/history.php history of David Rot]</ref> 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 17:29, October 25, 2011

Meretz Is an Israeli Leftist party. In the latest elections to the Knesset it ran on a joint list with the New Movement party and won three seats.[1]

Platform

The party supports the formation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip[2], despite the inherent dangers such a state will pose to Israel. For example, former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon said that a Palestinian state will work against Israel and will seek its destruction.[3] The party also supports full Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights in order to let Syria take over this terrirtory[2], despite the fact that such a move will put Israel’s security in serious jeopardy.[4]

The Meretz party is outspoken in its support of the homosexual agenda.[5] Meretz’s openly homosexual member of Knesset Nitzan Horowitz has worked to legalize same-sex "marriage".[6] Uzi Even, a former member of Knesset from Meretz, is also an open homosexual.[7] In addition to its regular youth movement, Meretz has a separate youth movement called Our Colors, devoted exclusively to advancing the homosexual agenda.[8]

Terrorist connection

Former Meretz member of Knesset Haim Oron is a good friend of convicted murderer and terrorist Marwan Barghouti and has visited him in prison several times.[9] Fidel Castro's regime, which is supportive of of Palestinian terrorism[10], had also kept ties with Meretz. David Rot, a member of the party who had an instrumental role in fostering its ties with the Castro regime, received a medal from the Cuban government in 1999.[11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ The Knesset’s website
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meretz: Interview with Haim Oron
  3. ↑ ‘Tel Aviv will be like Sderot’ - Ynet
  4. ↑ The Golan Heights and the Facts – Ariel Center for Policy Research
  5. ↑ Essentials of the Meretz Platform
  6. ↑ First-term Meretz MK to present bill for gay and civil marriages - Haaretz
  7. ↑ Israel’s first gay MP enters parliament
  8. ↑ Protesters: Peres won’t put us back in the closet – Ynet
  9. ↑ Marwan Barghouti, Amos Oz, Haim Oron and a tale of darkness - The Jerusalem Post
  10. ↑ Castro's Anti-Semitism and the PLO
  11. ↑ history of David Rot
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