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POLITICAL PARTIES:
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Dec. 25, 2002
Labor's top 20
By Gil Hoffman
The Labor Party has presented a new moderate face, electing a Knesset list
that does not give realistic slots to noted doves Yossi Beilin, Yael Dayan,
Tsali Reshef, and Yossi Katz.
The party's 110,000 members have elected the right-leaning Matan Vilna'i to
the fourth spot on the list, after the first three slots were reserved for
party chairman Amram Mitzna and former chairmen Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and
Shimon Peres. With Mitzna, Ben-Eliezer, Vilna'i, Ephraim Sneh, and Danny
Yatom, Labor members selected five former generals to its top 12.
The following is a rundown of the top 20 candidates:
- Amram Mitzna
- Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
- Shimon Peres
- Matan Vilna'i
- Avraham Burg
- Dalia Itzik
- Ophir Pines-Paz
- Efraim Sneh
- Yuli Tamir
- Isaac Herzog
- Haim Ramon
- Danny Yatom
- Eitan Cabel
- Michael Melchior
- Avraham Shochat
- Collette Avital
17.Shalom Simhon
- Orit Noked
- Eli Ben-Menahem
- Ghaleb Mejadla
Key points of the Labor Party platform
Foreign policy:
Conduct negotiations parallel to fighting terrorism, this will lead, amongst
other things, to economic growth.
Opt for dialogue with the Palestinians, but if no viable partner is found, a
unilateral withdrawal should be the preferred option.
Two states for two nations, political separation alongside economic
cooperation.
The border will be jointly agreed upon.
Jerusalem, its Jewish neighborhoods, constitute the eternal capital of
Israel and
the Jewish Holy Places will be under Israeli control.
Separation from the Palestinians will be achieved by building a security
fence as a shield against terrorism.
Withdrawing from the Gaza Strip means losing a burden, not an asset.
Economic Platform:
Changing national priorities, deferring funds from the settlements to
social and economic needs and requirements.
Aiming to diminish the social gaps while prioritizing education.
Revoke the budget cut in elderly pension payments.
State and Religion:
Civil marriage for those who cannot register with the Rabbinical Authority.
Separation of religion and State.
Mandatory army service for all.
Abolishing the Ministry of Religion and the local religious councils.
Allowing public transport on the Sabbath (Saturday) in accordance with the
needs and population of each city.
Immigration and Absorption:
Strive against the prejudice towards new immigrants.
Merging new immigrants into the leadership of the party and the state.
Parents of children who serve in the IDF will automatically receive
citizenship, regardless of religion.
Women's rights:
Strengthen women's representation in all institutions.
Work to end the discrimination against single-parent families.
Israeli Arabs:
The Labor Party will bring about a significant change in the government's
policies in regard to the Arab citizens of the country, with an emphasis on
equality and diminishing social gaps. The Labor Party will continue Yitzhak
Rabin's way.
Environment:
Promotion of sustainable development
Strive for the right to clean air and decrease of noise pollution.
Development of an advanced public transport system instead of adding roads. --------------------------------------------
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