Israeli Politician: Giving Away Land Will 'Lead to War'

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THE RUNDOWN | In an i24NEWS interview with Zehut party leader and politician Moshe Feiglin expressed a desire to never give up any land to make peace, arguing that doing so would lead to more war and that the Arabs have proven they can't be negotiated with. 

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Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, sat down with i24NEWS on Monday to discuss Israel's upcoming election, where he vowed to support an immunity deal for the country's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"I think the highest judge is the voter," Feiglin told i24NEWS host Nurit Ben. "In democracy, the one who decides... are civilians."

"If Netanyahu will be elected," Feiglin continued, "even though everybody knows what he is facing... it mean that the people of Israel want that man."

Feiglin insisted that Netanyahu should not be ousted based on an impending indictment and accused a "small minority of people" of abusing the law to take down Israel's democratically elected leader.

Pushed by i24NEWS about the integrity of the judicial system, Feiglin argued that it's not about the "law, its about the decision to use it against somebody because of a political agenda."

Netanyahu is accused of bribery, corruption and breach of trust in "Case 4,000", in which police suspect that the premier granted regulatory benefits to telecommunications giant Bezeq in exchange for positive news coverage by the Walla news website, which is owned by Bezeq’s controlling shareholder Shaul Elovitch.

Earlier this week, Feiglin announced that his party would not run in the upcoming general election in September, as part of a deal that could see him assume a ministerial position in the next government.

The former Likud party lawmaker is considered to be on the far-right of Israeli politics, but has mixed in Libertarian policy proposals into his Zehut party platform including advocating for free market reforms, lower tax rates and less strident marijuana laws.

As part of their agreement, Netanyahu has promised to ease restrictions on cannabis for those in need of medical care if reelected.

“As you well know, I made a promise Zehut would run in this [election] round even though no one could have predicted this important opportunity. I feel a moral obligation to bring this deal for approval from all of you through an organized survey of party members," Feiglin said in an appeal to his party.

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