Former army chief of staff admits land-for-peace policy is a mistake
Nov. 19, 2008
Moshe Ya'alon, a former army Chief of Staff, backtracked today on his previous support of "land for peace," a policy that has been proven to lead instead to war, he said.
In an interview with Voice of Israel government radio, Ya'alon said he has learned over the past 15 years that giving up land "deteriorates our security." Ya'alon once stated that Israel could defend itself without the Golan Heights.
He said today that the expulsion and the withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000 left Israel exposed to Hizballah attacks from the North (as in the Second Lebanon war in 2006) and with rocket attacks in the South since Jewish settlements and the army were completely withdrawn from Gaza in 2005.
Ya'alon is joining Benjamin Netanyahu on the Likud ticket. Elections are set for February.
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