Main points of the Meretz Platform for the seventeenth Knesset

07/03/2006

Meretz on the left…Meretz is the pioneer marching before the camp, providing it with guidance and direction.

Meretz has shown how right were the struggles it conducted: for Palestinian-Israeli peace, for negotiations with the PLO and a two-state solution, for a social policy within which the weak and under-privileged sections of the population can also live in dignity, for separation of religion and state, and for human rights. In many areas of Israel's political life, we are the only ones offering incisive and clear solutions to the issues on the agenda.

The platform which we present expresses the basic belief that the Declaration of Independence will only be realized if Israel becomes a normal state, if the emergency regulations dating back to 1948 are abolished, if we invest more in education than in security, if we understand that the price of peace is much lower than the price of ruling over another people, if we close the frightening social gaps, if we guarantee our citizens freedom of religion and freedom from religion, if we enable each every single citizen to realize her or his aspirations, if we ensure equality between Jews and Arabs. If we meet these and other challenges successfully, we will achieve our goals. We hope we can count on your support.