The rightwing opposition Tehiya Party called Sunday for the transfer of 500,000 Palestinian refugees from Israel-held territories to Arab countries as a precondition for peace negotiations.
According to Tehiya leader Yuval Neeman, this would be a “humane solution.” He spoke at the opening of the party’s convention here. The convention moved Monday to Kiryat Arba, the Orthodox township adjacent to Hebron in the West Bank, long a scene of tension between Jews and Arabs.
The convention opening was attended by President Chaim Herzog, who urged the delegates to “stand as a spearhead in the fight against such phenomena as racism and hatred which might sabotage the purity of the legitimate struggle for a greater Eretz Israel.” His reference to a greater Israel drew applause from the delegates.
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