Amir Peretz Quotes

Amir Peretz is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the Zionist Union. He previously served as Minister of Defence, leader of the Labor Party and Minister of Environmental Protection.

Peretz is the former chairman of the Histadrut trade union federation and defeated Shimon Peres in the primary elections for the Labor leadership on 9 November 2005. He led the Labor Party to a second place showing in the 2006 elections and became Defense Minister on 4 May 2006. He was defeated by Ehud Barak for the Labor leadership on 12 June 2007 and resigned from the cabinet. He joined the Hatnuah party in December 2012, before rejoining the Labor Party in September 2015.

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Famous Amir Peretz Quotes

“The targeted assassination policy is a correct one. It is inconceivable that terrorists could operate freely without the ground quaking under their feet.”

Source: TV interview by Menashe Raz, Oded Shachar and Maya Bengal, on Channel 1, October 16, 2005.

“We have to ensure that there are no showcase operations here, or collective punishment, but I will have greater legitimatization for fighting terrorism than any other candidate.”

Source: Interview by Ari Shavit in Haaretz, March 3, 2006 http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=688970&contrassID=2&subContrassID=13&sbSubContrassID=0 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=shavit+peretz&itemNo=689935

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