Ex-Shin Bet head: Lack of peace bigger threat than Iran.

In conference, former Shin Bet head Diskin slams Netanyahu, Bennett for placing settlements above peace. 'No Israeli-Palestinian peace deal poses bigger existential threat than nuclear Iran,' he claims

Itay Blumenthal Published: 12.04.13, 22:44 / Israel News

Former Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration for its handling of peace talks currently underway with Palestinians.

According to the former Shin Bet chief, the lack of a permanent peace agreement with the Palestinians poses a greater threat to Israel than Iran's nuclear program. In a conference held in Tel Aviv Museum marking ten years to the Geneva Initiative, Diskin called for the formation of a new government coalition formed of pro-peace parties.

Diskin called on prioritizing the sanctity of the people over the sanctity of the land, and to turn Israel into a country that does not require the occupation of another people. He added that Israel must freeze all further construction in the settlements, and said that the amount of settlers in the West Bank has reached proportions that no government could uproot.

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