Professors for a Strong Israel
Statement to the Press - 5 September 2004
Re: PSI meets the President in the matter of "disengagement"
A joint delegation from Professors for a Strong Israel and of senior reserve officers met the President today and communicated to him the reasons - military, legal, and other - for our opposition to the disengagement plan. Members of the delegation took the position that carrying out the disengagement would be antidemocratic, immoral, and contrary to the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Freedom. The delegation requested of the President that he exert all his moral influence to prevent a schism in the army and the nation.
In his response the President said that the Knesset’s decisions must be accepted democratically, in a way that will not exacerbate divisions in the nation. The President also said that there might be a need for a national referendum.
Dr. Ron Breiman, Chairman of PSI
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