Professors for a Strong Israel

Statement to the Press - 31 May 2000


Re: Yes to Moshe Katzav, NO to Shimon Peres!

The approaching presidential election in Israel puts before the Knesset two experienced MK's.

One, Moshe Katzav, is a man of the National Camp, loyal to the Land of Israel and to Jewish tradition, pleasant in manner and a seeker of domestic peace, of unity, and of moderation.

The other is Shimon Peres, the man who pushed Israel into the Oslo trap and who continues pushing it towards the Oslo War, a man characterized by his Oslo associate as a tireless backstabber, a candidate of the extreme Left who has worked methodically to delegitimize half the nation, a man who can stand for perhaps half of Israel's citizens but much less than half the Jews who live here.

Professors for a Strong Israel calls on the Members of Knesset to rise above narrow party interests and to vote for Moshe Katzav, the only candidate of the two who can lessen tensions in the nation and strengthen its unity.  After seven years with a politically active and quarrelsome president, we cannot afford to elect a successor whose career has long been characterized by betrayal and by conspiracy, and who is incapable of seeking consensus.  The State deserves a temperate man, acceptable to a wide spectrum of its citizenry, who will heal the nation's wounds and return respectability to the institution of the Presidency.

Dr. Ron Breiman, Spokesman
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