Labor Chairperson Shelly Yechimovich told Israel Army Radio that she has great respect for the ideology-driven residents of Yesha, and is proud of the historic bond between the founders of the Labor party and the settlement movement. “The upcoming elections will focus on socio-economics, not on relations with the PA or the peace process. The residents of Yesha have been unfortunately made the scapegoat of all Israeli quandaries by some radicals.”