Opposition leader and head of the Labor party MK Yitzhak Herzog caused an uproar in his own party on Tuesday, when he said that Labor must change its public image and stop being viewed by the public as “loving Arabs”.
Speaking at a party conference in Ashkelon, Herzog said, according to Haaretz, “Where do we enter into the hearts of the public? By making them believe we have not only the experience but also the ability to change the situation in the country, without abandoning the security of Israel, G-d forbid, and without giving the feeling – which I encounter during meetings with a myriad of Israelis – that we always love the Arabs. It’s complicated, but it's part of the deal, it's part of the challenge. We are a party that always knew how to be a ruling party.”
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