Former Mossad chief Ram Ben-Barak, who is running for the Knesset with the Yesh Atid party, on Sunday proposed giving the Palestinian Arabs a long-term lease on land as part of a political settlement.
"I know the views of Benny Gantz and he is suited to Yesh Atid. It is possible to offer the Palestinians a lease of land for a long period, after Israel recognizes their ownership of them," Ben-Barak told Reshet Bet public radio in an interview.
"Not only the prime minister, the chief of staff, too, made a mistake when he spoke of thousands of attacks across the border. These things endanger Israel's security. Sooner or later the Syrians, the Iranians and maybe also the Russians will have to respond,” he added.