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On peace and security matters, Katz is considered to be a hardliner in the Israeli government. He takes an [[Annexationism|annexationist]] view of the [[West Bank]], supporting extending full Israeli sovereignty to [[Judea and Samaria Area|Judea and Samaria]] and severing all relations with the [[Palestinian Authority]].<ref name="israelnationalnews1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/209816|title=Yisrael Katz Warns PA Against Declaring a State|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Arutz Sheva]]''|date=6 May 2011|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="israelnationalnews2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/227669|title=Yisrael Katz: Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Arutz Sheva]]''|date=22 December 2011|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref> He opposes the [[two-state solution]] and the creation of a Palestinian state in any form, regarding such a state as unacceptable in light of "our rights to this land". Instead, Katz favors the creation of an autonomous Palestinian entity "with Jordanian civil and political affiliation", and connecting the [[Gaza Strip]] to [[Egypt]].<ref name="jpost1">{{cite news |last1=Lazaroff|first1=Tovah|last2=Harkov|first2=Lahav|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Housing-Minister-says-ready-to-build-10000-homes-over-Green-Line-319453|title=Ariel, Katz oppose Palestinian state in West Bank|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref>
On peace and security matters, Katz is considered to be a hardliner in the Israeli government. He takes an [[Annexationism|annexationist]] view of the [[West Bank]], supporting building of [[Israeli settlement|settlements]]<ref name="Z Magazine">{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Z Magazine|volume=22|year=2006|publisher=Institute for Social and Cultural Communications|page=29}}</ref><ref name="Echo of Islam">{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Echo of Islam|issue=204-222|year=2007|publisher=Islamic Thought Foundation|page=33}}</ref> and extending full Israeli sovereignty to [[Judea and Samaria Area|Judea and Samaria]] and severing all relations with the [[Palestinian Authority]].<ref name="israelnationalnews1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/209816|title=Yisrael Katz Warns PA Against Declaring a State|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Arutz Sheva]]''|date=6 May 2011|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="israelnationalnews2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/227669|title=Yisrael Katz: Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Arutz Sheva]]''|date=22 December 2011|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref> He opposes the [[two-state solution]] and the creation of a Palestinian state in any form, regarding such a state as unacceptable in light of "our rights to this land". Instead, Katz favours the creation of an autonomous Palestinian entity "with Jordanian civil and political affiliation", and connecting the [[Gaza Strip]] to [[Egypt]].<ref name="jpost1">{{cite news |last1=Lazaroff|first1=Tovah|last2=Harkov|first2=Lahav|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Housing-Minister-says-ready-to-build-10000-homes-over-Green-Line-319453|title=Ariel, Katz oppose Palestinian state in West Bank|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> In March 2007, Katz said, "Israel will never retreat from the [[Golan Heights]]; the region is an integral part of Israel and vital for its security and protection."<ref name="The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy">{{cite book |last1=Mearsheimer|first1=John J|last2=Walt|first2=Stephen M|title=The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fqcQwUp-ShIC&pg=PT454&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=2014|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|pages=454|isbn=978-0141031231}}</ref>


In the aftermath of the [[2016 Brussels bombings]], Katz caused controversy when he made comments which were considered "harsh"<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news |last1=Noack|first1=Rick|last2=Eglash|first2=Ruth|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/23/has-terrorism-become-the-new-normal-in-europe/|title=Belgians should stop eating chocolate and focus on fighting terror, says Israeli minister|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> on [[Israel Radio]] about the inability of [[Belgium]] and the [[Western world]] to fight [[Islamic terrorism]] effectively. ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' quoted Katz as saying that, "The first rule of war is know your enemy, and Europe and the current [[Federal government of the United States|American government]] are unwilling to define this war as against Islamist terrorism. If in [[Belgian chocolate|Belgium they continue eating chocolate]] and enjoying life, and continue to appear as great democrats and liberals, they won't be aware that some Muslims in their country are organising terror, they won't be able to fight them."<ref name="jpost2">{{cite news |last=Harkov|first=Lahav|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-minister-Katz-If-Belgium-continues-eating-chocolate-it-wont-be-able-to-fight-terror-448924|title=Israeli minister: Belgians who continue to eat chocolate, enjoy life can't fight terror|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost" /><ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.710551|title=Israeli Minister: Belgians Should Stop Eating Chocolate, Start Focusing on Muslims |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Haaretz]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news |last1=Fenton|first1=Siobhan|last2=Sandhu|first2=Serina|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brussels-attack-belgium-must-tighten-security-instead-of-eating-chocolate-and-enjoying-life-says-a6948261.html|title=Brussels attack: Belgium must 'tighten security instead of eating chocolate and enjoying life,' says Israeli minister|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> The "chocolate-eating Belgians" remark was widely quoted in the [[Western media]] and ridiculed on [[Twitter]],<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last=Snowdon|first=Kathryn|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/israeli-minister-yisrael-katz-blames-chocolate-eating-belgians-for-brussels-attack_uk_56f2805fe4b08af01be9dddb|title=Israeli Minister Yisrael Katz Blames ‘Chocolate Eating’ Belgians For Brussels Attack|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> and Katz was accused of giving Israel a bad image abroad as a result.<ref name="middleeasteye">{{cite news |last=Rapoport|first=Meron|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/israel-seeks-exploit-brussels-attacks-it-did-war-terror-376399825|title=Israel seeks to exploit Brussels attacks as it did with 'war on terror'|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Middle East Eye]]''|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref>
In the aftermath of the [[2016 Brussels bombings]], Katz caused controversy when he made comments which were considered "harsh"<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news |last1=Noack|first1=Rick|last2=Eglash|first2=Ruth|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/23/has-terrorism-become-the-new-normal-in-europe/|title=Belgians should stop eating chocolate and focus on fighting terror, says Israeli minister|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> on [[Israel Radio]] about the inability of [[Belgium]] and the [[Western world]] to fight [[Islamic terrorism]] effectively. ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' quoted Katz as saying that, "The first rule of war is know your enemy, and Europe and the current [[Federal government of the United States|American government]] are unwilling to define this war as against Islamist terrorism. If in [[Belgian chocolate|Belgium they continue eating chocolate]] and enjoying life, and continue to appear as great democrats and liberals, they won't be aware that some Muslims in their country are organising terror, they won't be able to fight them."<ref name="jpost2">{{cite news |last=Harkov|first=Lahav|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-minister-Katz-If-Belgium-continues-eating-chocolate-it-wont-be-able-to-fight-terror-448924|title=Israeli minister: Belgians who continue to eat chocolate, enjoy life can't fight terror|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost" /><ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.710551|title=Israeli Minister: Belgians Should Stop Eating Chocolate, Start Focusing on Muslims |work= |location= |publisher=''[[Haaretz]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news |last1=Fenton|first1=Siobhan|last2=Sandhu|first2=Serina|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brussels-attack-belgium-must-tighten-security-instead-of-eating-chocolate-and-enjoying-life-says-a6948261.html|title=Brussels attack: Belgium must 'tighten security instead of eating chocolate and enjoying life,' says Israeli minister|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> The "chocolate-eating Belgians" remark was widely quoted in the [[Western media]] and ridiculed on [[Twitter]],<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last=Snowdon|first=Kathryn|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/israeli-minister-yisrael-katz-blames-chocolate-eating-belgians-for-brussels-attack_uk_56f2805fe4b08af01be9dddb|title=Israeli Minister Yisrael Katz Blames ‘Chocolate Eating’ Belgians For Brussels Attack|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> and Katz was accused of giving Israel a bad image abroad as a result.<ref name="middleeasteye">{{cite news |last=Rapoport|first=Meron|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/israel-seeks-exploit-brussels-attacks-it-did-war-terror-376399825|title=Israel seeks to exploit Brussels attacks as it did with 'war on terror'|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Middle East Eye]]''|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref>

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Template:Infobox member of the Knesset

Yisrael Katz (Hebrew: ישראל כץ, born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy.

Early life

Katz was born in Ashkelon, and graduated with a BA and an MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1]

Political career

Katz won 34th place on the Likud-Gesher-Tzomet list for the 1996 elections, but missed out on a place in the Knesset when the alliance won only 32 seats. However, he entered the Knesset in November 1998 as a replacement for Ehud Olmert. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture in Ariel Sharon's government in 2003. Katz left the cabinet in January 2006 after the Likud-Kadima split, and was re-elected in the 2006 elections.[2]

In March 2004, Katz suggested making a referendum among all registered members of Likud, which allowed Ariel Sharon, intent on mobilising public opinion to back his Gaza disengagement plan, to get round opposition within the Likud convention, dominated by Israeli settler pressure groups.[3] In the same period, he lobbied, together with the World Zionist Organization, to have $32 billion set aside to provide incentives and subsides for settlements in the West Bank.[4]

In March 2007, the Israel Police recommended indicting Katz on charges of fraud and breach of trust linked to political appointments at the Ministry of Agriculture during his tenure as minister.[5]

In the 2009 elections after winning eleventh place on the Likud list, Katz retained his seat again and was appointed Minister of Transportation in the Netanyahu government.[6] He was re-elected again in 2013 and remained Minister of Transportation in the new government.[7]

In February 2010, Katz was ordered by the High Court of Justice to issue instructions based on a committee's recommendation that gender segregation in public buses was illegal and that separate seating could not be coerced, as Haredis were doing. Katz evaded the directive, although he did undertake to implement the recommendations by suggesting that that buses could carry signs suggesting that gender segregation was voluntary. The Haredi community considered this failure of enforcement a victory.[8][9] Judges from the High Court of Justice criticised Katz's decision to allow continued operation of sex-segregated buses.[10]

After being placed fourth on the Likud list,[11] he was re-elected again in 2015, after which he was appointed Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy in the new government, as well as remaining Minister of Transportation.[12]

In March 2016, Katz introduced a bill to the Knesset to enable the Israeli government to deport the families of terrorists, if they are found to have been aware of, to have encouraged, or to have aided the act. The measure received broad support from the ruling coalition and key opposition MKs.[13]

Ansichten

On peace and security matters, Katz is considered to be a hardliner in the Israeli government. He takes an annexationist view of the West Bank, supporting building of settlements[14][15] and extending full Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria and severing all relations with the Palestinian Authority.[16][17] He opposes the two-state solution and the creation of a Palestinian state in any form, regarding such a state as unacceptable in light of "our rights to this land". Instead, Katz favours the creation of an autonomous Palestinian entity "with Jordanian civil and political affiliation", and connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt.[18] In March 2007, Katz said, "Israel will never retreat from the Golan Heights; the region is an integral part of Israel and vital for its security and protection."[19]

In the aftermath of the 2016 Brussels bombings, Katz caused controversy when he made comments which were considered "harsh"[20] on Israel Radio about the inability of Belgium and the Western world to fight Islamic terrorism effectively. The Jerusalem Post quoted Katz as saying that, "The first rule of war is know your enemy, and Europe and the current American government are unwilling to define this war as against Islamist terrorism. If in Belgium they continue eating chocolate and enjoying life, and continue to appear as great democrats and liberals, they won't be aware that some Muslims in their country are organising terror, they won't be able to fight them."[21][20][22][23] The "chocolate-eating Belgians" remark was widely quoted in the Western media and ridiculed on Twitter,[24] and Katz was accused of giving Israel a bad image abroad as a result.[25]

In March 2016, Katz argued that Israel should employ "targeted civil eliminations" against leaders of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). The expression puns on the Hebrew word for targeted assassinations.[26]

References

  1. ^ Yisrael Katz: Particulars Knesset
  2. ^ Yisrael Katz: Knesset activities Knesset
  3. ^ Pedahzur, Ami (2012). The Triumph of Israel's Radical Right. OUP USA. p. 177. ISBN 978-0199744701.
  4. ^ Zelnick, Robert (2006). Israel's Unilateralism: Beryond Gaza. Hoover Press. p. 106.
  5. ^ "Police recommend indicting Likud MK Yisrael Katz for fraud, breach of trust". Haaretz. 23 March 2007. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Netanyahu sworn in as Israel's prime minister". Haaretz. 1 April 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Government 33 Knesset
  8. ^ Sztokman, Elana Maryles (2014). The War on Women in Israel: A Story of Religious Radicalism and the Women Fighting for Freedom. Sourcebooks, Inc. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1492604594.
  9. ^ Meydani, Assaf (2014). The Anatomy of Human Rights in Israel: Constitutional Rhetoric and State Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1107054578.
  10. ^ Friedman, Ron (5 February 2010). "Court slams Katz for his approach to sex-segregated buses". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Likud list CEC
  12. ^ Government 34 Knesset
  13. ^ Newman, Marissa (2 March 2016). "Minister Yisrael Katz welcomes effort to expel terrorists' families". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Z Magazine". Vol. 22. Institute for Social and Cultural Communications. 2006. p. 29.
  15. ^ "Echo of Islam". No. 204–222. Islamic Thought Foundation. 2007. p. 33.
  16. ^ "Yisrael Katz Warns PA Against Declaring a State". Arutz Sheva. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Yisrael Katz: Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria". Arutz Sheva. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Lazaroff, Tovah; Harkov, Lahav (11 July 2013). "Ariel, Katz oppose Palestinian state in West Bank". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Mearsheimer, John J; Walt, Stephen M (2014). The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Penguin Books. p. 454. ISBN 978-0141031231.
  20. ^ a b Noack, Rick; Eglash, Ruth (23 March 2016). "Belgians should stop eating chocolate and focus on fighting terror, says Israeli minister". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Harkov, Lahav (23 March 2016). "Israeli minister: Belgians who continue to eat chocolate, enjoy life can't fight terror". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Israeli Minister: Belgians Should Stop Eating Chocolate, Start Focusing on Muslims". Haaretz. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Fenton, Siobhan; Sandhu, Serina (23 March 2016). "Brussels attack: Belgium must 'tighten security instead of eating chocolate and enjoying life,' says Israeli minister". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Snowdon, Kathryn (23 March 2016). "Israeli Minister Yisrael Katz Blames 'Chocolate Eating' Belgians For Brussels Attack". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Rapoport, Meron (28 March 2016). "Israel seeks to exploit Brussels attacks as it did with 'war on terror'". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 15 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Zonszein, Mairav (28 March 2008). "In Israel, BDS is winning". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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