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In 1988, Zeevi established the Moledet movement that called for harder actions against the Arabs. One of his movement's main political goals was the voluntary transfer of the Israeli Arabs to the neighboring Arab countries. Zeevi was greatly disappointed by the [Madrid Conference]? of 1991, and withdrew because of it from the Likud government of Yitzhak Shamir. He stayed in the opposition for the following ten years. He disagreed strongly with the Avoda governments of 1992-1996 (Yitzhak Rabin/Shimon? Peres) and 1999-2001 (Ehud Barak). However, he treated favourably the Netanayhu government of 1996-1999 and supported it from the outside. |
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In 1988, Zeevi established the Moledet movement that called for harder actions against the Arabs. One of his movement's main political goals was the voluntary transfer of the Israeli Arabs to the neighboring Arab countries. Zeevi was greatly disappointed by the [Madrid Conference]? of 1991, and withdrew because of it from the Likud government of Yitzhak Shamir. He stayed in the opposition for the following ten years. He disagreed strongly with the Avoda governments of 1992-1996 (Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres) and 1999-2001 (Ehud Barak). However, he treated favourably the Netanayhu government of 1996-1999 and supported it from the outside. |
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In 1999, his Moledet movement united with Herut and Tkuma into a single fraction - Ihud Leumi (National Union). Following the election of Ariel Sharon in February 2001, Zeevi joined the coalition and was made the Minister of Tourism on March the 7th, 2001. On October the 14th, 2001 Zeevi declared that his party was to quit the government following the withdrawal of IsraeliDefence? Forces from the Abu-Sneina neighborhood in Hebron?. His resignation was to become active on October 17th, 2001, on 11 a.m. |
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In 1999, his Moledet movement united with Herut and Tkuma into a single fraction - Ihud Leumi (National Union). Following the election of Ariel Sharon in February 2001, Zeevi joined the coalition and was made the Minister of Tourism on March the 7th, 2001. On October the 14th, 2001 Zeevi declared that his party was to quit the government following the withdrawal of Israeli Defence Forces from the Abu-Sneina neighborhood in Hebron?. His resignation was to become active on October 17th, 2001, on 11 a.m. |
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Zeevi was shot several minutes past 7 on Wednesday, October the 17th 2001 by four terrorists. He was rushed to the Hadassah hospital where he was reanimated, but the medical efforts failed and he died, several minutes before 10 a.m. The PFLP? took responsibility for the killing and claimed it was in revenge for the assasination by Israel of Mustafa Ali Zibri, the PFLP head, in August that year. |
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Zeevi was shot several minutes past 7 on Wednesday, October the 17th 2001 by four militants. He was rushed to the Hadassah hospital where he was reanimated, but the medical efforts failed and he died, several minutes before 10 a.m. The PFLP? took responsibility for the killing and stated that it was in revenge for the assassination by Israel of Mustafa Ali Zibri, the PFLP head, in August that year. |
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Zeevi was well known for his extremist views advocating genocide against the Palestinians. He argued for the mass deportation of all Palestinans from the occupied territories. He has said, "The Arabs living in the West Bank and Gaza have to be transferred to their forefathers' land." Zeevi also called for the invasion and conquest of Jordan, and the deportation of its population as well. He has said that Israel's 1 million Arab citizens should not be allowed to vote, and that tourists visiting Israel should be required to speak Hebrew. (Source: Suzanne Goldenberg, "Sharon's Guard Dog' Bares His Teeth; Minister In New Cabinet Wants All Palestinians Expelled", The Guardian (London), March 7, 2001). /Talk? |
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