Golan demands Israeli control first, condemns Palestinian misrule, Arab meddling, and Netanyahu-era corruption decisively.
Addressing the Democracy Conference at Tel Aviv Academic College, Democrats Party chairman Yair Golan delivered a blunt reassessment of Israel’s past concessions, declaring that the Oslo Accords and Gaza disengagement proved disastrous when responsibility was transferred too early.
Golan stated that after the October 7 massacre, rushing toward Palestinian statehood would repeat historic failures. He argued that while separation from the Palestinians was theoretically sound, the execution empowered hostile actors before stable governance, security accountability, or regional restraint existed.
He emphasized that Israel must never again outsource security to entities unable—or unwilling—to prevent terror, incitement, and regional interference. According to Golan, repeated Palestinian misgovernance and permissive Arab involvement undermined Israeli lives and regional stability.
Turning to domestic turmoil, Golan described the Prime Minister’s Office document leaks and the Qatargate affair as potentially the gravest scandal in Israel’s history. He questioned whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had prior knowledge and criticized the failure to immediately dismiss implicated aides.
Golan also ruled out any political partnership with Netanyahu, labeling him a direct threat to democratic institutions. He stressed that safeguarding Israel’s democratic foundations outweighs coalition arithmetic.
Regarding media conduct during wartime, Golan accused Channel 14 of systematic incitement against hostages’ families, calling wartime propaganda a strategic danger that fractures national resilience.
