Haim Ramon, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, speaks about the goal of radical Islam saying that it is in the best interest of radical Islam to perpetuate the conflict between Israel and Palestine. (0:40)
Haim Ramon, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, says that the main division in the Middle East does not have to do with religion or ethnicity, it has become a war with moderate ideals on one side and radical Islam on the other. (0:59)
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Haim Ramon spoke at the 20th annual Soref Symposium. He spoke on the challenges facing Israel currently and some of its recent conflicts. He said that in the past the major challenge facing Israel has been the Israel Palestine conflict. Ramon however, said that currently the most important conflict is between moderate ideals and radical Islam in the Middle East.
He spoke on Syria and said that in order to understand Syria one must judge their actions and not their words. He said at times Syria has been supportive of peace with Israel but they still continue to support radical Islam. Ramon went on to say that the Doha Agreement was a victory for Syria because it strengthened Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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