Kara is known as a staunch conservative in the Knesset, supporting "hawkish" and Zionist views. He opposed the Gaza disengagement and the 2009–10 settlement freeze. He was a supporter of
Moshe Feiglin's
Manhigut Yehudit faction, within Likud. He endorsed a
three-state solution in an interview, saying that
Egypt should resume control over the
Gaza Strip. He noted that Arabs almost universally call for a restoration of the situation prior to the
Six-Day War, when the territory was part of Egypt. In addition, he mentioned that it would be beneficial to the security of Egypt to eliminate
Iranian influence in the territory. In an interview, Kara noted that "In all history there was never a
Palestinian state." He proposed that
Jordan, which is 90% Palestinian take administrative control of Arab cities in the West Bank, while Israel would control defense, major cities, and broad areas in the territory. During the same meeting, he explained his Zionism as consistent with the Druze tradition that they are descendants of
Jethro, and "commanded to watch over the Land of Israel for the People of Israel".
Capital punishment Kara called for the imposition of the death penalty in the case of the
2010 Tapuah Junction stabbing of Ihab Khatib, a Druze, by a
Palestinian Authortity policeman. He stated he had information that the
2010 Mount Carmel forest fire was "
a terrorist act", and called for the perpetrators to be executed like
Adolf Eichmann. Some of the 41 killed in the blaze were Druze.
Gaza During the months preceding Israel's disengagement from the
Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, Kara requested from then Prime Minister,
Ariel Sharon, that Druze soldiers not be assigned to tasks related to the disengagement, since the Druze opposed the plan, and did not want to have anything to do with it. He was threatened with expulsion from the Knesset for trying to obstruct the plan as it went through. Years earlier, he opposed the
Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, warning that
Hezbollah would gain power in Israel's absence. At a meeting hosted by Turkish television personality Adnan Oktar, Kara stated that flotillas must carry humanitarian aid and not weapons. He said that Israel wanted to work with Turkey to transfer humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Iran Kara supports an Israeli strike against
Iran's
nuclear program and assured that other Muslim nations would support a strike, albeit quietly, and not publicly. He claimed in April 2010 that he had been approached by an Israeli woman of
Persian origin, who had been contacted by an Iranian nuclear scientist seeking
asylum in Israel. Kara stated he would help, and that the scientist was staying in a "friendly country", but there has been no word on the plan since the announcement. Following a planned visit by Iranian president
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Israel-
Lebanon border, Kara organized a rally in which 2,000 blue and white balloons would be released if Ahmadinejad came, stating that "the balloons represent the fact that the Jewish people have come home after 2,000 years of exile, and are not going anywhere". Kara also stated that as a non-Jew, he appreciated Israel's freedom and democracy, and that were it not for the Jewish people, the entire region would look like Iran. Kara also claims to have sent Ahmadinejad a letter in
Persian, in which he expressed "the Israeli nation's desire for peace, and its willingness to defend itself". At the event, Kara criticized the Israeli government for inaction, and called Ahmadinejad "a catastrophe for the world" and said that Israel wants peace, not wars. He also warned that Ahmadinejad intends to rebuild the
Persian Empire, using Lebanon as an army base.
Settlements A staunch supporter of
Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Kara spoke at a ceremony marking the end of the settlement freeze. He criticizing it as not helpful to
Israel or the
Palestinian Authority and said that the
August 2010 West Bank shooting attack of four Israelis near
Kiryat Arba shows that the freeze only serves as "
appeasement" and is not working. At an event marking the construction of a new building in Judea and Samaria, Kara stated: "The expulsion of Jews from
Gush Katif brought zero results, the expulsion of the Israeli army from Lebanon has brought zero results, and the construction freeze brought zero results." Kara attended an Israeli version of the American
tea party protests with other Likud MKs and members. Speakers at the event called on Obama to stop pressuring Netanyahu, and for the prime minister to stand his ground and uphold Jewish rights and values. Kara attended a rally in 2010 marking the end of the construction slow down in
Revava, that was also attended by hundreds of Christian supporters of Israel. He welcomed the tourists saying: "I say to all the non-Jews who are here, I too am not a Jew, but in spirit I am most Jewish, I am most Zionist, and so are you! Good for you that you are here to support Israel." However, he, along with other Likud MKs, was absent from a vote in 2011 brought by
National Union MKs that would extend sovereignty to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
United States Kara warned Israel in July 2010 not to be tricked by United States president
Barack Obama's apparent sympathy for Israel. Kara stated that Obama "doesn't sound evil now because he needs Jewish votes and money, but I won't forget the pressure he put on Netanyahu and the stress I saw in the prime minister the last time he came back from Washington". Following the
Unite the Right rally in
Charlottesville, Virginia, Kara defended U.S. President
Donald Trump's response to the protest, which received much criticism, including from some in Israel. Kara stated relations with Trump were more important, stating "due to the terrific relations with the US, we need to put the declarations about the Nazis in the proper proportion." Kara also described the
Obama administration as "terrible". ==See also==