Dichter Rejects Takeover of Gaza, Urges Policy Change
(IsraelNN.com) Public Security Minister Avi Dichter (Kadima), speaking during a tour of Sderot, rejected calls for a large-scale invasion aimed at taking over Gaza. "Whoever talks about entering and occupying the Gaza Strip, these are populist ideas which I don't connect to, and in my opinion, no intelligent person does, either," he commented.
The Kadima minister, who has warned for two years that Hamas and other terrorists are stockpiling a huge arsenal of advanced weapons and explosives, said the government must reconsider its policy. He did not offer any specific solutions to the problem of the rocket attacks. "I recognize everything the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet are doing, but right now they are operating according to an existing policy," the minister said.
Immigration Minister Jacob Edery (Kadima), who accompanied Dichter on the tour, disagreed on entering Gaza and said that "we are not far from the day in which we will have to go in and reoccupy all of Gaza."
Wounded Rocket Victim Is Guard for Dichter
(IsraelNN.com) The person who suffered shrapnel wounds from a Kassam rocket attack several minutes ago has been identified as one of the personal bodyguards for Public Security Minister Avi Dichter, who is touring Sderot at this hour. Voice of Israel government radio explained that he was not required to be at the minister's side all the time and arrived at the college by himself.
The guard was rushed to Barzilai Hospital in Asheklon, where he was listed in good condition. One other person was treated for shock at the scene of the explosion.
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