Avi Dichter
צילום: גיל יוחנן
Dichter: Public indifferent to rocket attacks on south
(Video) 'Most Israelis completely oblivious to plight of Qassam-battered communities,' internal security minister says, adding that additional Israeli concessions to Palestinians must be accompanied by anti-terror activity on PA's part
VIDEO - "Yesterday some 120,000 residents of the south were forced to flee to shelters after the siren warning of an incoming rocket from Gaza sounded, but the majority of Israel's citizens were completely oblivious to this," Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said during the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.
"The recent Palestinian sniper attack on an observation point near Kibbutz Nir Am would have passed without significant media coverage if my assistant had not been inured in the incident," he said, referring to Friday's attack on his entourage during a tour of Israel's southern region with members of a pro-Israeli Canadian organization.
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"A daily average of five Qassam rockets and four mortars can only be considered a war of attrition against Israel," Dichter said, adding that "two weeks ago cabinet instructed the IDF to formulate a plan to bring an end to the rocket fire emanating from Gaza; and end to the rocket fire is different from a drop in the number of attacks."
The internal security minister criticized Vice Premier Haim Ramon's support of further concessions to the Palestinians, saying "these concessions must be accompanied by anti-terror activity on the part of the Palestinian Authority, or else the death count on the Israeli side will increase."
