Religious affairs minister: Shooters are beasts of prey

Shas' Yitzhak Cohen visits his brother, who was lightly injured by Grad rocket in Ashkelon, says hopes 'IDF continues its work'

Yaheli Moran Zelikovich
Published: 12.31.08, 02:38 / Israel News

Minister of Religious Affairs Yitzhak Cohen (Shas) was in his office in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening when he was informed that his brother, Dudu, was injured by a rocket in the city of Ashkelon.

"You always hear about the rocket fire on television and on the news, and suddenly it's so close – your own brother," he told Ynet.

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Dudu, 58, an Ashkelon Municipality security officer, was on his way to handle a rocket landing incident in the city, when another rocket landed next to him and lightly injured him.

"The moment I heard that my brother was hurt I began making my way to Ashkelon," Minister Cohen said while visiting his brother at the hospital. "He was hurt while trying to help, and the second missile arrived as he approached his car.

"My brother and I are both from Ashkelon originally, and I see him every evening. Now it turns out that Ashdod and Beersheba have also joined this circle, and Ashkelon is not alone.

"There is a great population under the rain of missiles fired by the scum of the earth, whose only goal is to target innocent people. They are driven by deep hatred and I hope the IDF continues its work."

'No country has the right to preach to Israel' (Photo: Dudu Azoulay)

Asked by Ynet whether Israel should accept the French offer for a "humanitarian ceasefire", Minister Cohen replied, "When missiles land in Paris we'll listen to what they have to say.

"At the moment, no country has the moral right to preach to the State of Israel, which has exercised restraint and honored a lull agreement which was only respected by us. When missiles start falling in Washington, Paris and Ankara, they'll have the right to speak."

Cohen added that "the fact we have bee hit by missiles for so many years proves to the world that we have been tolerant and have searched for any way apart for war. But what can we do? It appears we're dealing with animals, beasts of prey."

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