to go to the funerals and pay condolence visits after the fire which killed 42 people due to failures of his Minister of the Interior, Eli Yishai, and his Minister of Finance, Yuval Steinitz, for NOT providing the fire service with the fire retardant which could have stopped the fire! It should be noted that the terrible murders of the Vogel family, the Cabinet were there en-mass like bees around a honey pot! The problem with the Carmel fire is that it happened in the North of Israel which most Israelis seem to forget exists until rockets fall on the north. Had it happened in Judea or Samaria, well no one would dare to say his is to busy to respect the victims and their families! This Government is nothing short of a disgrace! We don't need a left wing or a right wing Government. We need a Government that respects the people of Israel and that earns our respect!

Terrible tragedy, yes- but why should the PM need to attend??? There are plenty of tragedies in Israel everyday, a waste of time and resources to honor them all. On top of that, these people are not heros, they are merely victims of a horrible event. Now it is up to the families to honor them, not our government officials.