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Netanyahu: There are fires in California too
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Published: 07.08.12, 15:31
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1. the cadets
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (08.07.12)
Fire marshals closed the road because they knew it was dangerous. Arrogant and incompetent police officers "pulled rank" to brush the fire marshals aside and sent the cadets' bus into the fire. Change the law so that the fire marshals, not police, are the commanders in the field during fires.
2. PLEASE STOP BASHING NETANYAHU
DA RAP ARTIST ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (08.07.12)
Prime Minister Netanyahu is doing an excellent and sterling job .The Carmel fire was not his doing ,he should not be blamed for that .He is an excellent and well respected leader .
3. BE SENSIBLE PLEASE
DA URBAN POET ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (08.07.12)
Criticising ,unfairly ,the Prime Minister will not bring the poor unfortunate victims of the Carmel fires back . This was tragic but beating ourselves up will not improve the situation.
4. WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE
SILLY JOEL ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (08.07.12)
It was burning since the world was turning .Seriously ,DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER .Prime Minister Netanyahu can be faulted for many things perhaps ,the carmel fire aint one of those things.And he is right .
5. Such comparisons will not help Haim TA
(08.07.12)
who wants to see Yishai and other religious MKs out.
6. person responsible for deaths is
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (08.07.12)
the govt agency that did not prevent the bus from travelling on that road. Its not a govt minister. It is either a fire department chief or an army captain. Who fell asleep at the wheel?
7. BUS DISASTER
MR OPINIONATED ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (08.07.12)
My guess is that the tragic bus disaster was caused by an error of judgement ,without malice .And Netanyahu is not responsible for that ,neither is any other leader . In the heat of the moment ( no pun intended ) a wrong decision was made to send the bus towards the fire.
8. Flammable building materials in buildings and vehicles
Rivkah   (08.07.12)
should be sprayed with NO BURN paint or fabric protector. In fires in California, homes painted inside and out with No BURN did not burn down while homes all around them did. The NO BURN has to be painted with a topcoat of paint if on exterior surfaces. Fires flash burn the NO BURN painted surfaces and then have to be repainted with NO BURN after the fire passes through that does not burn down the NO BURN painted buildings.
9. hey bibi
mike ,   mt us   (08.08.12)
when has Israel sent usa help 4 our disasters.
10. Eli Yishai should be dismissed
Haim ,   TA   (08.08.12)
Naturaly his royal holliness eli yishai take the money and the perks but not the responsibility. He is a discrase to the Knesset and flaunts the very laws he claims to uphold.
11. 9 Mike, Mt., US: The contributions of Jews and Israelis to
Rivkah   (08.08.12)
the US and other nations is reflected in the Nobel Laureates and other awards in Medicine and other fields. The inventions and discoveries of Jews and Israelis have helped all nations in disasters. The Holy Scriptures says the Gentiles should help the Jews in material things since the Jews helped the Gentiles in spiritual things, such as the Messiah who was and is and always will be Jewish and the everlasting Commandments that He obeyed perfectly to reconcile a fallen creation to Yahweh God. I'd say Israel has done a lot of the USA in disasters since people pray in the name of a Jewish God.
12. It was stupid to drive into the fire.
Susan ,   Kfar Saba   (08.08.12)
13. Israel must be prepared for
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (08.08.12)
the worst scenarios. So all forests must be irrigated in the farther future with desalinated water. Other nations are luckier, we jews must struggle with everything much harder, global warming, drought, enemy's arsonists.
14. Netanyahu, there are fires in California to
Beneli ,   Ramat Hasharon   (08.08.12)
I have never heard a more sordid claim as this last pearl of Netanyahu: of course there are fires all around the world but what happened in the Carmel, is not about fire, it's about preparedness of dealing with such fires, in terms of investing in modern equipment, organization and training, to which this coalition ignored completely by blaming their predecessors. The have been for nearly 4 years governing and they could have made the change. Indeed the no.1 responsible is the PM then Eli Ishai who was busy milking money for his sector and absolutely steinitz for holding back funds as usual, until the catastrophe happens and worse of all, no one takes responsibility and resigns or what a PM should do, fire them, but he hasn't got what it takes and god forbid should he put in danger his coalition/ seat.
15. 10 Haim, TA: Why blame Bibi and Eli Yishai when it was
Rivkah   (08.08.12)
terrorists who started the fire you should be blaming? In case you didn't notice, for years Israel has been trying to cope with missiles being fired on the North and the South by enemies that are very costly to combat. Schools and building have to be fortified and there is not much money for that. Shelters have to be built and there is not much money for that. Allocating scarce resourses is what politics and government are all about. Now that the need for firefighting equipment for forests is known, maybe some critical funds can be diverted from protecting BeerSheva, Sederot, Ashkelon and the Northern cities to appease you and others who want the forests protected as well as the cities. Why don't you pay more taxes to help out instead of calling for Bibi and Eli Yishai to be fired when they are busier than one armed paper hangers trying to do what they have the resources to do and can't do much more unless people like you pay more taxes.
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