Former minister Yoaz Hendel was interviewed at the Security and Service Conference organized by ynet, "Yedioth Ahronoth" and the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), where he criticized the political leadership. He said that "the government says nothing. Everything is slogans and clichés, so there's no ability to conduct tough, serious and genuine negotiations when you don't say what you want." He added that "the idea of moving Palestinians to an area with a humanitarian zone, I think I talked about it a year and a half ago and I'm not alone."