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Jefferson23

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Sun Jan 6, 2013, 08:39 PM Jan 2013

Bennett: Israel can defeat Gaza terror

Habayit Hayehudi chairman says government needs to make a switch in its counter-terrorism policy and seek decisive blows rather than containment

Shiri Hadar
Published: 01.06.13, 22:52 / Israel News

Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett said Sunday that all political parties, including the Likud-Beiteinu, should sign a paper "pledging never to evict Jews from their homes."

Speaking to students in Kiryat Ono, Bennett was asked whether he was willing to sign a paper saying he will evacuate Jewish settlements if given such orders and replied, "I never operate under pressure or under threats."

Bennett criticized the Netanyahu government's security policy. "We need to make the switch from resigning with terror – a policy that saw the south under a rocket barrage. It is a weak and dangerous policy because it encourages terror.

remainder: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4329251,00.html

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