Surprise, Surprise: Did You Really Expect Egypt to Look After Israel’s Security by Combating Arms Smuggling into Gaza?

MKs Blame Kassam Attacks on Government and Egypt, By Sheera Claire Frenkel (Jerusalem Post)

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Officials from across the political spectrum scrambled to cast blame Wednesday for the day-long Kassam attacks that pounded the south of Israel, killing one woman in Sderot.

MK Shai Hermesh (Kadima) said in response to the rocket firing Wednesday morning that “the source of the terrorism is because the Egyptian army turns a blind eye as a constant supply of arms flows into the Strip under their nose.”

On Tuesday, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Chief Yuval Diskin told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that more than 33 tons of high-grade explosives material and a dozen rocket-launchers had been smuggled into the Gaza Strip since the disengagement.

“The quest after the Kassams is like the Dutch boy who plugged the hole with his finger,” added Hermesh. “We must demand international pressure on the Egyptian government for it to hold up its commitments to effective oversight of the border crossings from Sinai into the Strip.”

Dan Naveh, urged the government to launch a strong military operation in the Gaza Strip.

“Every day that goes by without a wide operation creates the feeling that what applies to Tel Aviv does not apply to Sderot,” said Naveh. “The State of Israel will pay a heavier price in human lives if we don’t act immediately.”

MK Zvi Hendel (NU-NRP) added to Naveh’s statement, saying that Olmert would move to stop the Kassam attacks “only if a rocket fell on Tel Aviv.”