Sunday War News: Kassams Hit Near Sderot and Olmert Tosses Hot Potato [of School Protection] to Home Front Command; Bombs, Arrests and Gunfire in Yesha

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Knesset Finance Committee Withholds Defense Allocation Pending Inclusion of Protection for Sderot Schools…

Knesset Committee Conditions Defense Funding on Reinforcing Sderot Schools

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The Knesset Finance Committee today refused a request by the Finance Ministry to approve a 1.5 billion shekel reallocation of funds for defense expenses related to Israel’s recent war in Lebanon. The committee members conditioned the reallocation, which would transfer funds from other government ministries to the defense establishment, upon the Finance Ministry earmarking 100 million shekels for the reinforcement of school buildings in Sderot against rocket attacks. Committee chairman Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) voiced the MKs concerns. read more

As Always, Olmert and His Protexia Class “Too Busy” for People of Sderot

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Commentary;

This blog recently commented on the built-in obsolescence of the
“protection”
being provided by the regime to the people and students of S’derot against Kassam missiles and mortars.

Now, as all Sderot residents with financial resources are fleeing the city and conveying a message to Islamic terrorists emboldening terror attacks as forcing Jews to flee, Ehud Olmert and his entire protexia entourage regime is too busy with their Annapolis give-away agenda and too callous to even accommodate a brief appearance in Sderot. MB read more

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Regime Builds Sderot Rocket, Mortar “Protection” With Built-In Obsolescence

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Israel’s Homefront Command spent millions of shekels to reinforce and protect Sderot residents with faulty, still vulnerable [to rocket strikes] material and now turn their backs on Sderot residents. MB

Sderot: ‘Whoever Put These Stops Up is a Murderer’

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Residents of Sderot expressed anger on Sunday after learning that dozens of special bus stops that were to provide protection from rockets are vulnerable to rocket attacks, and in fact could create an additional danger, as the material used in the bus stops could shatter during a rocket strike and create dangerous shrapnel. Parents Forum head Sasson Sarah said, “Whoever put these stops up is a criminal and a murderer, because young children could have hidden in them expecting security and been killed.” read more

Security for Southern School Children Based on “Panic Button”, Instead of Building Reinforcement and Military Defense

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Commentary;

The two reports below are prototypical of the Olmert regime’s dire neglect of southern residents, whether they live in towns bordering Gaza or in urban areas such as Ashkelon.

For other blog posts regarding Regime neglect of Jews from Sderot, Ashkelon and the Negev, click here and here. MB

Gaza Periphery Schools Still Unprotected, by Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)

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The school year is scheduled to begin in less than two weeks and children of Sderot and Gaza periphery towns still do not have adequate protection from Kassam rockets. read more

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Over a Year, Southern Schools STILL Unprotected From Kassams

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It’s been nearly 13 months since Amir Peretz pledged protection for 24 schools in a 7-Km radius of Gaza. To date, many still lack protection from Kassams.

These previous blog posts outline the slew of government excuses, indifference and deaf ear given to the plight of students living in the Negev in close proximity to Gaza. MB

Southern Schools Still Lack Protection From Kassams, by Hadas Goshen (Jerusalem Post)

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Eshkol Regional Council head Uri Na’amati warned on Wednesday that if a budget were not allocated to renovate its schools this summer, 1,000 students would return to Kassam-vulnerable classrooms come September. read more

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Olmert: No Intention of Providing Maximal Protection to All Residents of Gaza Periphery

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Once again, we hear the latest variation on Olmert’s general theme; “I’m too tired to win” which translated shows again the the extent of elitist Olmert’s callous disdain for the Negev towns, including Sderot, and for the entire people which he governs. Maximal protection? The people of the Southern Negev towns, including Sderot have NOT even been minimally protected as indicated here, here and here despite Olmert’s empty and worthless pledges and promises. MB read more

Sderot Parents Must Take Regime to Court to Compel Governmental Responsibility

Why Do Parents Have to Sue for Government Protection? by Noam Bedein (Israel National News)

For context, click here and here.

“Giladi stated that the Israeli government should not protect school children after third grade, since the Israel Civil Defense Command had determined that children had a 15-second warning from the time the siren sounds until the missile hits.”

“Levy “forgot” to mention that in these trial runs, it was Israeli combat soldiers who had run to safe areas in the schools in 15 seconds. They did not carry out a trial run with 30 or 40 children who would have to scramble out of their chairs in their classrooms and run out of the one classroom door in search of a safe spot.” read more

Thursday War News: Olmert Promise; Safeguard Sderot Homes — Any Day Now, Any Day Now

Olmert Regime’s Deaf Ear of Arrogant Disdain for Children of Sderot…

Why Won’t Israel Protect Sderot Classrooms?, By Noam Bedein (IsraelInsider.com)

Gal Alon, special advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: “As to the protection of school classrooms — the decision as of the way to protect these classes (including which classes should be protected) was taken by professionals.”

“How can a child pay attention in a classroom, study normally, when he’s ready any second to hear the daily siren: ‘Color Red’ and run through the hallways, in 15 seconds with all of the kids, from the other un-protected class rooms?” read more

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