After 10 Qassam rockets yesterday, Security Minister, Amir Peretz, counselled PM, Ehud Olmert, to stop Israel's restraint policy.
The Qassam launches are a direct breach of the ceasefire which was proclaimed between Israel and the Palestinians a month ago. Yesterday was not the first breach by the Palestinians, but it was the worst.
Several government ministers share Peretz's view: Fouad Ben-Eliezer, a former security minister, said that Israel cannot stand idly by while rockets are being launched on its population centers on a daily basis. Minister of Industry, Eli Yishay, said that Israel should rethink the restraint policy.
Yesterday, in a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart, Olmert stated that Israel will not be able to restrain itself for much longer.
Israel has not responded to breaches of the ceasefire in an attempt to allow the moderate Palestinians a chance to enforce the ceasefire, but to little avail, so far.
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