Olmert to Israeli Citizens: You're On Your Own

Its official…time to pack. Last one out, please turn off the lights. The Israeli Government under PM Olmert has officially abandoned the citizens to the whims of the Jihadists. This from The Jerusalem Post;

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that he had no intention of providing maximal protection to all residents of Gaza periphery communities. "A country cannot protect itself ad infinitum, because there would be no end to it."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the primary obligation of any government to protect its citizens as best as they possibly can? Even if there "is no end to it", you don't just give up.

The prime minister added that stepping up protection would be "just as [ineffective] as the demand to solve Sderot's Kassam problem by wiping Beit Hanun and other towns in Gaza off the face of the earth.

A little deterrence might help. At least try to look interested.

The prime minister appealed to the residents of the Gaza periphery: "In the short term we cannot supply you with all of the personal security that we would like to provide, because such protection would draw from expensive resources that are needed for other critical security needs."

In other words, when you hear the warning alarm…duck!! I have other important things to do with your tax money. I have government Minister's Without Portfolio's who need to be taken care of. I have to pay fat early retirement pensions to government workers. I have to pay government contractors many times over the going rate because I owe so many people favors. DUCK!!!

Olmert also addressed the media, asking that they "not encourage, even mutely, demands of citizens that no normal government could accept." He added that "life in Israel entails a certain security risk, and anyone who chooses to live in the Jewish state is accepting this risk." And yet, "the risk in Israel is lower than the risk threatening Jews in other parts of the world."

No one in their right mind could have foreseen you as Prime Minister; the greatest risk of all.

The prime minister addressed the issue of the three soldiers still being held by Israel's enemies. "We will balance the wish to return Gilad, Udi and Eldad with the need to protect Israel's crucial interests."

Translation: We will free more terrorists and get nothing for them in return.

It gets even worse. Not only will Olmert not protect the citizens, he is currently considering whether to stop pursuing wanted terror suspects if they give up terrorism. Think the US has amnesty issues? This from Yaakov Katz for the The Jerusalem Post;

Israel and the Palestinian Authority are discussing implementing a clause from a 2005 understanding whereby Israel would stop pursuing wanted terror suspects in the West Bank if they forswear terrorism, government officials said Thursday.

What a combo!! Abandon the citizens and stop hunting the Jihadists.

Its difficult enough living in a miniscule country surrounded by over a billion people who would slaughter you in a heart beat. Having a PM like Olmert makes it all the more difficult.

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