Katz: Bomb Strip, make Gazans flee

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While IDF continues to mull reaction to rocket strikes, agriculture minister wants to see Gazans flee to Sinai

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3187884,00.html

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"Israel should bomb the Gaza Strip and force residents in some areas to flee to the Sinai desert in Egypt, Agriculture Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) proposed in response to ongoing Qassam rocket attacks from Gaza."

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"Katz told Ynet, “The government has to adopt a more useful deterrence policy. If there is no calm here there will be no calm there. If the options are that Israeli southern communities suffer rocket fire or Gazans flee to Sinai under Israeli bombardment, I prefer the second option.”

“I never said we should hit civilian population centers, yet there is no escape from hitting launching sites, even if they are situated among civilian populations, as long as we warn the population that we are about to fire,” Katz said."

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"Katz’s proposed solution to Qassam fire drew a series of condemnations from political figures. Former Shin Bet chief and Labor candidate Ami Ayalon criticized Katz, saying diplomatic negotiations with the Palestinian Authority and an eventual agreement would guarantee a solution to Qassam fire."