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(IsraelNN.com) One of Prime Minister Olmert's strongest supporters is Samaria resident Knesset Member Otniel Shneller, who has written Kadima MKs with advice on how to react to the Winograd report, due to be released Wednesday. He told them not to argue with families of fallen soldiers but to present what he said are facts that the IDF and government have repaired their mistakes and are stronger than ever in the north.

MK Shneller made no mention of the collapse of security in the south, where Arab terrorists have attacked the Negev for seven years and where Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza region left the area open for terrorists to stockpile advanced weapons and explosives.