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(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared that his government cannot offer Sderot total protection against Kassam rocket attacks. "A country cannot protect itself ad infinitum, because there would be no end to it," he told the annual Caesarea conference.

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened to take “extreme action” if kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is not immediately released. Olmert repeated his refusal to negotiate for the return of Gilad. "I repeat. No negotiations will be conducted."