The Kadima party harshly criticized the Interior Ministry’s authorization of 1,600 housing units in Jerusalem, saying, “this is a new record for political stupidity.” A party spokesman said, “Netanyahu does not control his cabinet. Lacking leadership and lacking a path, every minister acts irresponsibly. Netanyahu’s political survival games damage Israel’s vital interests… there is no prime minister in Israel and the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”