Despite the criticism of former PM Ehud Olmert and Former Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin, PM Netanyahu asserts “Funds were allocated wisely to improve the defensive and offensive capabilities of the IDF. 70 years ago we begged the world to come and defend us. No more. By the way, The 2013 budget will grow, and raising taxes is against my nature.
“Additionally, at the critical moment I voted against the Disengagement. If others would have joined me, it could have been averted.”