Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz (Zionist Union), who serves as chairman of the Knesset Subcommittee on Homefront Preparedness, is demanding the inclusion of protection programs against missile attacks in the state budget for 2019.
Peretz said, "In addition, the government must promote the bill sponsored by me and the chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Avi Dichter, to encourage all citizens to build a security room in their home as the most effective means of defense."