Science Minister Ofir Akunis said today that the government must not surrender to pressures exerted by left-wing parties on the prime minister to change his decision to end of the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hevron.

Akunis noted, "For 25 years, the objective of the international observer team in Hevron has been to harm the Jewish community in the city. The Prime Minister's decision is correct, just and moral, and must remain unchanged."