Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman responds to the firing of rockets towards Ashkelon during a speech by the Prime Minister at the primaries conference.
"This is the second time this year that terrorist operatives in the Gaza Strip humiliated the State of Israel, and the Prime Minister once again, in the midst of an election conference, is taken off the stage into a protected area. The only difference is that last time it was during a speech in Ashdod and this time in Ashkelon."
"Between this and the previous time, Netanyahu continued to preach and promote a treaty with Hamas, but the sad truth is that there never was a treaty and never will be a treaty. What there is, is a surrender to terrorism and no play of words will change the reality that we are in. Netanyahu, who in 2009, promised that when he was elected will destroy Hamas, has allowed Israeli deterrence to collapse," Liberman said.