Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni says following the publication of the McGowan Davis Report on Operation Protective Edge that when it comes to Israel’s security “we can count only on ourselves.”
“We, in Ashkelon, suffered losses in lives and in property,” says Shimoni. “There are tens of thousands of children in Ashkelon and in the whole area suffering serious anxieties following the last round of fighting that was forced upon us, but I am not surprised by [the content of] the recent UN report and we did not expect any other outcome.”
“When the Goldstone Report came out, following Operation Cast Lead, the anti-Israel slant was clear and decided, and this again strengthens our feeling that when it comes to Israel’s security, we can count only on ourselves.”
“In Ashkelon, we continue with preparing and readying for emergencies. As far as we are concerned, fighting in Gaza will not end so long as Hamas is sovereign in the Strip and sadly, every few weeks are painfully reminded that the terrorists will use every opportunity to harm innocents,” says the mayor.
Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni (photo credit: Flash90)
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