Politicians flock south

While many in Israel’s south are likely looking to head for safer pastures while rockets rain down on the area, Israeli politicians are flocking to region to show support for residents (and maybe score some points with voters as well.)

Among those visiting southern cities, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch spent some time in an Ashdod shelter.

Meanwhile MK Reuven Rivlin, who will later this month become the country’s president, is spending the day in Sderot.

Reuven Rivlin in Sderot on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Rivlin visited a yeshiva that combines Torah study and military service in the city, telling students that “the bravery of Sderot comes from the strength of the Torah, when we see young men who despite the threat of rockets are sitting and learning on behalf of the country, we understand that we are talking about role models.

In Ashkelon, Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon told Channel 2 that “Israel is finally acting,” praising the public for pressuring the government to retaliate.