Security cabinet mulls no longer returning terrorists’ bodies

The security cabinet concludes its meeting in Tel Aviv in the wake of the Tel Aviv shooting attack.

In the meeting, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan calls on Israel to stop returning the bodies of terrorists to their families.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says he is not opposed to the idea, according to Army Radio.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then asks the National Security Council to form a committee to examine the issue.

Liberman asks Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to expedite the legal process for destroying terrorists’ homes. While Israel has formally adopted the controversial policy of destroying the homes of terrorists, even if their families are living there, as a deterrent measure, fewer than a dozen demolitions have been carried out in the six-month wave of terror attacks that began in October.

The ministers also seek to encourage more young army veterans to enter the security profession by making security work a “preferred occupation” that enjoys certain tax exemptions.