Naftali Bennett MK: The concrete barriers at the Light Rail are a reward to terrorism.

The concrete barriers at the Light Rail are a reward to terrorism.

The solution to terrorism is not to put Jews behind fences and barriers, but to deter the murderers.
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Last night the decision was made to place concrete barriers by the light rail to prevent terrorists from running over innocent people with a car.

This is not the correct way to solve the problem.
This concept of being defensive is wrong.
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When there were attacks on buses, they put security guards on every bus.

When missiles hit the south, they fortified the schools.

When the terrorist attacks increased, we ran away from Gush Katif.

When they fired more missiles, we established the Iron Dome.

When we stopped missiles they came through the underground tunnels, kidnapped Shalit, and then we released terrorists in a terrible deal.

When our boys were abducted and murdered, we blamed the hitchhiking.

When they shot Yehuda Glick, we spoke about background checks on restaurant employees.
Enough.

We cannot be silent anymore.

This is a conceptual problem that costs us civilian lives.

Just so we are clear, these concrete blocks will be destroyed or defiled. They will not help. That is not how one fights terrorism. That is how one encourages it.
It was said that "the missiles will rust" before they are ever used, instead we got the Second Lebanon War.

It was said that "the tunnels will crumble" before they are ever used, and the rest is history.

What are we supposed to say now? “The truck will eventually run out of gas?”
This is the problem with the conceptual mind set of defense.

Israel is defending itself to death.
The solution is deterrence, not defensive measures.

The solution is not the Iron Dome concept, but an iron fist.
We did this during Operation Defensive Shield in Judea and Samaria, and the terrorism ceased.

We can do this today in Jerusalem.
It takes courage, and a decision needs to be made.

Those who do not know how to do it should say so.