Dichter: Evacuation-compensation discussion 'a mistake'

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Public Security Minister Avi Dichter criticized the evacuation-compensation discussion at Sunday's cabinet meeting. "The current discussion is a mistake in its essence and also in its timing," he said, adding that it was "putting the cart before the horse." "Even if houses that should be destroyed are destroyed, legislation preventing them from being rebuilt is problematic, full of difficulties and may even provoke violence," he continued. "Voluntary evacuation will only weaken, not strengthen Israel."