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Politicians to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahus Right and Left spoke out against Wednesday nights cease-fire, with only Labor, Meretz and others on the Left supporting it.
The goals of his operation were not reached, and the next round is only a matter of time, Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz said. We should not have stopped at this stage. Hamas got stronger and we did not gain deterrence.
Mofaz referred to his experience as an IDF chief of staff and leading Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, saying it is possible to defeat terrorism.
The army knows how to do its work, and we could have won this time. A cease-fire at this point is a mistake; this is not how a war against terror ends. Hamas has the upper hand, he stated.
Mofaz: Hamas won upper hand, truc... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
You could just write this off as political campaigning, but a poll taken just before the ceasefire was announced showed 70% of Israelis opposed it. Mofaz has not been doing well in the polls lately, but if this ceasefire does not hold, his experience as Defense Minister during Defensive Shield just might make him the next PM.