The refusal of most of the heads of the local authorities in the conflict line to meet with the Minister of Finance is a sign of the deep mistrust between the government and the citizens of Israel. "Being a resident of the north in days like this is not easy.

Being the head of a council in the north is much more difficult - you may be the address for the questions, but you don't have any answers, certainly not a good answer," writes Yossi Ben-Gershom.