Dozens of residents demonstrated against breaches in the separation fence near the city, calling on the defense minister to act on the issue • Local resident: "Terrorists enter the city and endanger us"
Demonstration of Rosh HaAyin residents against breaches in the separation fence
Dozens of Rosh HaAyin residents demonstrated this evening (Sunday) near the home of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz against breaches in the security fence, through which illegal residents from the territories enter the city.
Last week it was made public that a terrorist had entered a settlement with a gun to carry out an attack and was captured.
The residents carry signs that read: "The next attack on the road," "Ganz, you are also the defense minister of Rosh HaAyin."
The demonstrators shout: "Close the fence, our children are not the nomads", "want security" and more.
Haim Cohen, resident of the Psagot Afek neighborhood: "There is fear in the Psagot Afek neighborhood. I feel I bought an apartment in Psagot Arafat. Terrorists enter the city and harm security and endanger us. Why not close the gaps in the fence? I am the defense minister's neighbor and I have no security. Bnei Gantz .
Dafna Dennis, a resident of Rosh HaAyin, told "Israel Today": "Illegal residents enter and pass through my yard. My child should not be cannon fodder."
Karin, also a resident of the place, said: "I do not sleep at night. I do not allow my children to leave the house. They enter right next to my house. We live in the center of the country, near Tel Aviv, and our city is flooded with illegal residents."
Mayor Shalom Ben Moshe, who also attended the demonstration, said: "Residents are afraid to live in this neighborhood because it is on the border. The perimeter fence is broken. We talked to the army and the defense establishment. All the stories it costs money are not interesting. They have to ensure no one enters. "From these loopholes. There are a lot of workers who come and we have no problem with them. We have a problem with those who do not pass through the checkpoint, because it is impossible to know who is entering. There must be supervision. The residents are right when they say they have no sense of security.
Rafael Levy, who was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in the city in August when he came to see his apartment which is under construction, also came to the demonstration.
"I was lucky. I'll move into the apartment when she's ready. If I'm scared it means he won. I will not let him win."