Treasury Minister Ze’ev Elkin, who is responsible for the rehabilitation of the north and south, addressed the municipal corporations conference in Eilat regarding the security tensions and claimed that ‘there is a real possibility of renewed fighting.’ According to him, ‘We have been prepared for a long time, we’ve done a lot in Iran but if we can we’ll do more.’ However, he qualified: ‘A siege on the Iranian economy is also good for Israel, a continuation of the current situation is also good. The only thing that could be bad is a surrender agreement.’
