Responding to complaints by the government and Mks that it had averted ministers and Knesset members from participating in Tuesday's security drill at the Knesset - a part of the major security drill being held this week – Kadima sources stated that the debate on the the government's performance was more necessary. “When we have to hold a debate on the government's failure to hold themselves up as examples to the public, they have only themselves to blame when they have to miss drills.”

The sources added that Kadima had offered to postpone the debate, and the Prime Minister was the one who insisted it be held Tuesday.

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