PM Netanyahu's Remarks at his Meeting with IDF Reservists
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks
today (Monday), 30.1.12, at his meeting with a group of IDF reservists:

"A solution to sharing the burden is necessary, one that does not tear
society apart. It is possible to do this without setting public against
public. When talking about sharing the burden, it should be recalled that
as Finance Minister, I led the cut in child support payments, which led to a
revolution in bringing the ultra-orthodox public into the labor force.
There is a not inconsiderable amount of hypocrisy on the part of those who
visited your tent, after they automatically voted in favor of extending the
Tal Law for five years. This Government is doing things that previous
governments did not do: Dealing with infiltrators, free education from age
3, a revolution in housing and more. We are changing priorities and are
working on the understanding that things need to be changed including this."