Cabinet ministers on Thursday, 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar-II were polled by phone regarding a planned trip to the United States next week by Defense Minister Moshe Ya�alon. Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel announced he will vote against it, explaining �we are at war� and the minister�s place is here at home. Ariel explains he has no doubt the purpose of the trip is significant but he will nonetheless oppose it.

Ariel added �for those who have not taken notice, terrorists are trying to kill innocent people daily�, insisting now is not the time for Ya�alon to travel but to remain in Israel to address the ongoing Palestinian terror.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)